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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 106 · 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.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 borrow your pen?
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  4. 4.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) help (d) window
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  7. 7.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 have some water, please?
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) sorry (d) door
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  11. 11.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) salt (d) please
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / for / much / your / you
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  15. 15.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  17. 17.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.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: much / Thank / so / help. / for / your / you
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / your / much / you / help.
  23. 23.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  25. 25.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) please (d) book
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / so / for / Thank / you / help. / much
  27. 27.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) sorry (d) pen
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  32. 32.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) phone (d) book
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  34. 34.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) sorry (d) book
  35. 35.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / Thank / much / for / your
  38. 38.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / for / much / Thank / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your

Answer key

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

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