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Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 1 · 40 questions
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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.”

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

Answer key

  1. borrow
  2. sorry
  3. May I borrow your pen?
  4. door
  5. May
  6. May I borrow your pen?
  7. lend
  8. May I borrow your pen?
  9. May I borrow your pen?
  10. Could
  11. May I have some water, please?
  12. May I borrow your pen?
  13. for
  14. Thank you so much for your help.
  15. Could you open the door, please?
  16. Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  17. Thank you so much for your help.
  18. May I borrow your pen?
  19. May I borrow your pen?
  20. Thank you so much for your help.
  21. May I borrow your pen?
  22. Thank you so much for your help.
  23. May I borrow your pen?
  24. Thank you so much for your help.
  25. May I borrow your pen?
  26. pen
  27. May I borrow your pen?
  28. Thank you so much for your help.
  29. Thank you so much for your help.
  30. sorry
  31. Can you pass me the salt, please?
  32. Thank you so much for your help.
  33. book
  34. salt
  35. Thank you so much for your help.
  36. May I borrow your pen?
  37. Thank you so much for your help.
  38. welcome
  39. Thank you so much for your help.
  40. May I borrow your pen?

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