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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 793 · 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 / borrow / pen? / your / May
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  3. 3.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  4. 4.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / you / for / your / help.
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  8. 8.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  11. 11.😔 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) phone (d) book
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: for / you / so / help. / much / Thank / your
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  15. 15.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  16. 16.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) window
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / much / you / Thank / so
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / much / so / Thank / you
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  20. 20.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) help (d) window
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / help. / so / your / you / Thank / for
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.🚪 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) water (d) umbrella
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / much / you / so / help. / Thank / your
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  32. 32.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) pen (c) window (d) salt
  33. 33.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) salt (d) umbrella
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / I / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / so / your / help. / for / much / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  38. 38.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) water
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / much / you / for / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?

Answer key

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

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