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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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