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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 822 · 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: Thank / help. / so / much / for / your / you
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  5. 5.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  6. 6.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) please (d) help
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / for / much / so / help. / your / Thank
  13. 13.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  14. 14.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  16. 16.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) sorry (d) book
  17. 17.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  19. 19.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) sorry (d) window
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / Thank / your / help. / you / for / so
  21. 21.🧂 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) phone (d) book
  22. 22.☎️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) please (d) phone
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  24. 24.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  25. 25.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) please (c) pen (d) salt
  26. 26.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: much / so / you / help. / for / Thank / your
  29. 29.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  31. 31.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  32. 32.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) book (d) window
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: so / for / you / your / help. / Thank / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Thank / for / so / you / much / help. / your
  37. 37.Make a sentence: help. / for / your / you / Thank / much / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / much / you / your / help.
  39. 39.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  40. 40.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could

Answer key

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

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