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

Answer key

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

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