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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 399 · 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) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  3. 3.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) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  8. 8.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / much / you / for / Thank
  9. 9.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) phone (d) door
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) door (d) water
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / for / much / your / so
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  16. 16.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) book (d) help
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  19. 19.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / much / help. / so / for
  23. 23.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) salt (d) sorry
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) book (d) water
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / you / much / for / so
  27. 27.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  28. 28.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / you / much / for / help. / Thank / so
  30. 30.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?
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  32. 32.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) salt (d) phone
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / much / your / Thank / help. / so / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / you / much / help. / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / your / you / so / help.

Answer key

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

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