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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 562 · 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.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  3. 3.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  13. 13.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) salt (d) pen
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) sorry (d) phone
  15. 15.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / much / so / help. / your / for / Thank
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / Thank / your / you / so
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  27. 27.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  28. 28.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / you / so / help. / for / much / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / for / your / help. / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  33. 33.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) help (d) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  35. 35.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) salt (d) help
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / your / you / for / so / help. / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / for / much / you / so
  38. 38.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) please (d) pen
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / for / your / much / so / help. / Thank

Answer key

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

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