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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 656 · 40 questions
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Speaking tips (Grammar point): Ask for permission: “May I come in?” “May I borrow your pen?” Ask someone to do something: “Can you …?” or, more politely, “Could you …, please?” You borrow from someone; someone lends to you. Reply to “Thank you” with “You are welcome.”

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  1. 1.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / Thank / you / for / so
  15. 15.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) window (d) umbrella
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / much / you / for / help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  23. 23.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) book (d) phone
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  25. 25.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) pen (d) umbrella
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  29. 29.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) please (d) door
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) sorry (d) please
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / Thank / your / for / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / much / you / help. / so
  36. 36.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) please (d) window
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / you / so / much / your / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your

Answer key

  1. borrow
  2. sorry
  3. Could you open the door, please?
  4. May I borrow your pen?
  5. Could
  6. Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. lend
  8. May
  9. May I borrow your pen?
  10. welcome
  11. for
  12. Thank you so much for your help.
  13. May I have some water, please?
  14. Thank you so much for your help.
  15. window
  16. May I borrow your pen?
  17. May I borrow your pen?
  18. May I borrow your pen?
  19. May I borrow your pen?
  20. Thank you so much for your help.
  21. May I borrow your pen?
  22. May I borrow your pen?
  23. phone
  24. May I borrow your pen?
  25. pen
  26. May I borrow your pen?
  27. May I borrow your pen?
  28. Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  29. door
  30. May I borrow your pen?
  31. help
  32. May I borrow your pen?
  33. Thank you so much for your help.
  34. May I borrow your pen?
  35. Thank you so much for your help.
  36. please
  37. May I borrow your pen?
  38. May I borrow your pen?
  39. Thank you so much for your help.
  40. May I borrow your pen?

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