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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 506 · 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.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  2. 2.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  3. 3.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?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) water (d) umbrella
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  13. 13.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  14. 14.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / your / you / so / Thank
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / for / much / so / Thank
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / your / help. / so / much
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: for / so / much / Thank / help. / you / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / your / much / for / help.
  23. 23.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) sorry (d) pen
  24. 24.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) salt (d) help
  25. 25.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / you / for / so / help. / much / Thank
  27. 27.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) pen (d) book
  28. 28.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) door (d) sorry
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / for / so / your / help. / you / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / Thank / you / so / help. / your / for
  31. 31.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) phone (d) please
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / so / you / Thank / much / for / help.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / for / help. / much / you
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / Thank / for / your / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  38. 38.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) help (c) salt (d) pen
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / you / so / much / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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