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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 969 · 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) Do (b) May (c) Am
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  5. 5.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  6. 6.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  12. 12.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) sorry (d) book
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  15. 15.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) water (d) window
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / so / Thank / your / you
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / so / Thank / help. / your / much / for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  23. 23.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) help (d) water
  24. 24.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / you / for / help. / much / so / Thank
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  28. 28.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  29. 29.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) phone (d) umbrella
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  31. 31.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / Thank / your / you / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / you / for / your / much / help. / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  39. 39.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) salt (d) door
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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