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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 388 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  2. 2.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / you / your / so / Thank
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  6. 6.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) door (d) book
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  10. 10.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / for / your / Thank / you
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  13. 13.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / your / Thank / so / much
  14. 14.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) window (d) pen
  15. 15.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?
  16. 16.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) sorry (d) door
  17. 17.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) salt (d) pen
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  22. 22.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) please (d) sorry
  23. 23.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) window (d) book
  24. 24.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) phone (d) please
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / much / Thank / help. / you / your / for
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / you / your / Thank / for / help. / so
  28. 28.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) sorry (d) help
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / Thank / much / you / your / help. / so
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / your / Thank / for / you
  31. 31.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) water (d) please
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  34. 34.🧂 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) phone (d) pen
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / you / much / so / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / help. / much / your / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / for / help. / so / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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