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