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