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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 956 · 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) lending (c) lend
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  9. 9.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / so / you / your / help.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / Thank / you / your / so
  13. 13.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) sorry (d) window
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  16. 16.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) door
  17. 17.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) door (d) help
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / Thank / your / much / so / for / help.
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  23. 23.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) window (d) sorry
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / for / Thank / so / much
  26. 26.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) book (d) door
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  30. 30.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) help (d) umbrella
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / so / for / your / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / you / so / much / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / your / Thank / you / for

Answer key

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

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