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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 86 · 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) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  3. 3.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) water (d) door
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  7. 7.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) help (d) book
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  12. 12.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) water (d) salt
  13. 13.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  14. 14.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) book (d) door
  15. 15.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) pen
  16. 16.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) pen (d) phone
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  19. 19.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) please (d) water
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / your / for / Thank / much / so / help.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / much / your / you / for / so / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  28. 28.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  29. 29.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) please
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) sorry (d) pen
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / for / much / you / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / Thank / for / your / much
  34. 34.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) book (d) please
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / you / much / so / Thank
  38. 38.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  39. 39.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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