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