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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 45 · 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) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) help (d) door
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / Thank / your / much / you
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) salt (d) pen
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / Thank / so / your / much
  17. 17.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) book (d) door
  21. 21.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) salt (d) book
  22. 22.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) book (d) sorry
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  24. 24.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  25. 25.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / your / so / much / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / for / your / you / help. / much / Thank
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  32. 32.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) umbrella (d) pen
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / for / your / you / much
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) door (d) book
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / you / so / for / much / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / so / much / help. / you

Answer key

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