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