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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 795 · 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.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  4. 4.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) help (d) window
  5. 5.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?
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  7. 7.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) please (d) help
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: you / for / much / your / help. / so / Thank
  12. 12.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) sorry (d) book
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  14. 14.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  16. 16.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) sorry (d) book
  17. 17.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / for / Thank / you / so
  18. 18.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) pen (d) water
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) sorry (d) please
  21. 21.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / you / so / your / much
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / your / much / you / so
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / much / for / Thank / you
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / you / Thank / your / so
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  33. 33.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) please (d) window
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May

Answer key

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

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