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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 189 · 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: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  6. 6.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / help. / you / for / much
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  8. 8.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) salt (d) book
  9. 9.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / your / much / for / help. / so / Thank
  11. 11.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) help (d) water
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  13. 13.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / your / you / for / help. / so / Thank
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / for / your / you / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / so / for / you / much
  24. 24.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  26. 26.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) pen (d) please
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  28. 28.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) book (d) water
  29. 29.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) sorry (d) help
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / for / so / you / Thank
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  36. 36.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  37. 37.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) water (d) please
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / help. / your / so / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / Thank / much / your / you

Answer key

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

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