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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 972 · 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.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) door (d) sorry
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  4. 4.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) please (d) book
  5. 5.Make a sentence: you / so / Thank / much / your / for / help.
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  7. 7.Make a sentence: much / so / for / help. / Thank / you / your
  8. 8.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) door (d) pen
  9. 9.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 have some water, please?
  10. 10.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) window
  11. 11.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) window (d) sorry
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / you / help. / for / so
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / so / you / for / your / help. / Thank
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) book (d) salt
  19. 19.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) salt (d) please
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  23. 23.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?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / for / so / your / Thank / help. / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  29. 29.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) salt (d) pen
  30. 30.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) pen (d) please
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  32. 32.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / you / help. / for / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  36. 36.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  38. 38.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) help (d) phone
  39. 39.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your

Answer key

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

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