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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 102 · 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.”

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

Answer key

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

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