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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 575 · 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.Make a sentence: so / for / much / help. / you / your / Thank
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / so / for / much / Thank
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  6. 6.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / for / much / your / so / help. / Thank
  15. 15.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / you / your / Thank / much
  16. 16.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) please (d) book
  17. 17.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  18. 18.Make a sentence: for / much / so / Thank / you / help. / your
  19. 19.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  20. 20.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  23. 23.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) umbrella (c) help (d) sorry
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / so / for / Thank / help. / you / much
  25. 25.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) phone (d) pen
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / much / your / help. / you
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / your / much / for / help. / Thank / so
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / your / you / help. / much
  31. 31.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / for / much / Thank / your
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) water (d) sorry
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  35. 35.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) help (d) book
  36. 36.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / you / your / so / help. / Thank / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / much / your / Thank / so
  39. 39.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I

Answer key

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

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