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Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 679 · 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.☂️ What is this? (a) please (b) umbrella (c) book (d) sorry
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  3. 3.___ you help me, please? (a) Could (b) May (c) Are
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Can you pass me the salt, please? (b) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: pen? / May / borrow / I / your
  6. 6.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) to (b) for (c) of
  7. 7.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) May (b) Do (c) Am
  8. 8.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) Can you pass me the salt, please? (c) Could you open the door, please?
  10. 10.Can you ___ me your book? (a) lending (b) lend (c) borrow
  11. 11.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  12. 12.Make a sentence: May / borrow / I / pen? / your
  13. 13.Make a sentence: your / borrow / May / pen? / I
  14. 14.🚪 What is this? (a) please (b) door (c) book (d) window
  15. 15.☎️ What is this? (a) phone (b) book (c) water (d) window
  16. 16.Make a sentence: borrow / your / pen? / I / May
  17. 17.Make a sentence: much / help. / Thank / you / your / so / for
  18. 18.Make a sentence: help. / you / much / for / Thank / so / your
  19. 19.😔 What is this? (a) phone (b) help (c) water (d) sorry
  20. 20.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / your / May / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: borrow / May / pen? / I / your
  22. 22.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) May I borrow your pen? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: your / for / help. / you / so / much / Thank
  24. 24.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.
  25. 25.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  26. 26.🖊️ What is this? (a) pen (b) sorry (c) door (d) book
  27. 27.Make a sentence: your / for / you / help. / Thank / much / so
  28. 28.Make a sentence: so / much / your / for / Thank / help. / you
  29. 29.Make a sentence: for / much / help. / so / your / you / Thank
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / I / May / borrow / pen?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: borrow / your / I / May / pen?
  32. 32.🪟 What is this? (a) salt (b) book (c) window (d) umbrella
  33. 33.Make a sentence: help. / much / you / for / Thank / your / so
  34. 34.Make a sentence: your / May / pen? / I / borrow
  35. 35.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?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / for / Thank / you / much
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Thank / much / so / help. / for / your / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: pen? / your / May / I / borrow
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Thank / help. / much / for / you / so / your
  40. 40.🙏 What is this? (a) phone (b) door (c) water (d) please

Answer key

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

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