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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 95 · 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: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  4. 4.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) please (d) door
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  7. 7.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) pen (d) door
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  11. 11.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) phone (d) help
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / for / so / Thank / your / help. / much
  15. 15.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) help (d) book
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / your / much / you / Thank
  17. 17.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  18. 18.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) water (d) salt
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / much / so / you / help. / your / Thank
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / so / you / much / help. / for / Thank
  24. 24.☎️ What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) sorry (d) door
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  27. 27.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) window (d) pen
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  29. 29.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) book (d) umbrella
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / much / your / you / for
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  32. 32.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  35. 35.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) phone (d) please
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / you / so / for / your / help. / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / Thank / much / your / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your

Answer key

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

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