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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 466 · 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 come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  2. 2.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) salt (d) pen
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  4. 4.🧂 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) please (d) help
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  6. 6.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  7. 7.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) help (d) please
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / you / your / Thank / much
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / your / you / so / help. / for / Thank
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / so / Thank / help. / for / your / much
  23. 23.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) help (d) door
  24. 24.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / much / your / help. / Thank / so / you
  26. 26.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) sorry (d) pen
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  28. 28.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) please (d) door
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / you / so / for / much / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / much / so / help. / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / you / for / Thank / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / for / you / help. / Thank / much / your
  34. 34.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  37. 37.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) phone (d) sorry
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / Thank / so / your / for / you / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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