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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 988 · 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) window (b) pen (c) book (d) door
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: for / much / so / help. / you / Thank / your
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  14. 14.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  15. 15.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) salt (d) door
  16. 16.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?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  19. 19.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) sorry (d) pen
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / for / so / much / Thank
  26. 26.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  30. 30.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) help (d) door
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  32. 32.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) help (d) please
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / much / for / your / you
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  38. 38.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / so / your / help. / much / Thank / for

Answer key

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