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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 151 · 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) May (c) Am
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  4. 4.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  6. 6.Make a sentence: for / your / you / much / Thank / so / help.
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / so / you / Thank / much
  9. 9.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) help (d) phone
  10. 10.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  11. 11.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) sorry (d) salt
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  13. 13.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  20. 20.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?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) please (d) door
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  24. 24.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  25. 25.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) pen (d) book
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  27. 27.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) salt (d) umbrella
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / so / you / Thank / for
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / you / Thank / much / your
  30. 30.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) door (d) help
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  32. 32.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) please (d) salt
  33. 33.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  36. 36.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) pen (d) sorry
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / your / so / help. / much / Thank / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / Thank / your / you / much

Answer key

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

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