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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 767 · 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: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: much / you / your / for / Thank / so / help.
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  5. 5.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) umbrella (d) help
  6. 6.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  10. 10.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  11. 11.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) book (d) phone
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  13. 13.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) salt (d) water
  14. 14.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / you / so / for / Thank
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  18. 18.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) window (c) door (d) book
  19. 19.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) pen (d) phone
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  21. 21.🚰 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) water (d) help
  22. 22.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  23. 23.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / Thank / you / your / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / Thank / so / you / for
  26. 26.🆘 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) help (c) salt (d) sorry
  27. 27.Make a sentence: much / help. / your / so / for / you / Thank
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / I / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / much / so / for / Thank
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / your / you / much / Thank
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / May / your / I
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / Thank / for / help. / much / your / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / help. / so / your / you

Answer key

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

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