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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 996 · 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) sorry (b) water (c) help (d) door
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  4. 4.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / much / for / your / Thank
  5. 5.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / your / so / you / for
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.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) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  11. 11.Make a sentence: for / much / so / your / Thank / help. / you
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) sorry (d) phone
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / you / your / help. / for / much / Thank
  17. 17.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  20. 20.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  22. 22.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) please (d) umbrella
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / help. / for / so / you
  27. 27.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) salt (d) door
  28. 28.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) please (d) door
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / Thank / so / help. / you / your / much
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / for / help. / so / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / you / Thank / for / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  39. 39.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?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your

Answer key

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

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