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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 884 · 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) Am (b) May (c) Do
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / for / Thank / your / you
  5. 5.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  6. 6.Make a sentence: so / your / for / you / much / Thank / help.
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  10. 10.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) window (d) book
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / you / much / Thank / so
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / you / for / help. / so / Thank / much
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  20. 20.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) please (d) door
  21. 21.Make a sentence: much / so / you / for / your / help. / Thank
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  23. 23.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  24. 24.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / your / you / for / so
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  28. 28.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) window (d) salt
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / your / you / Thank / much / so / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / your / much / Thank / you
  34. 34.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  36. 36.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) salt (d) please
  37. 37.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) window (d) pen
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  39. 39.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) window (d) help
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / your / you / Thank / so

Answer key

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

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