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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 978 · 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.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) water (d) book
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  7. 7.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) sorry (d) pen
  8. 8.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / much / help. / for / you
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) book (d) umbrella
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / you / so / much / for / Thank / help.
  17. 17.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) help (d) window
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / so / much / help. / Thank / for / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  24. 24.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / for / your / Thank / much / help. / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  28. 28.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) phone (d) please
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  30. 30.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / for / so / Thank / your / help. / you
  32. 32.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / help. / your / so / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / much / you / Thank / for / so / help.
  38. 38.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) umbrella (d) pen
  39. 39.☎️ What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) phone (d) window
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow

Answer key

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

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