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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 422 · 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.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  8. 8.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) help (d) salt
  9. 9.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) door (d) please
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / help. / you / Thank
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / much / your / Thank / help. / for / you
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / your / for / so / Thank / help. / much
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Thank / much / help. / so / for / you / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  17. 17.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  18. 18.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) please (d) help
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / you / much / your / Thank
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  21. 21.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) book (d) sorry
  24. 24.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) phone (d) book
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / you / so / for / your
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  28. 28.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) water (d) window
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  31. 31.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) pen (d) umbrella
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / so / much / you / for
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) please (d) pen
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / Thank / for / you / so
  36. 36.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  37. 37.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) door (d) pen
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / Thank / for / much / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / so / much / for / your

Answer key

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

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