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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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