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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 542 · 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 borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  3. 3.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / you / for / so / your
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  5. 5.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / you / so / much / help.
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  7. 7.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / so / help. / your / you
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  13. 13.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  16. 16.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) salt (d) book
  17. 17.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) sorry (d) please
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / for / you / Thank / so / much / help.
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  24. 24.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) window (d) phone
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  26. 26.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) please (d) help
  27. 27.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / help. / for / so / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / you / help. / much / for / so / your
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) umbrella (d) please
  31. 31.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) please (d) salt
  32. 32.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  35. 35.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  36. 36.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) umbrella (d) help
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow

Answer key

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

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