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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 676 · 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) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  2. 2.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) phone (d) salt
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: so / you / much / your / help. / for / Thank
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / for / much / you / your
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  13. 13.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) window (d) help
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  18. 18.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) pen (d) water
  19. 19.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / help. / your / so / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / your / help. / much / you
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / your / much / help. / so / for / Thank
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / you / your / so / for
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  28. 28.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  29. 29.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) please (d) water
  30. 30.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) sorry (d) door
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / you / your / for / help. / so / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / for / much / help. / Thank / you / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  39. 39.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) door (d) umbrella
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / for / your / help. / you

Answer key

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

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