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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 977 · 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.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / Thank / so / you / for
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  3. 3.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) sorry (d) window
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / your / so / you / much / for
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  11. 11.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) sorry (d) pen
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / you / much / Thank / help. / your / so
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / for / help. / much / Thank / your / so
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  18. 18.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) pen (d) door
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  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) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / for / you / your / so / help. / Thank
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / for / Thank / much / so
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / much / for / help. / so / you / Thank
  26. 26.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / you / much / for / Thank / your / help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / much / your / so / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  32. 32.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / your / so / Thank / help. / much / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / for / you / Thank / so / much / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / Thank / you / so / for
  40. 40.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) phone (d) door

Answer key

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

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