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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 937 · 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 “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: much / your / so / Thank / help. / for / you
  11. 11.Make a sentence: you / so / Thank / help. / much / for / your
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  13. 13.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) help (d) book
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  15. 15.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) pen (d) salt
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / your / much / for / you / help. / Thank
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / Thank / for / you / much
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / so / your / Thank / much / help. / you
  21. 21.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  23. 23.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) book (d) please
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  26. 26.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) door (d) help
  27. 27.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) sorry (d) pen
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  31. 31.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) sorry (d) please
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / for / you / your / help.
  33. 33.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) salt (d) door
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / much / Thank / so / help. / your / you
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / your / so / for / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / Thank / much / for / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your

Answer key

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

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