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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 291 · 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.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  4. 4.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  9. 9.☂️ What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) sorry
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / much / so / Thank / help. / for / you
  11. 11.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) door (d) please
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  13. 13.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) help (d) sorry
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / much / you / for / help. / so / Thank
  16. 16.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) help (d) window
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) please (d) phone
  20. 20.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.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  23. 23.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / Thank / so / your / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / you / much / help. / your
  27. 27.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) pen (d) door
  28. 28.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  29. 29.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) phone (d) salt
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / you / so / much / help. / your / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: for / you / much / help. / Thank / your / so
  34. 34.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) salt (d) umbrella
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / much / help. / for / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / for / you / your / so / help. / Thank
  37. 37.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / your / much / help. / so / for / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / your / much / you / for

Answer key

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

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