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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 660 · 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 am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  2. 2.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?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  4. 4.Make a sentence: so / for / your / you / much / Thank / help.
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  6. 6.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) May I borrow your pen?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  8. 8.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) help (d) please
  9. 9.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  10. 10.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) salt (d) sorry
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  13. 13.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  16. 16.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / for / Thank / you / your
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / Thank / you / your / so
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  21. 21.🪟 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) salt (d) pen
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / help. / much / you / so
  23. 23.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  24. 24.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / your / so / Thank / much
  26. 26.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) help (d) water
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / help. / for / your / so / you / Thank
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / you / for / help. / your / much / Thank
  29. 29.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  30. 30.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / borrow / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  32. 32.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) phone (d) help
  33. 33.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  36. 36.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  40. 40.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) phone (d) please

Answer key

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

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