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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 172 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / so / much / help. / Thank / you / for
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  8. 8.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  13. 13.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) door (d) water
  14. 14.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?
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) book (d) window
  17. 17.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / for / your / you / Thank / much / help.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: for / your / so / you / help. / much / Thank
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / help. / you / for / much
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / much / you / your / help. / so / Thank
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / Thank / for / so / you
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / your / you / for / so
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / help. / you / so / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / you / so / help. / much
  29. 29.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) door (d) please
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) water (d) door
  32. 32.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) please (d) phone
  33. 33.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) salt (c) phone (d) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / much / so / your / for / Thank / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / your / much / you / help. / Thank / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / much / you / Thank / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / Thank / for / so / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May

Answer key

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

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