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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 985 · 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) May (b) Am (c) Do
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  3. 3.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) door (d) sorry
  4. 4.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) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) book (d) water
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  9. 9.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: much / for / your / so / you / help. / Thank
  12. 12.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 borrow your pen?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: help. / much / Thank / so / for / you / your
  14. 14.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) door (d) help
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  16. 16.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  18. 18.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / for / Thank / so / you
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  20. 20.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  22. 22.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / for / your / Thank / so
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  25. 25.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  28. 28.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / for / so / you / Thank / much / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  33. 33.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) help (d) sorry
  34. 34.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) help (d) window
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / your / for / so / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / so / you / help. / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / Thank / you / for / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / much / for / help. / you / Thank / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow

Answer key

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