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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 126 · 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: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: you / so / much / your / for / help. / Thank
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  10. 10.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) umbrella (d) pen
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) sorry (d) water
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / for / your / help. / much / Thank / you
  18. 18.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / help. / for / much / your / Thank / you
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / for / you / Thank / help. / so / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / your / so / you / for
  24. 24.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  25. 25.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  27. 27.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) door (d) window
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / you / for / so / your / Thank / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  31. 31.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) sorry (d) window
  32. 32.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  33. 33.Make a sentence: for / Thank / your / help. / much / you / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / much / so / for / Thank
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / for / your / help. / you
  36. 36.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) please (d) water
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / for / you / much / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / so / you / much / help. / for / Thank

Answer key

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