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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 784 · 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) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  6. 6.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?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  11. 11.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  13. 13.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) salt (d) sorry
  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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / so / help. / much / you
  17. 17.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) sorry (d) window
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / Thank / so / you / much / help. / your
  21. 21.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  24. 24.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) sorry (d) door
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / so / help. / much / you
  28. 28.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / much / help. / so / your
  30. 30.📕 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) pen (d) book
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  34. 34.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) help
  35. 35.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) window (d) water
  36. 36.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) umbrella (d) window
  37. 37.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / much / you / so / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / your / for / you / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I

Answer key

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

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