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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 601 · 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: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) sorry (d) salt
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  11. 11.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  13. 13.🖊️ What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) window (d) door
  14. 14.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) window (d) water
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  16. 16.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 have some water, please?
  17. 17.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.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?
  19. 19.☎️ What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) book (d) pen
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / help. / much / for / Thank / you / so
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / for / help. / your / you
  22. 22.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / so / help. / you / for
  25. 25.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) window (d) help
  26. 26.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / for / Thank / your / much
  28. 28.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) phone (c) please (d) sorry
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / you / Thank / so / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / much / you / help. / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / much / you / for / help. / so / Thank
  34. 34.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / so / help. / much / you / your / for
  36. 36.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / you / your / so / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / for / Thank / so / your
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / for / your / so / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / you / much / your / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I

Answer key

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

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