← Polite requests lesson New set →

Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 514 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

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

Free spoken english lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/spoken-english