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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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