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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 195 · 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) water (b) salt (c) phone (d) help
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  5. 5.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?
  6. 6.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) help (d) window
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) please
  12. 12.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / your / so / much / Thank
  13. 13.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) umbrella (d) help
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  19. 19.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / you / your / for / Thank / so / help.
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / for / help. / you / so
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  24. 24.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) water (d) phone
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / for / your / Thank / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / you / Thank / your / so
  30. 30.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  32. 32.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) umbrella (d) phone
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / you / your / Thank / help. / for / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / you / Thank / so / for
  36. 36.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) pen (d) salt
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / your / much / for / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) book (d) help

Answer key

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

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