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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 850 · 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.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) salt (d) phone
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) book (d) phone
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  6. 6.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) water (d) window
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / for / you / your / Thank / much / help.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / your / you / so / much / Thank / help.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  15. 15.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) water (d) sorry
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / Thank / so / for / much
  17. 17.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / you / your / Thank / for
  20. 20.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  21. 21.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.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / for / you / so / Thank
  23. 23.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) please (d) pen
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / so / much / you / Thank
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  28. 28.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) please (d) water
  29. 29.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / your / for / help. / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  35. 35.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / Thank / your / so / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / for / you / much / help. / so / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May

Answer key

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