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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 914 · 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.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  5. 5.Make a sentence: you / so / your / Thank / for / help. / much
  6. 6.Make a sentence: Thank / your / help. / much / so / you / for
  7. 7.Make a sentence: much / so / your / help. / you / Thank / for
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  9. 9.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) help
  10. 10.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  12. 12.📕 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) window (d) please
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / your / for / help. / much / Thank / so
  15. 15.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) umbrella (d) help
  16. 16.🚪 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) salt (d) umbrella
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / help. / much / your / you
  18. 18.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / your / Thank / much / for
  20. 20.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  21. 21.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  22. 22.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  23. 23.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / much / for / help. / so / your / Thank
  25. 25.🖊️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) door (d) phone
  26. 26.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: you / for / your / much / help. / Thank / so
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / for / much / help. / you / Thank / your
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / your / pen?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Thank / much / help. / you / for / so / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: you / your / much / for / Thank / so / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / your / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / Thank / for / so / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your

Answer key

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

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