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Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 139 · 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.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / your / I
  2. 2.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  3. 3.🚰 What is this? (a) door (b) water (c) book (d) please
  4. 4.Make a sentence: your / May / I / borrow / pen?
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.☂️ What is this? (a) umbrella (b) door (c) phone (d) window
  7. 7.Make a sentence: so / you / Thank / help. / for / your / much
  8. 8.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) lending
  9. 9.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) please (c) welcome
  10. 10.Make a sentence: for / help. / much / so / your / you / Thank
  11. 11.Make a sentence: your / May / I / pen? / borrow
  12. 12.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Am (b) May (c) Do
  14. 14.May I ___ your eraser? (a) lend (b) borrow (c) borrowing
  15. 15.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  16. 16.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  17. 17.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  18. 18.🆘 What is this? (a) phone (b) sorry (c) help (d) window
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / borrow / pen? / May / your
  20. 20.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) sorry (c) book (d) phone
  21. 21.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  22. 22.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Thank / for / you / much / your / help. / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Thank / you / much / so / help. / for / your
  25. 25.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  26. 26.🚪 What is this? (a) door (b) phone (c) pen (d) window
  27. 27.😔 What is this? (a) help (b) pen (c) umbrella (d) sorry
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / borrow / I
  29. 29.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) for (b) to (c) of
  30. 30.Make a sentence: May / borrow / pen? / your / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Thank / much / for / help. / so / your / you
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / your / borrow / May / pen?
  33. 33.🪟 What is this? (a) pen (b) book (c) help (d) window
  34. 34.Make a sentence: help. / Thank / so / for / much / you / your
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / pen? / your / May / borrow
  36. 36.Make a sentence: help. / you / your / so / Thank / much / for
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / borrow / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / your / you / help. / so / Thank / for
  39. 39.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: help. / your / for / you / so / Thank / much

Answer key

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

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