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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 42 · 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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  2. 2.Make a sentence: much / you / so / your / for / help. / Thank
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  4. 4.Make a sentence: you / for / much / help. / so / Thank / your
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / help. / for / so / you
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / so / you / help. / much / for / Thank
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  16. 16.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  18. 18.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / you / for / much / your
  20. 20.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) help
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / Thank / much / you / so
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / you / your / Thank / help. / so / much
  27. 27.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) window (d) water
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / so / Thank / for / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  31. 31.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / much / for / Thank / your / you / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  35. 35.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) help (d) book
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  37. 37.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) help (d) water
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / your / help. / you / so
  40. 40.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) water

Answer key

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

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