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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 335 · 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) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  2. 2.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  4. 4.Make a sentence: for / much / your / help. / so / Thank / you
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  6. 6.Make a sentence: so / much / your / you / for / Thank / help.
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  16. 16.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) please (d) salt
  17. 17.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  18. 18.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  19. 19.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) help (d) sorry
  20. 20.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) sorry (d) window
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  26. 26.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) door (d) salt
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / your / for / help. / so
  29. 29.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) please (d) help
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / so / much / Thank / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: much / for / your / so / you / help. / Thank
  33. 33.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / for / help. / you / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / for / help. / so / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / your / so / for / much / help. / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / help. / for / you / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / your / so / for / you / help. / Thank

Answer key

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

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