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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 390 · 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 “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  10. 10.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) salt (d) please
  11. 11.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) sorry (d) salt
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  13. 13.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) salt (d) book
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  15. 15.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  16. 16.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  17. 17.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) water (d) pen
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  21. 21.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) umbrella (d) door
  22. 22.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / much / so / for / you
  24. 24.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) door (d) phone
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  28. 28.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) help (d) door
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  31. 31.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  32. 32.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) water (d) please
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / so / for / help. / Thank / you / much
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  35. 35.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) Could you open the door, please?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / your / help. / you / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / you / Thank / so / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / you / so / help. / for / Thank / your

Answer key

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

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