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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 898 · 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: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / your / May
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  7. 7.😔 What is this? (a) please (b) water (c) sorry (d) phone
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  12. 12.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / your / for / much / Thank
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / May / borrow
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / you / much / your / for / so
  16. 16.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) sorry (d) help
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  18. 18.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  19. 19.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / your / borrow
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / you / so / your / for / much
  24. 24.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?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / so / your / help. / you
  26. 26.🪟 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) pen (d) water
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  28. 28.🆘 What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) door (d) help
  29. 29.🧂 What is this? (a) help (b) salt (c) sorry (d) please
  30. 30.Make a sentence: for / your / help. / Thank / much / so / you
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / so / Thank / you / much / for / help.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / borrow / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / you / help. / so / much
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / borrow / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / you / so / your / Thank
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  38. 38.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) water (c) window (d) sorry
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / I / your / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / you / Thank / so / your

Answer key

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

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