1. Underline the correct words to complete the questions.
1 Where you are / are you / is you from?
2 Is he / He is / Are he married?
3 Are she / She is / Is she from London?
4 You are / You is / Are you here with your family?
5 Is you / Are you / You are Turkish?
6 What their names are / is their names / are their names?
7 Are Enzo / Is Enzo / Enzo is Spanish?
8 Is Joe and Mel / Joe and Mel are / Are Joe and Mel American?
Answer
2 Is he 3 Is she 4 Are you 5 Are you 6 are their names
7 Is Enzo 8 Are Joe and Mel
2. Complete each short answer with the correct form of be. Use contractions where possible. (Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.)
1 A Are you Indian?
B Yes, ……I am…… .
2 A Is David a good tennis player?
B No, …………………. .
3 A Are you and your brother here on holiday?
B No, …………………. .
4 A Is New York a friendly city?
B No, …………………. .
5 A Are you from Edinburgh?
B No, …………………. .
6 A Is Julia British?
B Yes, …………………. .
7 A Are your friends cool?
B Yes, …………………. .
8 A Are Alan and Sue here today?
B No, …………………. .
Answer
2 he isn’t / he’s not 3 we aren’t / we’re not 4 it is
5 I’m not / we aren’t / we’re not 6 she is 7 they are
8 they aren’t / they’re not
3. Complete the conversations. Use contractions ‘s, ‘re and isn’t if possible.
A My friend Tony (1) …’s… English. He (2) ………… very kind.
B (3) ………… he from London?
A Yes, he (4) ………… .
A My friends, Joe and Mel, (5) ………… American. They (6) ………… very warm and friendly.
B (7) ………… they married?
A No, the (8) ………… . They (9) ………… just good friends.
Answer
2 ‘s 3 Is 4 is 5 are 6 ‘re 7 Are 8 aren’t 9 ‘re
4. Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 My mother and father is from Moscow. are
2 She really’s friendly.
3 Donatella are Italian.
4 Im’ from Paris, the capital of France.
5 You are Italian or Spanish?
6 There from San Francisco.
7 A Is you and your friends American?
B No, we are’nt.
8 A Are Maria from Rio de Janeiro?
B Yes, she’s.
Answer
2 She really’s – She’s really
3 Donatella are – Donatella is
4 Im’ from – I’m from
5 You are – Are you
6 There – They’re
7 A Is you – Are you
B we are’nt – we aren’t
8 A Are Maria – Is Maria
B she’s – she is
5. Write questions for the answers. Use the word in italics to start your question.
1 Are …? No, I’m not. I’m Brazilian.
2 Is …? Yes, she’s very kind.
3 Are …? No, they aren’t. They’re from Germany.
4 What’s …? My name’s Abdul Aziz.
5 Where …? I’m from Poland.
Answer
1 Are you (French / Portuguese / Spanish, etc.)?
2 Is she kind?
3 Are they from (France / Portugal / Spain, etc.)?
4 What’s your name?
5 Where are you from?
6. Write questions and short answers.
1 you Russian? Yes
2 she your sister? No
3 they friendly? Yes
4 you both from the USA? No
5 he well-known? No
Answer
1 Are you Russian? Yes, I am.
2 Is she your sister? No, she isn’t.
3 Are they friendly? Yes, they are.
4 Are you both from the USA? No, we aren’t.
5 Is he well-known? No, he isn’t.
7. Complete the conversation with one word in each gap. A contraction (I’m, you’re, he’s) is one word.
A Hello. What’s (1) ………… name?
B I’m Juan.
A (2) ………… you from Spain?
B No, (3) ………… from Mexico.
A And that woman over there. Is (4) ………… your sister?
B No, she (5) ………… . She’s a student at my school.
A OK. And (6) ………… she from?
B She’s Italian. (7) ………… from Venice.
Answer
1 your 2 Are 3 I’m 4 she 5 isn’t 6 where’s 7 She’s
8. Put the words in the correct order to make questions..
1 her / what / name / ’s ? …What’s her name?……
2 from / are / you / where ? …………………………………….
3 American / are / you ? …………………………………….
4 she / popular / is ? …………………………………….
5 names / are / what / your ? …………………………………….
6 friends / you / are ? …………………………………….
7 is / cold / it / very ? …………………………………….
8 from / he / is / France ? …………………………………….
Answer
2 Where are you from?
3 Are you American?
4 Is she popular?
5 What are your names?
6 Are you friends?
7 Is it very cold?
8 Is he from France?
9. Match questions 1–7 with short answers a–g.
1 …d… Is she Italian?
2 …… Are you teachers?
3 …… Are Robert and Helen here today?
4 …… Is it a beautiful city?
5 …… Am I late?
6 …… Is he on holiday?
7 …… Are you from England?
a No, he isn’t.
b No, they aren’t.
c No, you aren’t.
d Yes, she is.
e No, I’m not.
f Yes, we are.
g Yes, it is.
Answer
2 f 3 b 4 g 5 c 6 a 7 e
10. Complete the conversations with the correct form of be. Use contractions if possible.
1 A Hi, I …’m…… Manuel.
B Hi, Manuel. Where ………… you from?
A I ………… from Lima, in Peru.
2 A See that footballer. What ………… his name?
B He ………… Philip Lahm.
A Where ………… he from?
B He ………… from Germany.
3 A Excuse me, where ………… you from?
B We ………… from Japan. We ………… here for the World Cup.
4 A Hi, my name ………… Alice, and this ………… my sister, Marta.
B Hi, Alice. Hi, Marta. ………… you from England?
A No, we ………… . We ………… American. We ………… from New York.
B Oh really? My cousins ………… from New York.
Answer
1 are; ’m 2 ’s; ’s; ’s; ’s 3 are; ’re; ’re
4 ’s; is; Are; aren’t; ’re; ’re; are
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