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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 711 · 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.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  3. 3.Make a sentence: much / your / you / for / so / help. / Thank
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  11. 11.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  12. 12.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) door (d) help
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  14. 14.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) please (d) window
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  16. 16.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?
  17. 17.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  18. 18.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  19. 19.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) water (c) pen (d) sorry
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  21. 21.🆘 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) help (d) phone
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  23. 23.☂️ What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) help (d) book
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / you / much / Thank / so
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / Thank / so / you / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / May / your / borrow / pen?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / Thank / so / much / for / your / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: you / so / much / help. / Thank / for / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  33. 33.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / for / help. / your / Thank / much / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / for / you / your / Thank
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / for / you / much / help. / so / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / for / so / Thank / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  40. 40.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) salt (d) book

Answer key

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

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