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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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