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