← Polite requests lesson New set →

Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 813 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

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

Free spoken english lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/spoken-english