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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 958 · 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.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?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  5. 5.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / help. / so / you / for
  6. 6.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) salt (d) sorry
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  9. 9.Make a sentence: much / your / for / you / help. / Thank / so
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / your / you / for / much
  14. 14.Make a sentence: much / for / your / so / you / Thank / help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / for / you / much / Thank
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  20. 20.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) window (d) help
  21. 21.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / your / much / Thank / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / much / you / Thank / so / help. / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  25. 25.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) phone (d) pen
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  30. 30.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  31. 31.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) please (d) phone
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  33. 33.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) help (d) salt
  34. 34.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) May I borrow your pen?
  35. 35.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) salt (d) door
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  37. 37.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) door (d) please
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  39. 39.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  40. 40.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?

Answer key

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

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