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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 365 · 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.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  9. 9.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) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  12. 12.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) window (d) phone
  13. 13.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) salt (d) window
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / so / you / your / Thank
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  16. 16.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / for / so / your / help. / you / Thank
  18. 18.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) book (d) water
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / so / Thank / your / for / help. / much
  20. 20.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / for / much / you / so
  21. 21.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  22. 22.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) window (d) salt
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / for / you / much / your / Thank / help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / Thank / much / your / so
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / Thank / you / help.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  30. 30.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) sorry (d) water
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / so / much / for / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / you / for / your / help. / Thank / so
  34. 34.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.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  36. 36.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) door (d) water
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / so / much / for / help. / you / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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