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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 325 · 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) sorry (c) welcome
  2. 2.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / much / so / help. / you
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  5. 5.Make a sentence: so / much / your / Thank / help. / for / you
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) pen (d) water
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  11. 11.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) door (d) sorry
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / Thank / you / so / much
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) door (d) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / for / so / much / you
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / for / so / your / Thank
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / much / you / for / help. / Thank / so
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) please (d) umbrella
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  26. 26.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) salt (d) door
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / you / your / much / for
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / you / your / help. / so / much / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  31. 31.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / for / your / you / so / Thank / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  34. 34.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) pen (d) door
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / you / much / for / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / for / you / Thank / help. / so / much
  38. 38.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) salt (d) pen
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / Thank / for / your / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / your / Thank / you / so

Answer key

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

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