Yes/No questions
Form yes/no questions with be by putting am, is or are before the subject; Form other present simple questions with do or does, the subject and the base verb; Use do with I, you, we and they, and does with he, she and it; Use the auxiliary, not the main verb, in short answers; positive short answers with be are not contracted.
1. _____ your sister a doctor?
Multiple Choice20sAAmBIs✓CAreDDoes💡 Use is before the singular subject your sister.
2. Does he works at weekends? is a correct question.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 After does, use the base verb work.
3. _____ they live near here?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedDo💡 Use do to make a present simple question with they.
4. Choose the correct short answer: Does Mia drive?
Multiple Choice20sAYes, she drives.BYes, she does.✓CYes, she is.DYes, she do.💡 A short answer to a does question uses does.
5. Match each yes/no question with its correct short answer.
Matching30sAre you cold?→Yes, I am.Is the room ready?→No, it isn't.Do your parents cook?→Yes, they do.Does Leo sing?→No, he doesn't.💡 The auxiliary in each short answer matches the question and subject.
6. _____ I late?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedAm💡 A yes/no question with I and be starts with am.
7. Put the words in order to make a yes/no question.
Put in Order30s- 1.Do
- 2.your friends
- 3.play tennis?
💡 Use do before the plural subject and the base verb.
8. Choose the correct short answer: Are we early?
Multiple Choice20sANo, we don't.BNo, we're not.✓CNo, we isn't.DNo, not are.💡 A negative short answer with we and be can use we're not.
9. 'Yes, they're' is a correct short answer to 'Are the children ready?'
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 Positive short answers with be use the full form.
10. Does the shop _____ at eight?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedopen💡 Use the base verb after does.
11. Which question is grammatically correct?
Multiple Choice20sAIs your new phone expensive?✓BDoes your new phone expensive?CYour new phone is expensive?DAre your new phone expensive?💡 With be, put is before the singular subject.
12. Match each cue with the correctly formed question.
Matching30sI / tired→Am I tired?you / play chess→Do you play chess?she / at home→Is she at home?Tom / cook→Does Tom cook?💡 Use a form of be for descriptions and do or does for other verbs.
13. _____ your children like pasta?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedDo💡 Use do with the plural subject your children.
14. The correct positive short answer to Do you read every day? is Yes, I do.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Short answers with do repeat the auxiliary, not the main verb.
15. Complete the exchange: Does Karim speak Japanese?
Multiple Choice20sANo, he doesn't.✓BNo, he don't.CNo, he isn't.DNo, he not speaks.💡 A negative short answer to a does question uses doesn't.
16. Put the words in order to make a question with be.
Put in Order30s- 1.Is
- 2.your manager
- 3.friendly?
💡 Put is before the singular subject in a yes/no question.
17. _____ Anna and Kim at work today?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedAre💡 Use are with the plural subject Anna and Kim.
18. Which yes/no question matches the statement They work at night?
Multiple Choice20sADo they work at night?✓BDoes they work at night?CAre they work at night?DDo they works at night?💡 Use do, the subject and the base verb with they.
19. Does she have a bike? uses the correct form of have.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 The verb after does stays in the base form have.
20. Do you exercise before breakfast? No, I _____.
Fill the Gap20sAccepteddon't · do not💡 A negative short answer with I uses don't or do not.