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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 561 · 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.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  4. 4.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) pen (d) help
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  7. 7.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?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / so / for / much / help. / you / Thank
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / so / much / Thank / you / help. / for
  11. 11.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) May I borrow your pen?
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) door (d) sorry
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / Thank / help. / for / so / your / much
  18. 18.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / much / you / so / help. / for / Thank
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / you / Thank / so / much
  22. 22.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) salt (d) please
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / much / for / you / help. / Thank / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / much / for / so / help. / Thank / you
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  26. 26.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) pen (d) salt
  27. 27.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?
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / you / help. / your / so
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / for / so / your / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / your / you / for / Thank
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / you / your / Thank / for

Answer key

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

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