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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 614 · 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) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  14. 14.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / your / for / you / so
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  18. 18.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.
  19. 19.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) window (d) sorry
  20. 20.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) water (d) phone
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) please (d) umbrella
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  23. 23.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) help (d) sorry
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / much / your / Thank / help. / for / so
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / so / for / you / your / help. / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / your / you / so / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / so / your / you / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / so / for / you / much
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / much / you / for / Thank / help. / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / so / you / Thank / for
  36. 36.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?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / for / you / much / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / you / much / so / your / Thank / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?

Answer key

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