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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 747 · 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 / your / borrow / pen? / May
  2. 2.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) window (d) door
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.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) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  12. 12.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) door (d) help
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / for / much / so / you
  19. 19.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) phone (d) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / you / your / Thank / so / help. / much
  21. 21.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) window (d) please
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  24. 24.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  25. 25.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / your / help. / so / much
  27. 27.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  28. 28.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) window (d) umbrella
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / for / so / your / help. / Thank / you
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  31. 31.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) help (d) pen
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  33. 33.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) phone (d) salt
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / so / Thank / your / you
  35. 35.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) umbrella (d) please
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / your / much / for / you / help. / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / you / help. / much / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?

Answer key

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

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