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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 110 · 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 “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  3. 3.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  4. 4.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) door (d) sorry
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / much / for / Thank / so / help. / you
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / you / your / for / much
  20. 20.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) help (d) door
  21. 21.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) book (d) help
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / much / for / you / help. / Thank / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / help. / you / much / so
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) sorry (d) pen
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / for / you / Thank / so
  26. 26.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) book (d) sorry
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / you / help. / your / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / Thank / for / much / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) salt (d) door
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / for / your / you / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / Thank / your / you / much
  36. 36.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) window (d) water
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May

Answer key

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

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