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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 155 · 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 “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / you / your / for / help.
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  8. 8.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) please (d) water
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  10. 10.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) help (d) salt
  11. 11.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / so / for / help. / your
  12. 12.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) umbrella (d) help
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  15. 15.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) salt (d) umbrella
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  22. 22.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  23. 23.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / help. / much / you / for
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  26. 26.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) water (d) book
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / for / much / Thank / your
  28. 28.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  29. 29.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) pen (d) door
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) umbrella (d) please
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  33. 33.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) window (d) salt
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) door (d) sorry
  35. 35.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / you / for / your / Thank / help. / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / your / you / much / Thank / help. / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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