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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 492 · 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 have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) help (d) door
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  5. 5.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?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / much / you / your / help.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / your / you / Thank / much
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  10. 10.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / Thank / for / your / much
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: you / so / your / help. / much / Thank / for
  14. 14.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / Thank / you / your / much
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / Thank / so / for / you
  16. 16.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  17. 17.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) help
  18. 18.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.
  19. 19.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) window (d) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  21. 21.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  25. 25.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) book (d) sorry
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  27. 27.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) sorry (d) window
  28. 28.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / so / Thank / for / much
  31. 31.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  33. 33.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) sorry (d) please
  34. 34.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) pen (d) book
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / your / for / much / so / help. / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / your / much / Thank / help. / for / you
  37. 37.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) water (d) phone
  38. 38.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) water (d) phone
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I

Answer key

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

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