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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 454 · 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 “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?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  5. 5.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / you / your / so / Thank
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  8. 8.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) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  10. 10.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) umbrella (d) help
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  13. 13.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / your / you / much / Thank / help. / for
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / for / much / you / your / help. / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / your / much / you / Thank / help. / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / your / you / for / much / help. / Thank
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / for / you / your / help. / so / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  29. 29.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  30. 30.🧂 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) help (d) salt
  31. 31.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) umbrella (d) water
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / you / much / help. / so / Thank / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) door (d) help
  37. 37.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / you / much / for / so / help. / Thank
  39. 39.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) book (d) help
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / you / your / for / Thank

Answer key

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

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