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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 927 · 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.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) help (d) salt
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  5. 5.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / much / so / your / Thank
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  9. 9.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) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) sorry (d) book
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  16. 16.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) pen (d) window
  17. 17.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / Thank / much / so / your
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / for / so / much / Thank
  21. 21.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) phone (d) sorry
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: much / your / for / you / so / help. / Thank
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  26. 26.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / for / you / help. / Thank / so / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / for / help. / much / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / so / much / for / help. / you / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / you / for / much / so
  32. 32.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) help (d) water
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / your / so / help. / much / Thank / for
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) salt (d) help
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / you / for / your / help. / much / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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