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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 896 · 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: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  5. 5.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) phone (d) window
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  7. 7.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) salt (c) book (d) help
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / Thank / you / help. / much / for / so
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  11. 11.☂️ What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) book (d) umbrella
  12. 12.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / your / for / so / much / you
  13. 13.🧂 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) salt (c) water (d) please
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  16. 16.🙏 What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) water (d) please
  17. 17.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  18. 18.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / borrow / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / borrow / May / your / pen?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  23. 23.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) help (d) pen
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / I / May
  25. 25.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  26. 26.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) book (c) please (d) sorry
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / much / for / help. / you
  29. 29.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  30. 30.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / I / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / for / help. / your / you / Thank / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  39. 39.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) help (d) window
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / May / your / I / borrow

Answer key

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

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