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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 724 · 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.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  3. 3.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) sorry (d) please
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  8. 8.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.
  9. 9.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) door (d) umbrella
  10. 10.Make a sentence: much / so / you / for / Thank / help. / your
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  14. 14.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) salt (d) pen
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  16. 16.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) pen (d) book
  17. 17.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  19. 19.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / help. / your / so / much
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  26. 26.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) book (d) sorry
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / so / much / you / help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / your / you / so / for / Thank / help.
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  31. 31.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) help (d) phone
  32. 32.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) help
  33. 33.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / for / you / your / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  37. 37.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) help
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / Thank / your / for / much / so / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / much / your / so / you / for / help.

Answer key

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