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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 814 · 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) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  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.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.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?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  11. 11.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / you / your / for / Thank
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  14. 14.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  21. 21.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) window (d) pen
  22. 22.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) sorry (d) help
  23. 23.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) window (d) please
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / help. / so / your / for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / for / much / you / your
  27. 27.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) phone (d) window
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / your / so / for / you / Thank / help.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  31. 31.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) please (d) phone
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  33. 33.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) door (d) water
  34. 34.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) window (d) please
  35. 35.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) please (d) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / your / help. / so / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / much / help. / so / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow

Answer key

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

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