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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 491 · 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) Am (c) May
  2. 2.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  3. 3.Make a sentence: so / much / for / help. / you / your / Thank
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / for / so / much / you / help. / Thank
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  9. 9.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / for / help. / much / you
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  15. 15.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) salt (d) please
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / your / much / so / for / Thank / help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / so / you / Thank / much / for / help.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  19. 19.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  20. 20.📕 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) please (d) book
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / you / Thank / your / help. / much / so
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / help. / Thank / much / so / your / you
  23. 23.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  24. 24.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) window (d) help
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / you / so / your / Thank / help. / much
  27. 27.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) pen (d) phone
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  31. 31.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) door (d) help
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / much / you / Thank / your / help. / for
  34. 34.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / your / for / Thank / help. / much / you
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) door (d) please
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / for / help. / you / your
  39. 39.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) water (d) pen
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your

Answer key

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

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