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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 324 · 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.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) please (d) book
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  8. 8.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / so / you / your / Thank
  9. 9.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / so / help. / your / much
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  14. 14.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) book (d) salt
  15. 15.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / help. / so / much / you / for / Thank
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  20. 20.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) book (d) please
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / your / help. / for / you / much / Thank
  24. 24.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / for / much / Thank / you / help. / your
  27. 27.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) salt (d) door
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / much / for / so / Thank / you / help.
  29. 29.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) window (d) please
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / so / your / Thank / much / for / help.
  33. 33.🖊️ What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) help (d) salt
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / you / for / help. / your / Thank / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  37. 37.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) book (d) phone
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / your / for / so / help. / you / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  40. 40.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?

Answer key

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

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