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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 52 · 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) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) salt (d) please
  8. 8.Make a sentence: you / so / your / Thank / for / much / help.
  9. 9.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) water (d) pen
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / you / for / much / your / Thank / help.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  22. 22.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / so / for / help. / Thank / your / you
  24. 24.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / you / much / for / your
  31. 31.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) door (d) help
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / much / so / Thank / help. / for / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  36. 36.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) please (d) salt
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  38. 38.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) help
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / you / for / much / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / your / you / Thank / so / much / help.

Answer key

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

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