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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 975 · 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) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / May / I
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  5. 5.🆘 What is this? (a) water (b) help (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  7. 7.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  10. 10.🚰 What is this? (a) phone (b) umbrella (c) door (d) water
  11. 11.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?
  12. 12.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / Thank / much / so / for / help. / you
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / your / so / Thank / for / help. / much
  15. 15.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  16. 16.Make a sentence: much / for / Thank / your / so / you / help.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / much / your / you / for
  18. 18.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  19. 19.🧂 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) help (d) salt
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  21. 21.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / your / May / pen? / I
  24. 24.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) pen (c) salt (d) please
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / I / your / May / borrow
  26. 26.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) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: so / for / help. / much / Thank / your / you
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / for / your / help. / so
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Thank / so / your / help. / for / you / much
  30. 30.Make a sentence: so / help. / you / much / Thank / your / for
  31. 31.🪟 What is this? (a) help (b) window (c) sorry (d) door
  32. 32.Make a sentence: help. / so / you / much / for / Thank / your
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / help. / for / Thank / so / your / much
  34. 34.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  35. 35.Make a sentence: May / I / pen? / borrow / your
  36. 36.🙏 What is this? (a) door (b) please (c) book (d) sorry
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / so / for / much / your / you / help.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: so / your / you / for / Thank / much / help.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: so / Thank / help. / for / much / you / your
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / your / you / Thank / much

Answer key

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

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