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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 883 · 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.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / you / for / so / help.
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / so / for / help. / you
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / your / so / Thank / for
  15. 15.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) umbrella (d) salt
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  17. 17.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  20. 20.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / help. / you / Thank / so / for / much
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / help. / so / Thank / you / your / much
  26. 26.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / so / you / your / Thank / for / help.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / so / for / Thank / much
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  32. 32.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  33. 33.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / your / you / so / Thank
  34. 34.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) pen (d) window
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / your / you / for / help.
  36. 36.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) book (c) phone (d) help
  37. 37.🆘 What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) book (d) help
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May

Answer key

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

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