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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 878 · 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.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  6. 6.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) help (d) salt
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  8. 8.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) sorry (d) please
  9. 9.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) window (d) umbrella
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  11. 11.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) sorry (d) phone
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / for / so / Thank / help. / you / much
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / help. / so / you / for
  14. 14.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / so / you / your / help.
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / Thank / so / you / your
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  19. 19.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) window (d) pen
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  21. 21.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) window (d) pen
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / for / you / so / your / much
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / for / your / much / so / Thank / help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / help. / for / so / you
  30. 30.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  31. 31.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  33. 33.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) phone (d) sorry
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  35. 35.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  36. 36.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) salt (d) door
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / so / Thank / much / for / help. / your
  39. 39.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) water (d) window
  40. 40.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) pen (d) phone

Answer key

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

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