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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 654 · 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) May (c) Am
  2. 2.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / you / your / help. / much
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  8. 8.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  9. 9.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  11. 11.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) book (d) phone
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) phone (d) help
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.🚰 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) book (d) water
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) sorry (d) help
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / Thank / your / much / help. / you / for
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  28. 28.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) sorry (d) please
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / for / your / so / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / Thank / your / for / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / you / your / Thank / much
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / your / so / for / you
  34. 34.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) phone (d) pen
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / so / your / for / you
  39. 39.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) pen (d) help
  40. 40.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) door (d) book

Answer key

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

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