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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 790 · 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.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / you / much / for / help.
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) please (d) umbrella
  12. 12.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) phone (d) window
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  17. 17.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) sorry (d) book
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  19. 19.📕 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) book (d) phone
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / your / for / so / help. / Thank / much
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / you / your / so / help. / for / Thank
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / much / your / so / help. / you / Thank
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / your / so / Thank / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / for / so / you / help. / much / Thank
  29. 29.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) water (d) salt
  30. 30.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) door (d) help
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / much / Thank / for / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / you / for / Thank / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / for / your / you / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / so / you / Thank / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  38. 38.☎️ What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) salt
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow

Answer key

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

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