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