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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 329 · 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) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / much / so / Thank / you
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  7. 7.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) sorry (d) help
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / your / much / so / help.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / your / you / for / help. / so / Thank
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / your / for / much / so / help. / Thank
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  16. 16.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) pen (d) umbrella
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  20. 20.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?
  21. 21.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / you / so / your / Thank / help. / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / your / help. / for / you
  24. 24.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?
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / you / much / help. / your / Thank / for
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  30. 30.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) water (d) sorry
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / your / much / for / so / help. / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / so / much / for / you / help. / Thank
  33. 33.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) window (d) book
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / Thank / so / for / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / Thank / your / much / for / so / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / so / much / Thank / for / you / help.
  40. 40.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) window

Answer key

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

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