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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 741 · 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) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  4. 4.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / Thank / you / your / much
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  11. 11.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) umbrella (d) please
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / for / much / so / Thank
  13. 13.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) window (d) door
  14. 14.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) water (d) phone
  15. 15.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / you / Thank / much / so
  17. 17.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) water (d) help
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / for / much / Thank / so / your / help.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / your / you / help. / for / so / Thank
  21. 21.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  22. 22.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) phone (d) salt
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / for / you / help. / so / your / Thank
  24. 24.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / for / much / so / Thank / help. / your
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  28. 28.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  29. 29.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) pen (d) sorry
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / Thank / for / you / so
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) pen (d) please
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  34. 34.☎️ What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) pen (d) phone
  35. 35.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) book (d) phone
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / for / help. / much / your / Thank / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / your / you / so / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / your / so / you / for / Thank / help.

Answer key

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