A. Match the main clauses to the correct question tags.

1   It’s six o’clock,

2   Paula speaks Spanish,

3   It wasn’t raining hard,

4   I’m the winner,

5   You won’t tell Sam,

6   They’ve been to New York,

7   Everybody likes music,

8   There is no news yet,

9   You’ve got a cat,

10   That can’t be right,

a   aren’t I?

b   haven’t you?

c   doesn’t she?

d   was it?

e   haven’t they?

f   is there?

g   can it?

h   isn’t it?

 don’t they?

j   will you?

Answers

1 h   2 c   3 4 a   5 j   6 e   7 I   8 f   9 b   10 g

B. Underline the correct option, then complete the answers.

1    A: New York is the capital of America, is it / isn’t it?

      B: No, it isn’t. It’s ……Washington…… .

2    A: Napoleon wasn’t Italian, was he / wasn’t he?

      B: No, he wasn’t. He was …………………………. .

3    A: The 2008 Olympics were in Greece, wasn’t they / weren’t they?

      B: No, they weren’t. They were in …………………………. .

4    A: Martina Navratilova didn’t play football, did she / didn’t she?

      B: No, she didn’t. She played …………………………. .

5    A: There are 31 days in June, are there / aren’t there?

      B: No, there aren’t. There are …………………………. days.

6    A: We should sleep four hours a night, should we / shouldn’t we?

      B: No, we shouldn’t. …………………………. hours is better.

7    A: A ‘dozen’ isn’t eleven, is it / isn’t it?

      B: No, it isn’t. A dozen is …………………………. .

8    A: In Germany you must drive on the left, must you / mustn’t you?

      B: No, on the …………………………. .

Answers

2 was he; French   3 weren’t they; China

4 did she; tennis   5 aren’t there; 30

6 shouldn’t we; Eight   7 is it; twelve

8 mustn’t you; right

C. Complete the questions with the correct question tags.

 You don’t know the way to planet Zog, ……do you……?

 Dad has been making dinner, ………………….?

 We started a bit early this year, ………………….?

 They’re real, ………………….?

Answers

2 hasn’t he   3 didn’t we   4 aren’t they

D. Complete the sentences.

1   ……It’s a nice…… day, isn’t it? I think I’ll go for a walk.

2   …………………… Terminator V, haven’t you? It’s a great film.

3   …………………… true, is it? I just can’t believe it.

4   …………………… chocolate, don’t you? Everyone does!

5   …………………… the right place, aren’t we? I hope we’re not lost!

6   …………………… to the party, can’t they? Their mum and dad said it was OK.

7   …………………… difficult, was it? I got 100%!

8   …………………… some milk in the fridge, isn’t there? Or do we need to buy some more?

Answers

Possible answers

2 You’ve seen   3 It isn’t   4 You like

5 We’re in   6 They can come

7 The test wasn’t   8 There’s

E. Rewrite the underlined replies to make them shorter and more natural.

Shelly:   Oliver, look – I’ve got green hair!

Oliver:   (1) I also have green hair. I just don’t know what went wrong.

Shelly:   (2) I too don’t know what went wrong. Dad will be angry when he finds out.

Oliver:   Yes and (3) Mum will be angry. She said it would be a mistake.

Shelly:   (4) Dad also said it would be a mistake. He hasn’t seen our hair yet.

Oliver:   And (5) Mum hasn’t seen it. I don’t want to show them!

Shelly:   (6) And I don’t want to show them either. Oh, I thought it was such a good idea at the time.

Oliver:   (7) I also thought it was a good idea. Our neighbours will laugh at us.

Shelly:   (8) Our friends will also laugh at us. Well, I’ve learned my lesson.

Oliver:   Yes, (9) I too have learned my lesson.

Shelly:   I will never buy that green grass shampoo again.

Oliver:   (10) And I will never do this again.

1   So have I. / Me too.

2   …………………………………

3   …………………………………

4   …………………………………

5   …………………………………

6   …………………………………

7   …………………………………

8   …………………………………

9   …………………………………

10   …………………………………

Answers

 Neither do I. / I don’t either. / Me neither

 so will Mum / Mum will too.

