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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 128 · 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.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  2. 2.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  5. 5.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) phone (d) pen
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  7. 7.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / much / so / Thank / you
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / your / much / help. / you / Thank / for
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  15. 15.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) help (d) door
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) window (d) pen
  20. 20.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) help (d) book
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / for / help. / your / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / you / much / for / your
  24. 24.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / your / much / you / help.
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / much / for / help. / Thank / your / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / your / for / Thank / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / your / so / Thank / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / for / so / much / you
  34. 34.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) salt (d) water
  35. 35.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) door (d) window
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / you / your / much / Thank / help. / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / you / help. / so / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / so / you / help. / your / for / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / so / you / for / help. / much / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May

Answer key

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

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