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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 845 · 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) May (c) Do
  2. 2.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / for / you / your / much
  3. 3.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) phone (c) salt (d) please
  7. 7.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  8. 8.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / your / so / help. / much
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  10. 10.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  13. 13.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  17. 17.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.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: Thank / for / help. / your / so / you / much
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.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?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  23. 23.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) door (c) sorry (d) please
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / Thank / much / for / help. / so / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / for / you / Thank / much / your / help.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  28. 28.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) umbrella (d) door
  29. 29.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) water (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / much / so / for / Thank
  31. 31.🪟 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) window (d) book
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  35. 35.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) phone (c) water (d) door
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / for / your / Thank / help. / so / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / pen? / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your

Answer key

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

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