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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 529 · 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.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / Thank / you / so / for
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  6. 6.Make a sentence: for / so / much / you / help. / Thank / your
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  11. 11.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) sorry (d) help
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  14. 14.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  15. 15.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  16. 16.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) book (c) salt (d) phone
  17. 17.🪟 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) please (d) pen
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / for / much / so / help. / Thank / your
  21. 21.☎️ What is this? (a) pen (b) phone (c) please (d) sorry
  22. 22.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / Thank / so / your / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / so / much / Thank / you / your / help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / help. / much / so / your
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / your / so / help. / you / much / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / so / your / you / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / you / for / so / help. / much / Thank
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / May / your
  32. 32.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) window (d) pen
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / so / much / Thank / for
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  35. 35.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / for / Thank / so / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / much / your / help. / so
  39. 39.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) window (d) door
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / much / you / for / your / so

Answer key

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

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