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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 987 · 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) Am (c) May
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  4. 4.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) Could you open the door, please?
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: much / for / you / so / Thank / your / help.
  11. 11.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) salt (d) help
  12. 12.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) window (d) door
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: much / Thank / for / your / so / help. / you
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / you / your / for / Thank
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.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?
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  23. 23.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / so / much / your / you / help. / Thank
  27. 27.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) please (d) door
  28. 28.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) umbrella (d) phone
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / so / your / help. / Thank / much / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / much / so / Thank / you / your / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  34. 34.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) phone (d) window
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / for / your / Thank / much / help. / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / for / your / you / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I

Answer key

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

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