← Polite requests lesson New set →

Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 12 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

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

Free spoken english lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/spoken-english