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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 997 · 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 am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  2. 2.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  3. 3.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  4. 4.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) Do (c) May
  5. 5.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) borrowing
  6. 6.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  7. 7.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  8. 8.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / May / borrow
  9. 9.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) umbrella (c) pen (d) book
  10. 10.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  11. 11.🖊️ What is this? (a) book (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) window
  12. 12.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / you / Thank / for / so
  13. 13.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  14. 14.Make a sentence: so / for / your / help. / Thank / much / you
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: for / Thank / your / you / so / help. / much
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  18. 18.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / for / so / Thank / much
  19. 19.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) water (c) please (d) door
  20. 20.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  21. 21.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) please (d) water
  22. 22.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) of (c) to
  23. 23.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  24. 24.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) borrow (c) lend
  25. 25.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) please (c) sorry (d) water
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / your / May / pen? / borrow
  27. 27.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  28. 28.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / I / May
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: so / you / help. / for / much / your / Thank
  32. 32.Make a sentence: you / so / your / help. / much / for / Thank
  33. 33.Make a sentence: much / your / you / for / Thank / so / help.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: you / for / so / help. / your / Thank / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: much / so / Thank / your / for / you / help.
  36. 36.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) pen (c) phone (d) please
  37. 37.Make a sentence: you / your / for / help. / so / Thank / much
  38. 38.Make a sentence: for / so / help. / Thank / your / you / much
  39. 39.Make a sentence: much / you / your / so / help. / Thank / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: your / you / much / for / help. / so / Thank

Answer key

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