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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 789 · 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.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) help (d) sorry
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  5. 5.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) salt (d) window
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  7. 7.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / you / your / help. / so
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) door (d) sorry
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  11. 11.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) water (d) phone
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / much / you / your / help.
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  16. 16.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) salt (d) sorry
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) umbrella (d) door
  19. 19.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / much / for / Thank / so / you / help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / you / so / help. / your
  23. 23.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) sorry (d) phone
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / you / so / much / Thank
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / for / much / help. / you
  26. 26.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) book (d) phone
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / so / your / for / much / help. / Thank
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  29. 29.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / so / for / you / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / you / Thank / much / for / help. / so
  37. 37.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  38. 38.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / Thank / you / help. / for / so / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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