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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 900 · 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 / May / pen? / borrow / your
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / I / May / your
  4. 4.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) water (d) phone
  5. 5.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / May / your / pen? / borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / you / so / Thank / for / much / help.
  9. 9.🚪 What is this? (a) window (b) sorry (c) door (d) salt
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  12. 12.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?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / Thank / so / your
  14. 14.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  15. 15.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  17. 17.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  18. 18.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / your / you / much / help. / Thank / for
  22. 22.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?
  23. 23.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) sorry (d) phone
  24. 24.Make a sentence: help. / much / so / Thank / your / you / for
  25. 25.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) sorry (d) phone
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  28. 28.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / your / much / for / Thank
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  31. 31.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) door (c) water (d) pen
  32. 32.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / much / your / Thank / for
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / so / much / help. / for / your / you
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / much / you / for / Thank / help. / so
  35. 35.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) window (c) sorry (d) door
  36. 36.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / for / you / help. / so / your / Thank
  38. 38.😔 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) window (d) sorry
  39. 39.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / I / pen?

Answer key

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

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