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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 756 · 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.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  2. 2.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) book
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / so / much / Thank / you
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  9. 9.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) door (d) pen
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  16. 16.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?
  17. 17.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) please (d) help
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / so / much / for / help. / you / Thank
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / your / you / for / help.
  20. 20.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: you / so / for / much / your / help. / Thank
  24. 24.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) umbrella (d) pen
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  27. 27.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  29. 29.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / help. / you / your / much
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  33. 33.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) umbrella (d) phone
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / for / your / Thank / so / much / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / you / for / your / help. / so / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / you / help. / so / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow

Answer key

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

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