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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 770 · 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.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  9. 9.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / so / for / help. / Thank / much / you
  12. 12.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) sorry (d) salt
  13. 13.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) book
  14. 14.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / so / you / your / for
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / you / for / so / Thank
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / help. / much / so / your
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  20. 20.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) door (d) salt
  21. 21.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) salt (d) please
  22. 22.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) please (d) phone
  23. 23.Make a sentence: you / much / so / help. / Thank / your / for
  24. 24.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  25. 25.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / your / much / help. / for
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / you / so / much / for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / for / Thank / your / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / for / much / you / your / help. / Thank
  33. 33.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) door (d) phone
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Thank / you / your / help. / for / much / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / much / you / your / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / so / your / you / Thank / much / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / for / your / so / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow

Answer key

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

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