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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 719 · 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) May (c) Am
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  4. 4.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) water (d) pen
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) book (d) pen
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / help. / so / you / your
  11. 11.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / so / help. / you / your
  12. 12.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) pen (d) salt
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  15. 15.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) help (d) sorry
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / for / help. / much / you
  21. 21.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  25. 25.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  27. 27.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) help (d) pen
  28. 28.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) window (d) umbrella
  29. 29.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) salt (d) door
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / you / so / for / much
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  34. 34.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / you / for / so / help. / your / Thank
  37. 37.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  38. 38.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) salt (d) pen
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / much / you / Thank / so

Answer key

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

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