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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 953 · 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.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  2. 2.Make a sentence: pen? / your / borrow / May / I
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: help. / your / so / Thank / you / for / much
  5. 5.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  6. 6.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / help. / much / for / so
  9. 9.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  10. 10.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  11. 11.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  12. 12.🖊️ What is this? (a) door (b) pen (c) sorry (d) phone
  13. 13.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  15. 15.Make a sentence: pen? / I / May / borrow / your
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / you / so / Thank / for
  17. 17.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  19. 19.Make a sentence: so / much / help. / your / you / Thank / for
  20. 20.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) pen (d) water
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  22. 22.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) please (c) sorry (d) pen
  23. 23.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / I / borrow
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  25. 25.Make a sentence: for / your / much / Thank / so / you / help.
  26. 26.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  27. 27.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / so / Thank / you / your
  28. 28.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  29. 29.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / I / pen?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / for / much / your / Thank / you / so
  33. 33.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  34. 34.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) window (d) salt
  35. 35.😔 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) sorry (d) pen
  36. 36.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your
  37. 37.🧂 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) salt (d) sorry
  38. 38.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / for / so / much / Thank / you / help.

Answer key

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

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