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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 901 · 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 “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  5. 5.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  7. 7.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: for / you / your / Thank / so / help. / much
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / much / for / your / you
  13. 13.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) please (d) sorry
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / much / your / you / for
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  17. 17.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / your / help. / you / so
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / you / so / for / your
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / you / for / much / help. / Thank / your
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / so / help. / you / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  28. 28.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  29. 29.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) please (d) sorry
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / so / you / help. / much / Thank / for
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / you / your / help. / Thank / much / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / much / help. / for / you
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / much / you / help. / your / for / Thank
  37. 37.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) book
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / for / much / Thank / help. / your / so
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  40. 40.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) book (d) salt

Answer key

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

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