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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 757 · 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 come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  2. 2.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / your / May
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  5. 5.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) water
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / your / for / Thank / you
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / so / your / for / Thank / help. / much
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / you / for / your / Thank
  12. 12.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  13. 13.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / much / so / Thank / for / your / help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / so / Thank / for / much
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / Thank / your / much / help. / for / so
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  18. 18.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) salt (d) water
  19. 19.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  20. 20.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  21. 21.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) window (c) please (d) phone
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / Thank / so / much / you
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / you / help. / much / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / borrow / your
  27. 27.🖊️ What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) window (d) salt
  28. 28.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) sorry (d) pen
  29. 29.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  30. 30.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  31. 31.🚪 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) door (d) umbrella
  32. 32.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) window (d) umbrella
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / so / you / help. / for / Thank / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / so / help. / you / for
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  36. 36.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: for / help. / you / your / so / Thank / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / you / much / so / your / help. / Thank
  39. 39.Make a sentence: for / much / so / your / help. / Thank / you
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / your / much / Thank / you

Answer key

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

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