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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 952 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  2. 2.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) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  4. 4.Make a sentence: so / your / much / Thank / help. / you / for
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  6. 6.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) book (d) phone
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  9. 9.🖊️ What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) pen (d) umbrella
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  16. 16.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / your / for / Thank / help. / much / so
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  22. 22.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / for / Thank / so / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / your / much / you / for
  25. 25.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) sorry (d) book
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / your / you / help. / so / Thank / much
  28. 28.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  31. 31.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) salt (d) umbrella
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / help. / much / so / you
  35. 35.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) window (d) door
  36. 36.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / so / your / for / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / for / your / much / help. / Thank / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / help. / you / so / your

Answer key

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

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