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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 802 · 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) lend (c) borrow
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / for / your / much / help.
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  12. 12.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / so / you / your / help. / Thank / for
  18. 18.Make a sentence: Thank / much / help. / you / for / so / your
  19. 19.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) book (d) salt
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / Thank / your / help. / so / much / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  24. 24.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / much / help. / you / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  28. 28.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) umbrella (d) phone
  29. 29.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) window (d) umbrella
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / you / so / Thank / for / help. / much
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / help. / you / your / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  34. 34.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) help (d) water
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) door
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / for / much / help. / your / you / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / your / for / so / help. / much / Thank
  40. 40.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) please (d) umbrella

Answer key

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

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