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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 780 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / so / much / help. / you
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / so / help. / much / you
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  14. 14.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) salt (d) window
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / for / your / you / much / Thank / help.
  18. 18.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  20. 20.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) window (d) pen
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / you / for / much / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / your / Thank / you / so
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / much / your / for / Thank
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  27. 27.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) sorry (d) salt
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / you / so / for / much / help. / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / so / help. / you / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / your / help. / much / for
  35. 35.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) umbrella (d) book
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / so / help. / for / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / for / much / you / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / you / your / for / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your

Answer key

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