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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 318 · 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) pen (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) door
  2. 2.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) window (d) salt
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.🚰 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) window (d) water
  15. 15.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) phone (d) sorry
  16. 16.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / so / help. / your / much
  18. 18.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) door (d) pen
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / so / much / Thank / help. / for / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / you / much / for / so
  26. 26.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / so / for / Thank / help. / much / you
  28. 28.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) please (d) umbrella
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / your / Thank / much / you
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / your / help. / so / much
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / so / much / you / your
  34. 34.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) Could you open the door, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  36. 36.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) window (d) salt
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / you / for / your / help. / Thank / so
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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