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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 968 · 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 ___ helping me. (a) of (b) to (c) for
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  3. 3.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / May / I
  4. 4.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  5. 5.🙏 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) help (d) please
  6. 6.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  7. 7.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lending (c) lend
  8. 8.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  9. 9.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) Thank you so much for your help.
  10. 10.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / borrow / your
  13. 13.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / your / May
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  19. 19.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) May I have some water, please?
  20. 20.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) Could you open the door, please?
  21. 21.😔 What is this? (a) sorry (b) water (c) please (d) help
  22. 22.🪟 What is this? (a) umbrella (b) phone (c) door (d) window
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: pen? / May / I / your / borrow
  25. 25.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  26. 26.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / for / much / Thank / so
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / May / pen?
  29. 29.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) help (c) please (d) umbrella
  30. 30.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: for / so / you / much / Thank / your / help.
  32. 32.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) salt (c) help (d) water
  33. 33.Make a sentence: so / much / your / Thank / you / help. / for
  34. 34.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) door (d) umbrella
  35. 35.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / for / your / Thank / help. / much / so
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / much / your / help. / for
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / Thank / much / you / so
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / your / help. / Thank / much / for / so

Answer key

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

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