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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 319 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  2. 2.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) Could you open the door, please?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  6. 6.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / Thank / for / much / you
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: much / for / your / so / help. / Thank / you
  12. 12.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) please (d) pen
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  17. 17.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) salt (d) door
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / Thank / you / help. / so / much / for
  20. 20.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) book (d) salt
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  24. 24.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / your / so / you / much
  26. 26.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) umbrella (d) window
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / for / your / you / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / your / for / you / much
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) phone
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / much / for / Thank / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  37. 37.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / help. / your / much / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / Thank / your / much / you

Answer key

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