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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 874 · 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.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) umbrella (d) door
  3. 3.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) book
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  7. 7.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) window (d) please
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  11. 11.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) salt (d) sorry
  12. 12.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) phone (d) salt
  13. 13.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.
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / your / much / so / you
  16. 16.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  17. 17.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / help. / for / you / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / much / so / Thank / for / you / help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / your / so / you / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / much / you / help. / so
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / for / Thank / much / you
  31. 31.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) help (d) please
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / so / for / help. / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / help. / you / for / much
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / Thank / so / much / your
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) sorry (d) please
  36. 36.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?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / much / for / Thank / help. / your / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / Thank / you / much / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow

Answer key

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

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