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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 722 · 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: you / your / Thank / so / for / much / help.
  3. 3.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  7. 7.Make a sentence: much / you / help. / so / Thank / for / your
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  9. 9.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  13. 13.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / pen? / your
  14. 14.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / so / much / Thank / you
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  17. 17.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  18. 18.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.
  19. 19.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) umbrella (d) help
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  23. 23.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) phone (d) umbrella
  24. 24.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / your / you / so / help. / Thank / for
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / much / you / so / help. / your / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / your / Thank / you / help. / for / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: much / so / for / you / Thank / help. / your
  31. 31.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) sorry (c) water (d) umbrella
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / for / much / Thank / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / Thank / for / so / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  36. 36.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  37. 37.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) door (d) help
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / Thank / your / help. / much / so / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / your / so / Thank / help. / for / much
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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