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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 664 · 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) sorry (c) welcome
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  7. 7.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  12. 12.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) please (d) phone
  13. 13.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) pen (d) please
  14. 14.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) phone (d) window
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / for / your / much / you
  16. 16.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  19. 19.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / you / much / for / your / Thank / help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / Thank / you / your / for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / so / much / help. / for / you / Thank
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  25. 25.Make a sentence: so / your / for / you / much / help. / Thank
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  28. 28.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) please (c) help (d) door
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / Thank / for / so / much / your / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / so / for / help. / much
  31. 31.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) please (d) water
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / much / for / your / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / so / much / your / for / help. / Thank
  36. 36.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) door (d) please
  37. 37.📕 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) window (d) book
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  40. 40.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) phone (d) please

Answer key

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

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