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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 571 · 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) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  2. 2.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) May I have some water, please?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  7. 7.Make a sentence: for / you / your / help. / so / much / Thank
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / for / much / your / help. / Thank / you
  12. 12.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) please (d) pen
  13. 13.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  14. 14.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  15. 15.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / much / for / Thank / help. / so / you
  17. 17.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) phone (d) pen
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / so / for / you / Thank
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / help. / so / for / you / much / Thank
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  25. 25.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) please (d) book
  26. 26.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) help (d) umbrella
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  28. 28.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  29. 29.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) umbrella (d) help
  30. 30.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) salt (d) please
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / Thank / you / much / so
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / for / much / help. / Thank / you / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / for / much / so / you / help. / Thank
  34. 34.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / you / your / much / help. / for / Thank
  38. 38.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  39. 39.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) window (d) sorry
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / much / Thank / help. / so / for / you

Answer key

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

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