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Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 899 · 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.”

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

Answer key

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

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