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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 50 · 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) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  2. 2.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  3. 3.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) pen (d) salt
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) umbrella (d) book
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  9. 9.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / your / so / Thank / much
  11. 11.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / much / you / for / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: much / your / so / Thank / for / help. / you
  13. 13.Make a sentence: you / for / your / much / help. / Thank / so
  14. 14.🪟 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) book (d) salt
  15. 15.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?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / for / help. / you / much
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  18. 18.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  19. 19.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  20. 20.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / so / your / you / Thank / help. / much
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  23. 23.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / you / Thank / so / your
  25. 25.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) please (d) door
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / your / you / so / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / for / much / you / help. / your / Thank
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  31. 31.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / you / help. / for / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  35. 35.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) please (d) window
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / your / help. / you / so
  39. 39.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / for / you / so / much
  40. 40.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) phone (d) pen

Answer key

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

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