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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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