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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 266 · 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.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  3. 3.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) help (d) salt
  4. 4.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) sorry (d) book
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / for / much / you / help.
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  15. 15.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  16. 16.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  17. 17.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / much / Thank / you / your
  18. 18.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  21. 21.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) help
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) book (d) window
  25. 25.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) please (d) phone
  26. 26.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) book (d) window
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  28. 28.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) door (d) sorry
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / you / your / much / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow

Answer key

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