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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 526 · 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.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  2. 2.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) salt (d) window
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  4. 4.☎️ What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) phone (d) umbrella
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / so / you / much / for
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / you / much / for / help. / so / Thank
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / you / much / so / your
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / so / much / Thank / you
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  19. 19.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) door (d) book
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / for / your / so / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / so / your / for / you / help. / Thank
  26. 26.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  27. 27.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?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / you / much / help. / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / your / much / you / help. / so / Thank
  31. 31.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) sorry (d) water
  32. 32.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  33. 33.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) book (d) salt
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / your / help. / much / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May

Answer key

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

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