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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 131 · 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) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  7. 7.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) phone (d) help
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) pen (d) book
  10. 10.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) help (d) window
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  13. 13.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) water (d) book
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / Thank / for / your / much
  15. 15.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) May I borrow your pen?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  17. 17.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  18. 18.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / you / Thank / so / for
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / so / you / much / your
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) help (d) please
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  24. 24.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / Thank / you / your / so
  27. 27.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / so / your / much / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / you / your / much / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / help. / your / much / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / so / you / much / for / help. / Thank
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / you / much / so / your
  37. 37.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / your / help. / for / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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