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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 912 · 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) May (b) Do (c) Am
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / you / help. / your / much
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: for / you / so / help. / much / Thank / your
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / you / your / help. / so / for / Thank
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / for / much / you / so
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / you / much / Thank / for
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  18. 18.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / so / you / your / Thank
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / you / much / Thank / for
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  22. 22.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  23. 23.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) window (d) please
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / your / much / Thank / for
  25. 25.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) water (d) book
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  27. 27.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / so / your / you / much
  30. 30.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) window (d) sorry
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / for / so / help. / Thank / you / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) door
  34. 34.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) salt (d) umbrella
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / for / so / Thank / much / help. / your
  37. 37.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  38. 38.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / your / so / you / Thank

Answer key

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

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