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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 828 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  6. 6.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) please (d) umbrella
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) phone (d) please
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  14. 14.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) door (d) help
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / for / much / Thank / help. / your / you
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / for / so / help. / much / your / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / you / much / Thank / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  26. 26.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) sorry (d) salt
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / help. / so / your / for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  30. 30.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) sorry (d) book
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / for / you / much / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / you / your / for / help. / much / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / for / so / Thank / your / you / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / much / for / so / Thank / help. / you
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / much / help. / for / you
  37. 37.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) salt (d) help
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / much / your / you / so / help. / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?

Answer key

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

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