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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 501 · 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 borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / much / Thank / for / your / so / help.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / your / Thank / you / so
  9. 9.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) book (d) door
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / you / Thank / much / so / for / help.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  14. 14.Make a sentence: for / much / so / Thank / your / help. / you
  15. 15.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  16. 16.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / for / so / Thank / you
  21. 21.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) water (d) window
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / your / much / Thank / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / Thank / so / your / for
  28. 28.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) sorry (d) phone
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / your / for / you / much
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) sorry (d) book
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / you / much / your / help. / so / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / for / much / so / Thank / your / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  36. 36.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) phone (d) water
  37. 37.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) door (d) pen
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / for / so / Thank / much
  39. 39.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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