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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 481 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / so / much / Thank / for
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  5. 5.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) please (d) door
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  8. 8.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) window (d) sorry
  9. 9.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?
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  12. 12.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) window (d) please
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  16. 16.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) help (d) umbrella
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / Thank / so / for / much
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  21. 21.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) May I borrow your pen?
  22. 22.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) umbrella (d) door
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / you / Thank / for / your / help. / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  25. 25.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / Thank / for / your / you
  27. 27.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?
  28. 28.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) please (d) pen
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / you / so / your / much / help. / for
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / for / so / you / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / for / much / help. / your / so / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  33. 33.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) please (d) help
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / so / help. / your / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / so / you / for / help. / much / Thank
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I

Answer key

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

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