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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 923 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  8. 8.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / you / Thank / your / for
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / so / for / help. / much / your / Thank
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / much / your / you / Thank / help. / so
  16. 16.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / Thank / so / much / your
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / your / help. / much / you
  19. 19.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) door (d) umbrella
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / for / so / much / Thank / help. / you
  22. 22.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  23. 23.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / your / for / you / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / Thank / your / so / you / help. / much
  28. 28.☎️ What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) sorry (d) please
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / for / so / help. / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / much / help. / for / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  37. 37.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) pen (d) water
  38. 38.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) sorry (d) salt
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / much / your / help. / Thank / for / you

Answer key

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

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