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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 950 · 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.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  5. 5.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  11. 11.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / your / so / Thank / for
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / your / for / you / Thank / help. / much
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) please (d) book
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / for / you / your / Thank
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  22. 22.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?
  23. 23.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) pen (d) water
  25. 25.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) please (d) pen
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / so / your / you / for / help. / Thank
  27. 27.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) please (d) help
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  29. 29.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) book (d) sorry
  30. 30.☎️ What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) book (d) phone
  31. 31.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) pen (d) help
  32. 32.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / so / you / much / Thank
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / so / much / help. / your / you / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / for / help. / much / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / much / for / Thank / so / help. / your

Answer key

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

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