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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 619 · 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 “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?
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  7. 7.☂️ What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) book
  8. 8.Make a sentence: you / much / so / for / Thank / your / help.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / so / much / Thank / for
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / much / for / Thank / so
  14. 14.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) sorry (d) pen
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / Thank / so / your / help. / for / you
  18. 18.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) umbrella (d) water
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  20. 20.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  21. 21.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) help (d) water
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / much / so / for / Thank
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  29. 29.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  31. 31.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) umbrella (d) please
  32. 32.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) window (d) book
  33. 33.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) phone (d) book
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / Thank / you / for / so
  36. 36.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) sorry (d) salt
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / much / you / help. / so

Answer key

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