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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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