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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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