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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 412 · 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) Do (b) Am (c) May
  2. 2.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  8. 8.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) sorry (d) salt
  9. 9.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) umbrella (d) water
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / so / for / help. / you / Thank / much
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / your / help. / Thank
  15. 15.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) please (d) book
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) please (d) door
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  21. 21.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) sorry
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / your / so / help. / much
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / you / much / so / Thank / help. / for
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (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: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  28. 28.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / you / much / your / Thank
  31. 31.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) help (d) door
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  33. 33.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / you / your / for / much / help. / Thank
  36. 36.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) book (d) water
  37. 37.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  38. 38.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) salt (d) pen
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / you / so / your / help. / for / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I

Answer key

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

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