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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 869 · 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) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  7. 7.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / Thank / much / you / your
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  12. 12.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) pen (d) book
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / you / so / help. / much
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  16. 16.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  19. 19.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) salt
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / so / your / for / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / you / help. / for / much
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / much / your / so / Thank / for / help.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / you / Thank / help. / so / much / for
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  33. 33.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?
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / you / Thank / so / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / Thank / so / your / you / much / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?

Answer key

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

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