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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 564 · 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) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) sorry (d) help
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  6. 6.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / you / for / your / so
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / much / for / your / help. / Thank / so
  10. 10.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / your / for / much / Thank / help. / you
  12. 12.Make a sentence: for / much / you / your / help. / Thank / so
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  14. 14.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / you / help. / so / for
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  20. 20.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / your / for / help. / much / you / Thank
  25. 25.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / for / you / so / Thank / your / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  28. 28.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) please (d) umbrella
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  31. 31.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) salt (d) pen
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / much / your / help. / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  39. 39.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) sorry (d) help
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I

Answer key

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

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