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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 999 · 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) welcome (c) please
  2. 2.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: you / for / your / help. / so / much / Thank
  4. 4.Make a sentence: borrow / I / May / your / pen?
  5. 5.🚪 What is this? (a) book (b) door (c) water (d) help
  6. 6.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  7. 7.Make a sentence: May / your / I / pen? / borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / pen? / May / your / borrow
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) May I have some water, please?
  10. 10.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrow (b) borrowing (c) lend
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: help. / you / Thank / your / so / much / for
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) Could (c) May
  15. 15.🚰 What is this? (a) water (b) door (c) sorry (d) umbrella
  16. 16.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) water (c) help (d) salt
  17. 17.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  18. 18.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome
  19. 19.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  20. 20.Make a sentence: much / your / help. / you / so / Thank / for
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Thank / you / for / so / your / much / help.
  22. 22.🧂 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) pen (d) salt
  23. 23.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / your / May
  24. 24.Make a sentence: May / I / borrow / pen? / your
  25. 25.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: your / borrow / I / pen? / May
  27. 27.📕 What is this? (a) please (b) help (c) salt (d) book
  28. 28.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  29. 29.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) window (c) help (d) book
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  31. 31.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / borrow / I
  32. 32.☎️ What is this? (a) book (b) phone (c) help (d) sorry
  33. 33.Make a sentence: borrow / May / I / pen? / your
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / for / so / you / Thank / help. / much
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / I / your
  36. 36.Make a sentence: May / I / your / pen? / borrow
  37. 37.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) salt (c) help (d) sorry
  38. 38.🙏 What is this? (a) window (b) please (c) phone (d) salt
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: borrow / I / pen? / May / your

Answer key

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

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