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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 931 · 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: for / help. / so / Thank / much / you / your
  2. 2.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  3. 3.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  5. 5.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) umbrella (c) sorry (d) window
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) Are (c) May
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  8. 8.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  9. 9.Make a sentence: so / help. / much / you / for / your / Thank
  10. 10.Make a sentence: your / much / help. / you / Thank / so / for
  11. 11.🪟 What is this? (a) book (b) help (c) window (d) water
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  13. 13.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) umbrella (d) help
  14. 14.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  15. 15.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  16. 16.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.☂️ What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) umbrella (d) door
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / your / borrow / pen? / I
  20. 20.Make a sentence: so / Thank / much / for / you / help. / your
  21. 21.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) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) window (d) help
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  26. 26.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / borrow / May
  28. 28.🆘 What is this? (a) window (b) salt (c) help (d) door
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  30. 30.Make a sentence: help. / much / your / for / Thank / you / so
  31. 31.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / Thank / so / you / much
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / I / May
  34. 34.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / you / your / so / help.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / pen? / May
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / so / much / help. / Thank / your / for
  38. 38.📕 What is this? (a) sorry (b) please (c) book (d) pen
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / pen? / borrow / I / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I

Answer key

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

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