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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 96 · 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) Could (b) Are (c) May
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  4. 4.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) water (d) umbrella
  5. 5.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / your / for / much / you
  6. 6.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) book (d) door
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) salt (d) umbrella
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  10. 10.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  11. 11.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) water (d) salt
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  17. 17.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) water (d) please
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / much / you / your / Thank / help. / for
  19. 19.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) window (d) phone
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / your / help. / so / you
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / so / Thank / your / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / help. / much / you / so
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  28. 28.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) pen (d) door
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  30. 30.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / you / your / Thank / so / for / help.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / much / so / you / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?

Answer key

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

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