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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 439 · 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) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) please (d) pen
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  7. 7.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) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  10. 10.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) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: you / Thank / your / help. / for / much / so
  12. 12.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) salt (d) help
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / for / you / Thank / much / so / help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / you / for / so / help.
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  17. 17.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) window (d) umbrella
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  19. 19.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) help (d) door
  20. 20.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / much / Thank / for / you
  22. 22.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / your / so / Thank / for
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  25. 25.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) phone (d) book
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / you / much / so / your / Thank / help.
  27. 27.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / much / your / Thank / for / so / help.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  30. 30.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) book (d) umbrella
  31. 31.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) help (d) sorry
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  35. 35.☎️ What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) phone (d) pen
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / for / you / much / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  39. 39.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) pen (d) window
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May

Answer key

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

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