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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 337 · 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: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  3. 3.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) phone (d) sorry
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) help (d) window
  11. 11.Make a sentence: you / for / much / so / Thank / help. / your
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  13. 13.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) water (d) sorry
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  15. 15.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / so / you / much / for
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / so / Thank / much / help. / for / your
  22. 22.☂️ What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) water (d) please
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / help. / for / your / you
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) water (d) sorry
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  27. 27.🆘 What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) help
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / your / you / much / help. / Thank / for
  34. 34.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) door (d) window
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / much / so / you / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / so / your / help. / for / Thank / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / much / you / help. / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / your / you / help. / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / your / much / help. / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / much / so / you / your

Answer key

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

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