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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 300 · 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.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  9. 9.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) water (d) help
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / your / so / much / help.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  12. 12.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  13. 13.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) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / much / so / you / your
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) help (d) book
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / Thank / for / you / much
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / for / you / much / your
  19. 19.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) phone (d) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  21. 21.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  22. 22.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) please (d) book
  23. 23.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) please (d) water
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  25. 25.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  26. 26.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) please (d) phone
  27. 27.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) pen (d) window
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / so / you / your / Thank / help. / for
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / Thank / you / much / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / your / so / help. / for
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / you / much / your / for
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) window (c) please (d) door
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your

Answer key

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

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