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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 247 · 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: for / help. / you / your / much / Thank / so
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  4. 4.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  9. 9.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) pen (d) salt
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  11. 11.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) phone (d) umbrella
  12. 12.Make a sentence: so / much / you / your / for / Thank / help.
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: much / you / your / Thank / help. / so / for
  15. 15.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) help (d) please
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  17. 17.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) window (d) please
  18. 18.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) book (d) window
  19. 19.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.
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  22. 22.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / you / so / Thank / for
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / you / so / Thank / for / help. / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  30. 30.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) sorry (d) phone
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / much / you / help. / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  33. 33.🙏 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) please (d) pen
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / so / for / much / you
  37. 37.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) sorry (d) window
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / your / for / you / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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