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Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 579 · 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) lend (b) borrowing (c) borrow
  2. 2.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lend (b) lending (c) borrow
  3. 3.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) of (c) for
  4. 4.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  5. 5.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / pen? / May / I / borrow
  7. 7.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: borrow / May / your / I / pen?
  9. 9.___ you help me, please? (a) May (b) Could (c) Are
  10. 10.🚰 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) water (d) sorry
  11. 11.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) sorry (b) welcome (c) please
  12. 12.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  13. 13.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) Am (c) May
  14. 14.🪟 What is this? (a) water (b) phone (c) window (d) please
  15. 15.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) salt (d) help
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I have some water, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / your / pen? / May / borrow
  18. 18.Make a sentence: your / I / pen? / borrow / May
  19. 19.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  20. 20.🖊️ What is this? (a) water (b) salt (c) book (d) pen
  21. 21.🚪 What is this? (a) water (b) window (c) sorry (d) door
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / for / you / your / so
  24. 24.Make a sentence: for / so / much / Thank / your / you / help.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: your / for / much / so / you / help. / Thank
  26. 26.☎️ What is this? (a) window (b) pen (c) help (d) phone
  27. 27.Make a sentence: help. / your / you / Thank / for / much / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / Thank / for / you / much
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  30. 30.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) welcome (b) sorry (c) please
  31. 31.🙏 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) salt (d) door
  32. 32.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: May / pen? / your / I / borrow
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / your / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / May / pen? / your / borrow
  36. 36.🧂 What is this? (a) salt (b) phone (c) help (d) please
  37. 37.📕 What is this? (a) book (b) please (c) window (d) help
  38. 38.Make a sentence: help. / you / so / Thank / for / much / your
  39. 39.🆘 What is this? (a) pen (b) help (c) phone (d) umbrella
  40. 40.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) sorry (c) welcome

Answer key

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

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