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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 881 · 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.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?
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  7. 7.Make a sentence: much / so / your / you / for / help. / Thank
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  9. 9.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) book (d) umbrella
  10. 10.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) phone (d) salt
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: much / your / for / so / Thank / you / help.
  15. 15.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?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / for / you / your / so
  18. 18.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / your / you / Thank / so
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  21. 21.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) window (d) pen
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / you / so / for / much
  23. 23.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) phone (d) please
  24. 24.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / your / so / you / Thank
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  26. 26.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) door (d) book
  27. 27.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) phone (d) water
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / so / you / Thank / help. / your / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) water (d) sorry
  34. 34.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / Thank / so / for / you
  36. 36.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) pen (d) window
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / much / your / so / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / so / for / Thank / you / help. / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?

Answer key

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