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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 840 · 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) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  2. 2.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) door (d) umbrella
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  9. 9.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) umbrella (d) door
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  11. 11.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / Thank / you / so / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / your / you / help. / much
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / much / your / so / you / Thank / help.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  15. 15.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  16. 16.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  18. 18.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) umbrella (d) pen
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / so / help. / you / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  26. 26.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?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / you / your / for / help.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / for / much / your / Thank / help. / you
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / Thank / help. / you
  31. 31.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) pen (d) book
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  33. 33.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  34. 34.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) book (d) help
  35. 35.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) water (d) help
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / your / much / for / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May

Answer key

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

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