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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 857 · 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) Do (b) May (c) Am
  2. 2.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  6. 6.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  7. 7.Make a sentence: your / you / Thank / for / help. / so / much
  8. 8.☎️ What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) water (d) window
  9. 9.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / you / your / Thank / for
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: help. / so / much / for / your / you / Thank
  13. 13.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) salt (d) umbrella
  14. 14.🚪 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) water (d) window
  15. 15.🖊️ What is this? (a) salt (b) pen (c) help (d) water
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / so / your / for / you
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / Thank / you / much / so
  20. 20.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  21. 21.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) phone (d) help
  22. 22.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / for / much / you / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  26. 26.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) sorry (d) window
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / so / for / much / help.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  30. 30.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) umbrella (c) water (d) window
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / borrow / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / much / Thank / for / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / Thank / for / help. / you / much / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / Thank / help. / so / much / for / you

Answer key

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