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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 610 · 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) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / for / much / Thank / you
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / you / much / your / so
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / so / much / for / your
  20. 20.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) salt (d) door
  21. 21.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / your / you / much / for
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / much / your / Thank / so / help. / for
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  26. 26.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) sorry (d) door
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / for / so / much / your / you
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  31. 31.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) sorry (d) help
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: for / you / your / so / help. / much / Thank
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  35. 35.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) sorry (d) phone
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / your / so / for / Thank / you / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / much / so / you / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / so / you / for / help. / your / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your

Answer key

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

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