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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 301 · 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 come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / for / much / so / you
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / so / you / much / Thank
  12. 12.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / your / much / you / for
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / you / for / much / Thank / so / help.
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) window (d) sorry
  19. 19.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) book (d) window
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / so / Thank / much / your
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / much / you / for / help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / Thank / much / for / so
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  27. 27.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / so / you / help. / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / you / for / your / help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / your / much / so / Thank / help. / for
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: so / much / for / Thank / your / you / help.
  37. 37.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) pen (d) book
  38. 38.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) water (d) phone
  39. 39.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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