Asking for Permission ESL Games, Activities and Worksheets
May I...?

ESL May I Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Communicative Practice
In this free asking for permission speaking activity, students practice asking for, giving and refusing permission using cards as prompts. On one side of the card is a permission prompt and on...
Picture This

ESL Asking for Permission Game - Speaking: Drawing Pictures, Guessing, Forming Questions - Pair Work
In this creative asking for permission game, students draw pictures of situations where people ask for permission and a partner tries to guess the 'Can I...?' question for each one. First, in two groups, students...
Can I...?

ESL Can I Game - Speaking: Matching Questions and Answers - Group Work
In this engaging asking for permission game, students ask permission to do different things using 'Can I...?' and race to find the person who gives permission. Each card contains three 'Can I...?' questions that ask for permission and nine replies...
Can I... yes or no?

ESL Modals of Permission Game - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Guessing, Communicative Practice - Pair Work
In this fun modal verbs of permission game, students ask for permission to do various things and guess whether their partner is going to grant or refuse permission. This game helps students...
Perfect Partners

ESL Asking for Permission Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Communicative Practice
In this communicative asking for permission activity, students practice asking for, giving and refusing permission. Students imagine that they are going to try to find their perfect partner by asking, giving...
Asking for Permission Board Game

ESL Asking for Permission Board Game - Speaking: Forming Questions - Group Work
This free asking for permission board game helps students practice asking for, granting and refusing permission using a variety of phrases. In groups, players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board. When a player lands...
Do you mind if I...?

ESL Asking for Permission Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Communicative Practice
Here is a communicative asking for permission activity to help students practice asking for permission with 'Do you mind if I...?' and responding by either granting or refusing permission. Students go...
12 Ways to Ask Permission

ESL Asking for Permission Game - Speaking: Gap-fill, Guessing - Pair Work
In this enjoyable asking for permission game, students practice 12 ways to ask permission by guessing missing words in questions. In pairs, one student begins by guessing the missing words in the first question that asks for permission. Their partner...
Is it alright if I connect four?

ESL Asking for Permission Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Forming Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work
In this useful asking for permission game, students play Connect Four by using common phrases to form questions that ask for permission. To begin, the first player chooses a square. The other player...
Permission Granted!

ESL Asking for Permission Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Writing Sentences, Word Completion - Speaking Activity - Pair Work
Here is a productive asking for permission worksheet to help students practice language for asking, granting and refusing permission. First, students use polite...
Permission to Play

ESL Asking for Permission Games - Vocabulary: Miming, Guessing, Matching - Pair Work
Here are two entertaining asking for permission games to help students practice a variety of common phrases that ask for permission. In pairs, students begin by playing a miming game where they...
Would it be alright if I...?

ESL Asking for Permission Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Gap-fill, Categorising, Forming Questions and Answers, Rewriting Sentences - Speaking Activity - Pair Work
In this comprehensive asking for permission worksheet, students practice phrases for asking, giving and refusing permission. First, students read two...