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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 804 · 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: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  4. 4.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  5. 5.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) pen (c) help (d) door
  6. 6.Make a sentence: for / you / your / so / Thank / much / help.
  7. 7.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) sorry (d) water
  8. 8.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  10. 10.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  11. 11.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  15. 15.Make a sentence: so / much / your / you / Thank / for / help.
  16. 16.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  18. 18.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / your / you / much / Thank / for / help.
  21. 21.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  22. 22.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) phone (d) door
  23. 23.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  24. 24.😔 What is this? (a) pen (b) door (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / your / you / so / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / so / your / Thank / you / for / much
  33. 33.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) book (d) water
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / you / Thank / help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / for / your / so / much / you
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / your / you / help. / much
  38. 38.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) please (d) door
  39. 39.🖊️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) umbrella (d) pen
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / so / Thank / for / much

Answer key

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

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