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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 54 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  3. 3.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  6. 6.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  8. 8.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) please (d) book
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / much / you / Thank / your
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  14. 14.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) water (d) pen
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / for / you / your / much / so
  16. 16.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) book (d) window
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  20. 20.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) water (d) window
  21. 21.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?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / help. / you / much / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / I / your
  25. 25.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  27. 27.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) door (d) salt
  28. 28.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) pen (d) umbrella
  29. 29.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) phone (d) water
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / your / for / Thank / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / your / for / Thank / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / help. / so / Thank / for / your / much
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / you / help. / your / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / much / Thank / your / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / much / Thank / for / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / for / much / Thank / your / you / help.
  40. 40.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow

Answer key

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

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