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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 983 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  6. 6.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) window (d) umbrella
  7. 7.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) help (d) phone
  8. 8.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) door (d) sorry
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / you / so / Thank / for
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  15. 15.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) sorry (d) phone
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / so / for / you / help.
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  19. 19.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) door (d) book
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  21. 21.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  28. 28.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) water (d) help
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / your / much / so / for / help. / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / help. / for / so / you
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / much / Thank / you / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / your / you / for / so / much
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  34. 34.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) water (d) pen
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  39. 39.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / so / for / Thank / help. / your / you

Answer key

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

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