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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 663 · 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.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) help
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  8. 8.Make a sentence: you / for / your / so / much / Thank / help.
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  10. 10.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) help (d) pen
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / for / your / so / Thank
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / your / help. / for / so
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  19. 19.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / much / for / your / so / help. / Thank
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / Thank / your / much / you / help. / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / your / much / Thank / so
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  27. 27.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  29. 29.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) door (d) water
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  32. 32.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) sorry (d) book
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / your / for / you / much
  34. 34.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) salt (d) sorry
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / for / so / much / your / Thank / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / your / so / Thank / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  38. 38.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) window (d) please
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / Thank / you / help. / so / for / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?

Answer key

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

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