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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 907 · 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 / I / pen? / your / May
  2. 2.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  5. 5.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  7. 7.😔 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) pen (d) sorry
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / much / you / help. / for / Thank / so
  9. 9.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: so / much / you / Thank / for / help. / your
  12. 12.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / for / Thank / you / help. / so / much
  14. 14.☂️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) umbrella (c) book (d) please
  15. 15.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  16. 16.🙏 What is this? (a) please (b) window (c) help (d) sorry
  17. 17.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) phone (d) sorry
  18. 18.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  20. 20.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) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  22. 22.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / much / Thank / you / so
  26. 26.Make a sentence: so / you / much / help. / your / for / Thank
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  30. 30.🖊️ What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) pen (d) door
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  32. 32.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) phone (d) salt
  33. 33.🆘 What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) help (d) umbrella
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  35. 35.📕 What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) window (d) umbrella
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / much / for / Thank / your / you / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / help. / you / so / for / your / Thank
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / for / much / Thank / your
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / for / much / Thank / your / you / help.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / Thank / you / your / so / much / help.

Answer key

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

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