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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 922 · 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.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  11. 11.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  13. 13.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / your / you / Thank / so
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  17. 17.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / for / you / Thank / much
  19. 19.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) sorry
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / so / you / your / for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / so / for / help. / Thank / your / you
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / you / your / much / help. / so / Thank
  31. 31.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) umbrella (d) water
  32. 32.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) phone (d) pen
  33. 33.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) help (d) book
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) umbrella (d) window
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / help. / so / you / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?

Answer key

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

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