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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 379 · 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.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  3. 3.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) pen (d) salt
  4. 4.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) window (d) help
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  6. 6.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  7. 7.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) door (d) please
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / your / so / much / you
  11. 11.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) help (d) window
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  14. 14.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?
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) please (d) salt
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  21. 21.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?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / you / help. / your / so
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / Thank / your / much / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / so / you / Thank / your
  31. 31.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  33. 33.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) sorry (d) door
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / so / for / your / Thank
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / for / much / you / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / Thank / much / your / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / for / help. / so / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / Thank / much / for / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your

Answer key

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

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