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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 490 · 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) Are (b) May (c) Could
  2. 2.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / you / help. / much / for
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / you / for / so / much
  7. 7.Make a sentence: so / you / your / much / for / Thank / help.
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: help. / for / Thank / you / so / your / much
  10. 10.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  17. 17.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  19. 19.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) help
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / so / help. / you / much
  21. 21.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  23. 23.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  24. 24.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) salt (d) water
  25. 25.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) door (d) umbrella
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / so / Thank / much / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / you / so / your / for
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / so / for / Thank / your / much / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  35. 35.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / much / for / so / Thank
  37. 37.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / much / your / for / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / so / for / help. / much

Answer key

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

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