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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 124 · 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) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / much / for / Thank / help. / so / you
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  7. 7.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / help. / your / so / you
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  11. 11.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / much / Thank / for / your
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  13. 13.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  16. 16.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  21. 21.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) umbrella (d) please
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / Thank / much / so / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / for / help. / you / much
  24. 24.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / your / so / you / much
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) water (d) please
  26. 26.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  27. 27.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) pen (d) book
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / much / you / so / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / you / Thank / so / much
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) help (d) window
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / Thank / your / so / help. / for / much
  33. 33.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) window (d) sorry
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / for / Thank / much / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  38. 38.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) window (d) door
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / much / your / for / help. / so / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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