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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 995 · 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) Are (c) Could
  3. 3.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) book (d) help
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / you / much / for / so / help. / Thank
  5. 5.Make a sentence: for / so / you / much / your / help. / Thank
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  8. 8.Make a sentence: much / your / so / help. / for / Thank / you
  9. 9.Make a sentence: much / you / Thank / your / help. / for / so
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  11. 11.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) water (d) phone
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  13. 13.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / help. / for / much / your
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: so / for / much / your / help. / Thank / you
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.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?
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) window (d) help
  25. 25.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  26. 26.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) sorry (d) phone
  27. 27.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / for / you / Thank / much
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) sorry (d) water
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / so / for / your / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / for / much / your / Thank / you / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / you / much / Thank / your
  40. 40.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) please (d) pen

Answer key

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

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