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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 970 · 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.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: you / your / Thank / for / so / help. / much
  4. 4.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  5. 5.🧂 What is this? (a) water (b) sorry (c) salt (d) book
  6. 6.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) borrow (c) lend
  7. 7.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / your / I
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  10. 10.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / for / much / help. / you / Thank / so
  14. 14.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  15. 15.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 have some water, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Thank / for / your / you / much / so / help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: for / much / so / your / you / Thank / help.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: so / your / for / Thank / help. / you / much
  22. 22.Make a sentence: so / help. / your / you / much / Thank / for
  23. 23.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) book (d) sorry
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / your / pen? / borrow / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / so / your / much / for / you
  26. 26.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 have some water, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  28. 28.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) please (c) door (d) phone
  29. 29.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  30. 30.🚰 What is this? (a) salt (b) water (c) sorry (d) please
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / pen? / borrow / May / your
  32. 32.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) salt (c) help (d) door
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / I / May / pen? / borrow
  35. 35.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  36. 36.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  37. 37.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / your / for / much / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: your / help. / for / Thank / much / so / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: borrow / I / your / pen? / May
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / your / so / much / for

Answer key

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

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