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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 989 · 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) May (b) Am (c) Do
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / May / borrow / pen? / I
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  4. 4.Make a sentence: much / so / your / help. / you / Thank / for
  5. 5.🙏 What is this? (a) sorry (b) door (c) please (d) book
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  7. 7.🚰 What is this? (a) help (b) door (c) water (d) pen
  8. 8.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  9. 9.Make a sentence: your / pen? / borrow / May / I
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  11. 11.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: you / your / for / Thank / help. / much / so
  14. 14.Make a sentence: you / your / so / for / much / Thank / help.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / your / so / much / for / you
  19. 19.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  20. 20.🆘 What is this? (a) help (b) book (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  21. 21.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  22. 22.Make a sentence: much / you / Thank / help. / your / so / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: so / much / you / Thank / for / help. / your
  24. 24.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) help (d) umbrella
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / help. / much / so / for / your / Thank
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  28. 28.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  29. 29.Make a sentence: so / much / you / your / Thank / help. / for
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / May / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / your / for / so / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / pen? / I / your / borrow
  34. 34.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) sorry (c) water (d) help
  35. 35.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I have some water, please?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: much / so / help. / your / Thank / for / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / for / you / Thank / so
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / for / you / help. / so
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / you / help. / Thank / so / much / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / borrow / your / May / pen?

Answer key

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

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