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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 641 · 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.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  5. 5.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / you / your / much / Thank
  6. 6.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / Thank / help. / you
  7. 7.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / help. / Thank / your
  8. 8.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?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  10. 10.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) sorry (d) door
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  16. 16.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  20. 20.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) water (d) sorry
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / your / help. / so / much
  25. 25.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / your / Thank / so / for
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / you / for / help. / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  29. 29.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / for / your / you / help.
  31. 31.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) window (d) umbrella
  32. 32.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  33. 33.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) door (d) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / your / Thank / so / you
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  36. 36.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) phone (d) pen
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  38. 38.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) salt (d) sorry
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  40. 40.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) window (c) pen (d) salt

Answer key

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

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