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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 686 · 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.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  7. 7.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) salt (d) door
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / your / much / help. / so / Thank / for
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / Thank / so / you / your / much / help.
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) please (d) pen
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  20. 20.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) book (d) sorry
  21. 21.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) sorry (d) water
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / much / you / for / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  25. 25.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) help
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  27. 27.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  28. 28.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) window (d) door
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / help. / so / much / you
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / for / Thank / so / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / Thank / much / you / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / you / your / help. / so / Thank / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / much / for / you / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / for / so / much / help. / Thank / your
  39. 39.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) pen (d) water
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?

Answer key

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

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