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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 381 · 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) May (b) Do (c) Am
  2. 2.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) umbrella (c) door (d) phone
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  5. 5.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) window (d) water
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / much / for / you / so / Thank / help.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  17. 17.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) please (d) pen
  21. 21.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) door (d) book
  22. 22.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) help
  23. 23.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) door (d) please
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / you / your / help. / for
  25. 25.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / your / much / Thank / you
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / your / Thank / for / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / you / Thank / so / much
  33. 33.Make a sentence: for / so / your / much / you / Thank / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / much / Thank / for / you
  35. 35.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) window (d) please
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / your / much / Thank / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / you / your / help. / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your

Answer key

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

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