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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 890 · 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.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) pen (d) sorry
  3. 3.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) please (d) salt
  4. 4.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Are (c) Could
  5. 5.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / you / for / help. / your
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  8. 8.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) window (c) please (d) pen
  9. 9.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) help (d) pen
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) umbrella (d) please
  13. 13.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) Could you open the door, please?
  14. 14.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / you / so / your / for / help. / Thank
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / help. / Thank / your / much / for / you
  18. 18.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / you / for / your / Thank
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / I / your
  20. 20.🚪 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) book (c) door (d) sorry
  21. 21.☎️ What is this? (a) please (b) phone (c) sorry (d) window
  22. 22.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  23. 23.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  24. 24.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  27. 27.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) sorry (c) pen (d) book
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / Thank / your / you / much
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / pen? / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / your / May / borrow / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / for / help. / you / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: for / so / your / you / much / Thank / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / so / much / your / Thank / help. / for
  35. 35.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / so / your / help. / for / Thank / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  39. 39.🚰 What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / so / for / much / you / help. / Thank

Answer key

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

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