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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 46 · 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 am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  7. 7.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) window (d) help
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  11. 11.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) phone (d) door
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / you / so / for / help. / your / Thank
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  15. 15.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) door (d) sorry
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  18. 18.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) salt (d) please
  19. 19.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) door (d) please
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) window (d) please
  23. 23.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) book (d) salt
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / much / so / help. / Thank / you / your
  26. 26.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) pen (d) book
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / for / so / much / your / Thank / you
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / much / for / so / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  35. 35.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / for / so / you / Thank / help. / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  38. 38.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) help (d) book
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / your / you / Thank / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / so / much / Thank / your

Answer key

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

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