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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 599 · 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: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  2. 2.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  5. 5.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) salt (d) sorry
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Thank / much / help. / your / for / so / you
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) please (d) water
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  16. 16.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  17. 17.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / so / much / your / help.
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / your / you / so / help. / much / Thank
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  22. 22.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  23. 23.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  25. 25.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) please (d) sorry
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / much / so / you / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / so / you / help. / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  29. 29.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  30. 30.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) window (d) door
  31. 31.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) sorry (d) salt
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / help. / so / much / for / Thank / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / much / for / so / help. / Thank / you

Answer key

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

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