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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 190 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  5. 5.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) sorry (d) phone
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / help. / much / so / your
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  11. 11.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) book (d) window
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Thank / so / you / your / for / much / help.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  17. 17.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  18. 18.Make a sentence: you / your / much / for / help. / so / Thank
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  20. 20.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  22. 22.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) please (d) phone
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / so / Thank / your / you
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  26. 26.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  27. 27.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) help (d) please
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / much / for / you / your
  29. 29.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) book (d) water
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / you / so / your / much / Thank / help.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / much / for / you / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / much / you / for / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  35. 35.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / so / for / much / you / help. / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I

Answer key

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

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