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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 817 · 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.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) sorry (d) help
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / much / so / for / Thank
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / for / much / your / so
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / Thank / much / you / so
  16. 16.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) help (d) salt
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  18. 18.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) umbrella (d) window
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  20. 20.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) salt (d) sorry
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / you / much / for / Thank / so / help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / so / your / you / Thank / help. / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / much / you / help. / for
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  26. 26.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / so / much / for / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / help. / so / your / for
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) please (d) sorry
  31. 31.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / much / your / help. / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  37. 37.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) umbrella (d) door
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / for / your / so / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / much / for / you / Thank

Answer key

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

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