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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 819 · 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.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  10. 10.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) phone (d) please
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / for / you / help. / so
  16. 16.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) door (d) umbrella
  17. 17.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  18. 18.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) sorry (d) window
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: much / you / so / your / Thank / help. / for
  22. 22.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  23. 23.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) help (d) umbrella
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  25. 25.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  29. 29.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) sorry (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / you / Thank / much / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  35. 35.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) water (d) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / you / for / so / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / Thank / you / for / help. / much / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / your / much / you / so

Answer key

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

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