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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 520 · 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) Are (b) May (c) Could
  2. 2.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / so / you / help. / much
  3. 3.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) door (d) umbrella
  4. 4.🙏 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) please (d) window
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  8. 8.Make a sentence: you / for / Thank / much / your / so / help.
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  11. 11.Make a sentence: Thank / your / you / help. / so / for / much
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / your / Thank / for / so
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: for / so / your / Thank / you / much / help.
  23. 23.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) phone (d) window
  24. 24.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) please (c) help (d) phone
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / much / your / Thank / help. / for / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / you / so / your / help. / Thank / much
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / you / for / Thank / your / so / help.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / you / Thank / for / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / so / Thank / for / your
  31. 31.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / much / your / help. / for / Thank / you
  33. 33.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Thank / your / so / much / help. / you / for
  35. 35.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  37. 37.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) pen (d) phone
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / Thank / so / you / much

Answer key

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

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