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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 192 · 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) May (b) Do (c) Am
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  5. 5.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) help (d) sorry
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / you / for / so / much / Thank / help.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / your / for / so / much
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  9. 9.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  12. 12.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) help (d) window
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  15. 15.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / your / much / Thank / so
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / so / you / your / for
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / so / your / Thank / help. / for / you
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  23. 23.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) salt (d) umbrella
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / so / much / Thank / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / Thank / your / so / much / help. / for
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  28. 28.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  29. 29.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) door (d) sorry
  30. 30.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  33. 33.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) please (d) salt
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / for / much / Thank / help. / so / you
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / much / for / help. / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / your / much / for / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / much / you / your / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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