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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 752 · 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.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) salt (d) please
  5. 5.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / much / you / for / Thank
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  7. 7.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) salt (d) sorry
  8. 8.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  11. 11.Make a sentence: for / Thank / your / help. / so / much / you
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / so / you / much / for / Thank / help.
  13. 13.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) door (d) umbrella
  14. 14.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) water (d) window
  15. 15.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / your / you / Thank / help. / much / for
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / for / much / your / help. / Thank / so
  18. 18.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / so / your / you / help.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / Thank / your / much / you
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  23. 23.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  24. 24.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  28. 28.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) please (d) pen
  29. 29.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / help. / for / your / so
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  32. 32.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) salt (d) door
  33. 33.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / much / you / your / help.
  36. 36.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  38. 38.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) sorry (d) please
  39. 39.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  40. 40.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) help (d) water

Answer key

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

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