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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 667 · 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.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) phone (d) sorry
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  10. 10.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) sorry (d) door
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  15. 15.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) water (d) sorry
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / you / for / much / help. / your / Thank
  17. 17.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) pen (d) door
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / so / much / your / for / help. / Thank
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  23. 23.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / so / much / Thank / help. / for / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / so / much / Thank / for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / for / your / Thank / you
  27. 27.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / you / for / much / help.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / much / for / Thank / you / your / help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / your / so / Thank / for / help. / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / so / Thank / your / for / help. / much
  35. 35.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) door (d) sorry
  36. 36.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) phone
  37. 37.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) door (d) water
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / for / much / so / Thank / your / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / you / much / for / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?

Answer key

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

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