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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 751 · 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: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / I / your / May
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  5. 5.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) door (d) salt
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  8. 8.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) help (d) door
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (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.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / help. / your / for / you
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  16. 16.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) sorry (c) please (d) phone
  17. 17.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) water (d) umbrella
  18. 18.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  20. 20.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) help (d) umbrella
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  22. 22.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / so / much / for / Thank / help. / your
  25. 25.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  27. 27.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) salt (d) door
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / much / help. / your / for / Thank / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / so / for / you / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / much / for / you / so
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / your / Thank / help. / so / much / you
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / so / for / much / your / help. / Thank
  37. 37.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) pen (d) umbrella
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / for / you / so / your / help. / Thank
  39. 39.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) water (c) door (d) phone
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May

Answer key

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

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