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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 687 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  8. 8.Make a sentence: so / much / you / for / help. / Thank / your
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  12. 12.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) please (d) pen
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / so / Thank / you / your
  14. 14.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / your / Thank / so / you
  15. 15.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) book (d) help
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) window (d) salt
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  19. 19.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) please (d) help
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  22. 22.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) pen (d) umbrella
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  26. 26.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / help. / so / you / your
  29. 29.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) book (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / you / for / your / much / help. / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) water (d) window
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / your / much / you / so / help. / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / for / your / so / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / so / you / much / help.

Answer key

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

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