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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 720 · 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.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / so / for / help. / Thank / much / you
  4. 4.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / so / help. / much / you
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  11. 11.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / your / so / you / much / for
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  14. 14.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) water (d) sorry
  15. 15.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  16. 16.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  17. 17.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  20. 20.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) umbrella (d) please
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / for / you / much / so
  24. 24.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) salt (d) sorry
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  28. 28.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) help (d) pen
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / pen? / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / for / you / your / so / much / Thank
  32. 32.📕 What is this? (a) pen (b) salt (c) book (d) water
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / Thank / you / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / so / Thank / much / you
  38. 38.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) door (d) salt
  39. 39.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) please (d) phone
  40. 40.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?

Answer key

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

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