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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 788 · 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) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / much / so / Thank / for
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  8. 8.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) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / your / so / you / much / help. / Thank
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / you / so / help. / for / Thank / much
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / help. / so / you / for / much / Thank
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / your / Thank / for / much
  17. 17.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) window (d) salt
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / your / for / much / help. / you / Thank
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / so / Thank / your / for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / so / you / for / Thank
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  24. 24.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  28. 28.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) please (d) salt
  29. 29.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) window (d) sorry
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  32. 32.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) please (d) pen
  33. 33.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) pen (d) sorry
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  35. 35.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) pen (d) phone
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / much / your / for / so / you / help.
  37. 37.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) umbrella (d) book
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / your / Thank / you / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / Thank / your / you / much

Answer key

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

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