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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 905 · 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: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  3. 3.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) book (d) help
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  7. 7.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / you / help. / so / your
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  17. 17.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) water (d) help
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) please (d) door
  20. 20.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) book (d) pen
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / so / for / much / your
  22. 22.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) book (d) phone
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / so / your / you / much
  24. 24.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / Thank / your / for / so
  25. 25.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) please
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / you / so / your / help.
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  29. 29.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  30. 30.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) salt (d) window
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  32. 32.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) pen (d) please
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / for / Thank / much / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / Thank / your / help. / for / much / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / you / so / help. / Thank / much / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / you / your / so / Thank
  39. 39.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) door (d) pen
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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