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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 726 · 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.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  5. 5.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / you / for / much / your
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / your / help. / you / so
  15. 15.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) please (d) window
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / your / Thank / so / for
  18. 18.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  19. 19.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) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  21. 21.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) please (d) salt
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  24. 24.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  25. 25.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / for / so / Thank / help. / you / your
  27. 27.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / for / help. / you / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / your / for / so / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / for / much / your / help.
  33. 33.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  37. 37.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) salt (d) pen
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  39. 39.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) water (d) help
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May

Answer key

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

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