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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 290 · 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: much / your / you / so / help. / for / Thank
  2. 2.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  5. 5.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / help. / you / for / so
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  10. 10.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / you / your / much / Thank
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / you / your / for / help. / so / Thank
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  18. 18.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) sorry (d) book
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) water (d) door
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  23. 23.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) water (d) salt
  24. 24.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / for / your / much / help. / you / Thank
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / your / Thank / so / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / so / for / you / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / for / you / much / help. / your / Thank
  29. 29.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) please (d) water
  30. 30.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) umbrella (d) pen
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  32. 32.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) water (d) please
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  35. 35.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) sorry (d) salt
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  39. 39.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) help (d) door
  40. 40.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.

Answer key

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

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