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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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