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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 785 · 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 “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  5. 5.Make a sentence: much / so / for / you / help. / your / Thank
  6. 6.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) sorry (d) pen
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  9. 9.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) door (d) window
  10. 10.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / for / much / you / your
  11. 11.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) water (d) please
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) phone (d) help
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / much / for / help. / you / so / Thank
  16. 16.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) salt
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  19. 19.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  22. 22.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / you / your / Thank / much / for / help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / your / so / for / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / so / your / help. / much
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / you / your / for / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / so / your / Thank / help. / much / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  34. 34.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) pen (d) window
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  37. 37.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) book (d) help
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I

Answer key

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

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