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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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