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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 910 · 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) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  2. 2.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) salt (d) sorry
  3. 3.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) window
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  5. 5.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) help (d) pen
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.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) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / you / for / much / help.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) door (d) umbrella
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / much / for / Thank / so / your / help.
  20. 20.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / much / your / so / help. / for / you
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / much / so / for / help. / you / Thank
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / Thank / so / your / for
  26. 26.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) umbrella (d) pen
  27. 27.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) water (d) pen
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / much / you / your / help. / for / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / Thank / you / for / much / so / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / much / your / for / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  36. 36.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / Thank / your / much / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / for / much / so / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / so / you / much / help. / your / for

Answer key

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

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