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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 787 · 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) lend (c) borrowing
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  4. 4.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) door (d) sorry
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / much / for / help. / so / Thank / you
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  11. 11.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / for / your / Thank / you
  13. 13.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / your / for / much / Thank
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  17. 17.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) window (d) book
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / so / much / help. / your / Thank / you
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / your / so / Thank / much
  24. 24.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) please (d) door
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / you / so / much / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) water (d) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / your / for / Thank / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / your / so / for / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / Thank / so / you / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May

Answer key

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

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