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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 58 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  3. 3.Make a sentence: you / your / much / for / Thank / help. / so
  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.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  7. 7.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) please (d) door
  10. 10.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) book (d) help
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  16. 16.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  17. 17.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / for / Thank / your / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / you / your / much / for
  27. 27.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) phone (d) sorry
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / much / your / help. / so
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / Thank / so / for / your
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) umbrella (d) book
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / Thank / for / much / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / your / for / Thank / help. / so / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  38. 38.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) help
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / so / help. / much / your / for / Thank

Answer key

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

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