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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 740 · 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: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  6. 6.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) pen (d) please
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) door (d) salt
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / help. / for / your / you
  13. 13.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) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / for / so / your / you
  17. 17.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) umbrella (d) pen
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / your / you / Thank / much / help. / so
  20. 20.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / so / much / for / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  23. 23.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) window (d) sorry
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / for / so / your / Thank / help. / much
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / much / so / help. / your
  26. 26.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / so / you / much / help.
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / your / you / help. / much
  30. 30.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) May I borrow your pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / much / so / Thank / help. / for / you
  32. 32.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  35. 35.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) sorry (d) please
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  37. 37.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) help (d) phone
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / Thank / you / for / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / so / for / your / help. / Thank / much

Answer key

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

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