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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 574 · 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: for / your / help. / so / much / Thank / you
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  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.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  9. 9.Make a sentence: much / you / so / your / help. / Thank / for
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / your / borrow
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  14. 14.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  16. 16.📕 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) book (d) pen
  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.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  20. 20.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / Thank / much / your / so
  21. 21.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / for / so / you / Thank
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  23. 23.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) water (d) sorry
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / help. / much / your / you
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / you / so / your / for / Thank / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / Thank / much / for / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / for / Thank / your / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / for / Thank / you / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / so / Thank / help. / much / for / your
  34. 34.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) umbrella (c) help (d) water
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / so / Thank / much / for / you / your
  36. 36.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) book (d) window
  37. 37.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  38. 38.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) pen (d) phone
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your

Answer key

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

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