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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 447 · 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.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / so / for / your / much
  11. 11.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) salt (d) door
  12. 12.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / you / so / much / Thank
  16. 16.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) phone (d) salt
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / help. / your / so / for
  22. 22.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / Thank / you / for / your
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) phone (d) water
  25. 25.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / for / so / you / much
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  28. 28.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) please
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / much / for / help. / so / Thank / you
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) water (d) umbrella
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  35. 35.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  36. 36.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) sorry (d) please
  37. 37.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) help (d) please
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / you / for / your / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Thank / much / you / help. / your / for / so

Answer key

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

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