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GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
Level: Teens Starter
Grammar: BE questions
1 Circle the correct option.
1 Are your eyes / Your eyes are blue?
2 Your house is/Is your house small?
3 What do you need to do to form a question?
_____ + ______ + .?
2 Choose the correct answer.
1 "Where _____ from?" "She's from Sweden."
a Anna is

b is Anna

c Anna

2 "Where _____?" "At the swimming pool."

a your are friends

b your friends are

c are your friends

3 "Gosh, ______ late?" "No, you're right on time."

a am I

b are you

c I am

4 "Who ______ of your school?" "It's Ms. Williams."

a the principal b is the principal

c the principal is

5 "Excuse me, ______?" "It's a new kind of computer memory card."

a what is

b what this is c what is this

6 "Tell the truth, Tim. _______?" "No. I know exactly where we are."
a Are we lost b We are lost c Are lost

3a Write the questions for the answers.

Is your name Abdul? Yes, my name is Abdul.
2 _________________? No, my mother isn't a teacher.
3 _________________? Yes, my friends are fun.

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4 _________________? Yes, I'm from Australia.

5 _________________? No, we aren't basketball players.
6 _________________? Yes, Im happy today.
3b Write five questions you'd like to ask your favorite athlete. Use the cues.
1 you / happy / with your season so far
example: Are you happy with your season so far?
2 your team mates / from Brazil __________?
3 the practice field / in good condition __________?
4 what / your best play ever __________ ?
5 where / most of your fans / from _________________?
6 your coach / easy to work with _________________?
7 who / best player / on your team __________________________?

4a Complete the chart with information from the photo. Then, write questions and answers.

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Andy

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Karen

Silvia

Paul

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Physical
description

nationality

age

relationship

occupation

Personality

Andy

Australian

20

son

medical
student

sociable but selfish

Karen

18

daughter

student at
Music
School

friendly but very shy

Silvia

56

wife

furniture
designer

nice but very strict

Paul

56

husband

engineer

generous but moody

1 Where ______________________________?
They are on the beach.
2 Where ____________________________from?
________________________.
3 How old _____________________________?
Shes 18.
4 How old ______________________________?
They are _______________.
5 _____________________________ boyfriend and girlfriend?
No, they are brother and sister.
6 What _______________________________________?
Hes an engineer.
7 What ____________________________________like?
Hes generous but moody.
8 __________________________________________?
Shes friendly but very shy.
9 Who _____________________________?

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Silvia is.
10 ________________________________?
Yes, they are both students: Andy is at a medical school and Karen is at a music school.

4b Make two questions using the physical description information. Ask your partner.
Example: Is Andy blond?
1 ______________________________________________________?
2 _______________________________________________________?
5a Make sentences about you, your friends and your family.
Example
I am _____. Im from_____. Im ______ years old. Im _____(e.g. tall), my hair is ____ and my
eyes are_____. Im _____ (e.g. happy/friendly/moody, etc).

5b Work with a partner. Ask each other personal questions using the information in 5a.
Example: Is your sister bossy?
6 Grammar & The World. Read the fact file and make 6 questions about this music band.

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Name of the band: Black Eyed Peas

Members: Will.i.am, Fergie, Apl.de.ap and Taboo
Nationalities: Will -Jamaican; Fergie-American; Taboo Mexican/Native American; Apl - Filipino

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Kind of music: hip hop

Most popular albums: Elephank, Monkey Business
Latest album: The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies) The Beginning
Bands characteristics: lively, energetic, glamorous

7a GRAMMAR BRIEF
Complete the grammar rule.
TO BE questions:
(Where)

AM
ARE
IS

____

you/____/____
___/he/_______

7b You can use BE to ask about:

USE
1 Names

Examples
Whats your name?
Are you Jill?

2 Nationalities
3 Age
4 Occupation
5 Place
5 Color
6 Personality
7 Feelings
8 Describing objects

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9 Describing a place

7c Copy the word that best represents each question word.

WHAT a mobile phone

here

WHERE

_____

a mobile phone

WHEN

_____

the blue one

WHO

_____

50

HOW

_____

US $50

WHICH
WHY

_____

Maria

______

HOW MANY
HOW MUCH

today

_____

because its fun

______

by bus

Scroll down to see the answer key

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Grammar worksheet Starter Level BE questions

ANSWER KEY
1
1 Are your eyes / Your eyes are blue?
2 Your house is/Is your house small?
3 To be + subject + (adjective, noun)? Reverse the order of the verb and subject.
2
1b 2c 3a 4b 5c 6a
3a
2 Is your mother a teacher?
3 Are your friends fun?
4 Are you from Australia?
5 Are you basketball players?
6 Are you happy today?
3b
2 Are your team mates from Brazil?
3 Is the practice field in good condition?
4 What is your best play ever?
5 Where are most of your fans from?
6 Is your coach easy to work with?
7 Who is the best player on your team?
4a
Physical

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description
brown hair,
light skin,
strong /
muscular,
blue shirt,
gray shorts
slim, long red
hair, green
top, blue
jeans
heavy, short
blond hair,
purple pants,
flowered top
gray hair,
heavy, striped
shirt, blue
jeans
1 Where are they?
2 Where are they from?
They are from Australia.
3 How old is Karen?
4 How old are Silvia and Paul?
They are 56.
5 Are Andy and Karen boyfriend and girlfriend?
6 What is Paul ['s job]?
Hes an engineer.
7 What is Paul like?
8 What is Karen like?
9 Who is a furniture designer?

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Silvia is.
10 Are Andy and Karen students?
Comentado [GM1]: Should be per students?

4b not sure
5a / 5b per students
6
example questions
What is the name of the band? What are the names of the members? Where is ____ from? What
kind of music is it? What are their most popular albums? What is [the name of] the band's latest
album? What is the band like?

7a
(Where)
IS

ARE
she/he/_it

I/you/we/they

7b
USE
1 Names

Examples
Whats your name?
Are you Jill?

2 Nationalities

Where are you from?

What is your nationality?

3 Age

How old are you?

4 Occupation

What is your job? What are you?

5 Place

Where is your house?

5 Color

What color are his eyes?

6 Personality

What is she like?

7 Feelings

Are you happy?

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8 Describing objects

What is it like?

9 Describing a place

Is Paris beautiful? What is it like?

7c
WHERE

here

WHEN

today

WHO

Maria

HOW

fine, thanks

WHICH
WHY

the blue one

because its fun

HOW MANY
HOW MUCH

50
US$50

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