 So did Dad. / Dad did too.

 neither has Mum / Mum hasn’t either.

 Neither do I. / I don’t either. / Me neither.

 So did I. / I did too. / Me too.

 So will our friends. / Our friends will too.

 So have I. / I have too. / Me too

10   Neither will I. / I won’t either. / Me neither.

F. Circle the correct option.

Dentist:   You’re John, 1…… . Nice to meet you. This is your first time here, 2……

John:   Yes, I’ve just moved to this area. I really like it here.

Dentist:   3…… . It’s a lovely place. Now, your front tooth has been bad, 4……

John:   5…… . It hurts most when I drink hot or cold things.

Dentist:   Please sit down in the chair. Open your mouth, 6…… Hmm. I see.

John:   There isn’t a big problem, 7…… I’m not going to need an operation, 8……

Dentist:   Don’t worry! It’s not so bad. You don’t go to the dentist very often, 9……

John:   No, 10…… . I never have time.

Dentist:   11…… but our health is important! You should go to the dentist twice a year. Now, this won’t take long

John:   All right … It won’t hurt, 12……

1   a aren’t you?     b are you?     c do you?     d don’t you?

2   a does it?     b doesn’t it?     c is it?     d isn’t it?

3   a Neither do I.     b So do I.     c I do so.     d I don’t either.

4   a was it?     b hasn’t it?     c doesn’t it?     d has been it?

5   a Yes, it has.     b Yes, it did.     c Yes, it is.     d Yes, it had.

6   a do you?     b may you?     c might you?     d will you?

7   a is there?     b isn’t there?     c is it?     d isn’t it?

8   a need I?     b do I?     c am I?     d will I?

9   a do you?     b are you?     c don’t you?     d aren’t you?

10   a I didn’t.     b I don’t.     c I am not.     d I haven’t.

11   a So am I     b I neither     c So do I     d Neither do I

12   a does it?     b is it?     c will it?     d won’t it?

Answers

1 a   2 d   3 b   4 b   5 a   6 d   7 a   8 c   9 a   10 b   11 d   12 c

G. Write questions with question tags and short answers for each situation.

1    You find 100 euros in the street.

      Someone has lost it, haven’t they?   Yes, they have.

      I’m very lucky, aren’t I?   Yes, you are.

2    You wake up and your head feels very hot.

      ……………………………………………….

      ……………………………………………….

3    You go to school but everything is closed.

      ……………………………………………….

      ……………………………………………….

4    Your best friend phones you at 2.00 in the morning.

      ……………………………………………….

      ……………………………………………….

5    Your father says he needs a serious talk with you.

      ……………………………………………….

      ……………………………………………….

6    You win a holiday to Cuba.

      ……………………………………………….

      ……………………………………………….

Answers

Possible answers

 I’m not ill, am I?   Yes, you are.

 That’s strange, isn’t it?   Yes, it is.

 She’s got a problem, hasn’t she?   Yes, she has.

 I haven’t done anything wrong have I?   No, you haven’t

 It’ll be very hot there, won’t it?   No, it won’t.

H. Write questions for things you know about your friend but are not sure about.

1    Where he / she lives.

      You’re always lived in Milan, haven’t you?

2    His / her birthday.

      ……………………………………………….

3    What he / she likes.

      ……………………………………………….

4    His / her favourite food.

      ……………………………………………….

Now use your own ideas.

5    ……………………………………………….

6    ……………………………………………….

Answers

your own answers

I. Circle the correct option.

1   You’re a dentist, ……………

      a is he?     b are you?     c aren’t you?

2   We’ve got 32 teeth, ……………

      a do we?     b aren’t we?     c haven’t we?

3   Jack didn’t forget his toothbrush, ……………

      a did he?     b didn’t he?     c does he?

4   I’m next, doctor, ……………

      a am not I?     b I am?     c aren’t I?

5   Some animals …………… teeth, do they?

      a don’t have     b have got     c haven’t got

Answers

1 c   2 c   3 a   4 c   5 a

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