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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 633 · 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.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) help (d) pen
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / so / for / much / Thank
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / Thank / for / much / so
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  16. 16.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  18. 18.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) water (d) phone
  19. 19.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) window (d) sorry
  20. 20.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / so / help. / your / much
  22. 22.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / so / you / help. / for / much / Thank
  25. 25.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) sorry (d) pen
  26. 26.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) pen (d) help
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / for / so / much / your
  28. 28.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) please (d) sorry
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / help. / you / so / much
  30. 30.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) door (d) help
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / much / so / Thank / help. / you / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / your / for / help. / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / you / for / so / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / you / your / much / help. / Thank / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / for / you / help. / much
  39. 39.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) water (d) door
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?

Answer key

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

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