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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 620 · 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.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  3. 3.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  5. 5.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) help
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  8. 8.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) please (d) window
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / for / you / so / help. / much / Thank
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / much / you / Thank / your / for / help.
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / your / so / Thank / for
  16. 16.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) phone (d) door
  17. 17.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  18. 18.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) water (d) please
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  25. 25.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / you / so / for / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / for / your / Thank / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / your / for / much / help. / Thank / you
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / much / for / help. / you / your / Thank
  30. 30.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  33. 33.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) help (d) phone
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / so / for / help. / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / for / Thank / you / much
  37. 37.📕 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) phone (d) book
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  39. 39.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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