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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 227 · 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.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / for / much / Thank / so / you / help.
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  5. 5.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) water (d) please
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / for / help. / much / your
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  10. 10.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) water (d) please
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  20. 20.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) help (d) umbrella
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) phone (d) pen
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) salt (d) please
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  27. 27.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) help (d) salt
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  32. 32.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) window (d) phone
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / Thank / your / so / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / much / you / for / help. / your / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / you / for / much / help. / your / Thank

Answer key

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