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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 497 · 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) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  2. 2.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / so / your / for / Thank
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  6. 6.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) sorry (d) salt
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  8. 8.Make a sentence: so / you / for / much / Thank / your / help.
  9. 9.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) book
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / for / your / you / Thank
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / for / so / your / much / help. / Thank
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / Thank / for / you / so
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  19. 19.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) book (d) umbrella
  20. 20.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) phone (d) book
  21. 21.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  24. 24.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) window (d) umbrella
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / so / your / help. / much / Thank / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / so / for / Thank / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / so / much / for / Thank / help. / you
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / your / you / Thank / for / much / help.
  31. 31.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / you / much / your / Thank
  33. 33.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / Thank / your / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / much / you / for / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  38. 38.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) please (d) umbrella
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / Thank / for / so / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / your / so / you / for / Thank / help.

Answer key

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

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