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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 818 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  3. 3.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) umbrella (d) door
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  7. 7.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) door (d) salt
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  11. 11.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) salt (d) window
  12. 12.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) window (d) book
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / so / your / help. / you
  16. 16.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) door (d) salt
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  18. 18.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?
  19. 19.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.
  20. 20.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) please (d) help
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / much / for / you / your / Thank / help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  23. 23.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  24. 24.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?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / you / for / help. / much
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / help. / much / you / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / so / you / for / Thank / help. / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / you / your / so / help. / Thank / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / so / for / help. / you
  33. 33.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) salt (d) door
  34. 34.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) pen (d) door
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  36. 36.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) window (d) book
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / your / you / help. / for / so / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / so / for / much / Thank

Answer key

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

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