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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 371 · 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.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  2. 2.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / you / for / so / Thank
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  4. 4.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / help. / much / you / so
  5. 5.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.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  13. 13.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  14. 14.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) window (d) phone
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  19. 19.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) help (d) please
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  23. 23.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) water (d) umbrella
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  25. 25.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  26. 26.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) window (d) salt
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  30. 30.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) please (d) sorry
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / Thank / your / much / so / help. / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  35. 35.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) door
  36. 36.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) water (d) door
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / so / your / help. / for / Thank / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / so / much / Thank / you / your / help.

Answer key

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