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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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