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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 843 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / your / you / so / Thank
  6. 6.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) please
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  9. 9.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: much / so / for / Thank / help. / you / your
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  13. 13.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / pen? / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / help. / so / you / your
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / help. / your / so / for / Thank / much
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  21. 21.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) please
  22. 22.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  26. 26.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) sorry (d) please
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / for / much / your / help. / you / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow
  30. 30.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) please (d) water
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / Thank / your / much / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / much / you / so / Thank
  33. 33.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  34. 34.Make a sentence: for / you / help. / your / Thank / much / so
  35. 35.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / your / much / for / so
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / help. / your / for / you

Answer key

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

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