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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 849 · 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.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  2. 2.Make a sentence: you / help. / Thank / so / your / much / for
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / so / for / Thank / much / you / your
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / pen? / May
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  7. 7.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) book (d) salt
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  10. 10.🖊️ What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) salt (d) pen
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / much / so / for / your / help. / Thank
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / so / you / much / help.
  14. 14.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  15. 15.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) May I borrow your pen?
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / borrow / I
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  19. 19.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  21. 21.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) water (d) help
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) please (d) help
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / much / you / for / help.
  25. 25.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Am (c) Do
  26. 26.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  27. 27.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) please (d) phone
  28. 28.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) help (c) water (d) book
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  30. 30.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  31. 31.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  32. 32.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) pen (d) help
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / you / Thank / much / help. / so / for
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / you / Thank / so / help. / for / much
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / for / help. / so / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / borrow / May
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / your / you / help. / for / Thank / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / for / so / help. / you

Answer key

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

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