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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 280 · 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: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  5. 5.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?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  8. 8.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / Thank / much / for / so
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  12. 12.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) umbrella (d) phone
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / so / much / your / help.
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) book (d) water
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) door (d) phone
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  23. 23.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  24. 24.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) please (d) umbrella
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / your / for / Thank / so / you / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / your / for / help. / much / Thank / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / you / much / your / Thank / help. / so
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) salt (d) help
  32. 32.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) door (d) help
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / your / help. / you / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / for / help. / your / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  38. 38.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) pen (d) please
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / much / help. / for / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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