Super Simple Grammar

Yes/No Questions
with Be
1 Picture Dictionary 2

2 Are you...? 3

3 Is he...? 4

4 Is she...? 5

5 Are they...? 6

7 Is the student...? 7

8 Are the students...? 8

9 Quiz 9

Answer Key 10

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1 Picture Dictionary

happy sad hungry thirsty

tired cold hot angry

sick healthy at home at school

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2 Are you...?

Ex hot?
Are you                

1 Are you                

2 Are you                

3 Are you                

4      you              

5      you              

6      you              

7                          

8                          

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3 Is he...?

Ex hungry?
Is he                  

1 Is he                  

2 Is he                  

3 Is he                  

4      he              

5      he              

6      he              

7                          

8                          

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4 Is she...?

Ex at home?
Is she                  

1 Is she                  

2 Is she                  

3 Is she                  

4      she              

5      she              

6      she              

7                          

8                          

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5 Are they...?

Ex thirsty?
Are they                

1 Are they                

2 Are they                

3 Are they                

4      they             

5      they             

6      they             

7                         

8                         

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6 Is the student...?

Ex happy?
Is the student                   

1 Is the student                   

2 Is the student                   

3 Is the student                   

4      the student                   

5      the student               

6      the student               

7                          

8                          

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7 Are the students...?

Ex at home?
Are the students               

1 Are the students               

2 Are the students               

3 Are the students               

4      the students              

5      the students              

6      the students              

7                      

8                      

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8 Quiz
Write a sentence for each picture.

Ex Are you                 

     tired?

1      he                 

2      she                 

3      they                 

4      the student               

5      the students              

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Answer Key
Lesson Description: Level: Beg

In this lesson, students practice forming yes/no Time: 1–2 hours

questions in the simple present tense with the Be verb
using subject pronouns and nouns. They also learn
common vocabulary used with the Be verb.
Tags: 
is, are, grammar, adjectives, happy, sad, hungry,
thirsty, tired, cold, hot, angry, sick, healthy,
home, school, simple present, present, be, be
verb, super simple grammar

2   Are you...? 4   Is she...?

1. Are you happy? 1. Is she healthy?

2. Are you healthy? 2. Is she cold?
3. Are you thirsty? 3. Is she angry?
4. Are you at home? 4. Is she hungry?
5. Are you hungry? 5. Is she at school?
6. Are you tired? 6. Is she tired?
7. Are you cold? 7. Is she thirsty?
8. Are you sick? 8. Is she sad?

3   Is he...? 5   Are they...?

1. Is he sad? 1. Are they at school?

2. Is he angry? 2. Are they hot?
3. Is he sick? 3. Are they sick?
4. Is he hot? 4. Are they tired?
5. Is he at school? 5. Are they sad?
6. Is he thirsty? 6. Are they hungry?
7. Is he tired? 7. Are they cold?
8. Is he happy? 8. Are they angry?

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Answer Key cont.

6   Is the student...? 8  Quiz

1. Is the student at home? 1. Is he at home?

2. Is the student angry? 2. Is she healthy?
3. Is the student cold? 3. Are they angry?
4. Is the student sad? 4. Is the student at school?
5. Is the student at school? 5. Are the students hungry?
6. Is the student healthy?
7. Is the student thirsty?
8. Is the student hot?
Editor’s Notes:

Depending on the level of your students, this

7   Are the students...? lesson can be broken up (by doing one page per
day, for example) or completed all at once.

1. Are the students happy? You could follow up by asking students questions
2. Are the students tired? that begin with the Be verb and having them
3. Are the students cold? respond with a short answer in the affirmative.
4. Are the students sad? (E.g., Teacher asks, Are you happy? Student
5. Are the students thirsty? replies, Yes, I am.) You can also introduce short
6. Are the students sick? negative answers. (E.g., No, I’m not, No, the
7. Are the students healthy? student isn’t, etc.)
8. Are the students hungry?
For grammar presentation notes and further
practice with yes/no questions with the Be verb,
see our Grammar Practice Worksheet:
https://esllibrary.com/courses/88/lessons/2678.

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