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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 545 · 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.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  6. 6.Make a sentence: much / you / Thank / help. / for / so / your
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.🚪 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) please (d) umbrella
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  14. 14.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  15. 15.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) help (d) please
  16. 16.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) salt (d) please
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / your / pen?
  21. 21.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) door
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / so / for / much / Thank / help. / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / you / much / your / for / Thank / help.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / so / much / for / help. / you / Thank
  25. 25.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) water
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / so / your / Thank / much
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  31. 31.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) salt (d) sorry
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  33. 33.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) please (d) pen
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / you / help. / so / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: for / Thank / help. / you / so / much / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / help. / your / you / so / Thank / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / you / much / your / for / help. / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / much / for / your / Thank

Answer key

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

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