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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 962 · 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) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  4. 4.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) sorry (d) pen
  5. 5.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) window (d) book
  14. 14.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?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / you / so / much / for
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  18. 18.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / your / for / much / help.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  21. 21.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  22. 22.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) window (d) water
  23. 23.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) umbrella (d) book
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / you / Thank / your / much
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  28. 28.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) salt (d) phone
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / your / much / you / so
  30. 30.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  31. 31.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) salt (d) umbrella
  32. 32.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  33. 33.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) phone (d) pen
  34. 34.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) pen (d) sorry
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / much / you / help. / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / you / much / for / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / you / your / Thank / much / help. / so
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / Thank / you / so / for

Answer key

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

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