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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 171 · 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: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / so / your / help. / for / Thank / you
  13. 13.☎️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) please (d) phone
  14. 14.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) salt (d) pen
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / help. / for / your / so
  17. 17.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) window (d) salt
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  19. 19.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  20. 20.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) salt (d) water
  21. 21.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / so / Thank / much / your / help. / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / you / your / help. / so / for / Thank
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  28. 28.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) help (d) door
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / for / you / help. / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / Thank / you / so / much / help. / for
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / Thank / your / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / help. / Thank / so / you / much / for
  34. 34.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  35. 35.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) water (d) help
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  38. 38.📕 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) pen (d) book
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / much / your / so / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / your / much / help. / for

Answer key

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

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