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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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