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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 906 · 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) Do (c) May
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  9. 9.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) please (d) pen
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  13. 13.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) door
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / much / so / your / you / help. / Thank
  16. 16.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) sorry (d) water
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / for / so / help. / you
  19. 19.🚰 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) salt (d) pen
  20. 20.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?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / for / help. / so / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  24. 24.📕 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) book (d) umbrella
  25. 25.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) window (d) phone
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / you / help. / much / for
  27. 27.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) pen (d) please
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / much / you / Thank / so / help. / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / your / much / help. / for / so / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / for / your / so / help. / Thank / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / your / you / Thank / so / for / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / you / for / so / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / so / you / much / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  39. 39.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) please
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow

Answer key

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

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