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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 834 · 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) lending (c) lend
  2. 2.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) pen (d) phone
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) umbrella (d) book
  7. 7.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) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) pen (d) salt
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  15. 15.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) pen (d) book
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / much / for / Thank / your
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / your / so / help. / you
  18. 18.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) help (d) book
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  20. 20.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / you / for / much / Thank
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  27. 27.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / for / help. / so / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / you / so / much / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / much / your / so / for / Thank / help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / you / so / much / help. / Thank / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / your / so / for / much / you
  37. 37.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) door (d) book
  38. 38.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) window (d) phone
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / so / help. / you / for

Answer key

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

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