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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 510 · 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) Could (b) Are (c) May
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  3. 3.Make a sentence: so / your / much / you / Thank / for / help.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  10. 10.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) book (d) window
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  13. 13.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) phone (d) sorry
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  16. 16.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  19. 19.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / much / you / help. / Thank / your / for
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: for / so / much / help. / you / your / Thank
  27. 27.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) door (d) phone
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / so / your / Thank / you
  30. 30.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) sorry (d) pen
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  32. 32.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / you / so / help. / for
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / your / help. / so / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  37. 37.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) help (d) pen
  38. 38.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) help (d) pen
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / so / you / help. / for / much / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May

Answer key

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

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