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TOPIC 2: TAG QUESTIONS

Exercise 1. Fill the following sentences with suitable questions tag.

1. She is from a small town in China, ________________________?
2. He is still sleeping now, ________________________?
3. We are late again, ________________________?
4. I’m not the person with the tickets, ________________________?
5. I’m in trouble now, ________________________?
6. I’m in your house at the moment, ________________________?
7. The rock was a sacred Indian site once, ________________________?
8. The car was in the garage, ________________________?
9. Mimi and Lily were sad yesterday, ________________________?
10. Jenny and Natalie were the members of the Photography Club, ________________________?
11. I wasn’t at school last morning, ________________________?
12. The weather wasn’t nice yesterday, ________________________?
13. That guy was on TV the other night, ________________________?
14. She wasn't in her house last night, ________________________?
15. They were having dinner when you came, ________________________?
Exercise 2. Fill the following sentences with suitable questions tag.
1. Cars pollute the environment, ________________________?
2. He sometimes reads the newspaper, ________________________?
3. David and Julie don’t take Chinese classes, ________________________?
4. I often come home late, ________________________?
5. She doesn’t cook very often, ________________________?
6. Mr. Smith usually remembers his wife’s birthdays, ________________________?
7. John and Max don’t like Maths, ________________________?
8. You don’t take sugar in coffee, ________________________?
9. Peter played handball yesterday, ________________________?
10. Mary didn’t do her homework last Monday, ________________________?
11. The bank lent him the money, ________________________?
12. He arrived late last meeting, ________________________?
13. They didn’t recognize me, ________________________?
14. Peggy didn't use the pencil, ________________________?
15. Peter played handball yesterday, ________________________?
Exercise 3. Fill the following sentences with suitable questions tag.
1. Your mother has read these fairy tales for you many times, ________________________?
2. You haven't lived here long, ________________________?
3. They haven't seen this film, ________________________?

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4. The students haven’t arrived yet, ________________________?
5. We have got to arrive before half past eight, ________________________?
6. Andy has got a younger sister, ________________________?
7. Mr. Pritchard has been to Scotland recently, ________________________?
8. Mary hasn’t answered the teacher's question, ________________________?
9. John and Max had gone to France before they came here, ________________________?
10. They had finished their projects by Monday, ________________________?
11. She hadn’t saved any money, ________________________?
12. Jimmy hadn’t come before the movie started, ________________________?
Exercise 4. Fill the following sentences with suitable questions tag.
1. Your parents will pick you up today, ________________________?
2. We won’t be late for school today, ________________________?
3. Kevin won’t come to your house tonight, ________________________?
4. They won’t destroy this building, ________________________?
5. He will attend the university in September, ________________________?
6. She will communicate with you by e-mail or chatting, ________________________?
7. You can’t speak English fluently, ________________________?
8. We can go to the cinema tomorrow if you want, ________________________?
9. The girl would buy that dress if she had money,________________________?
10. You couldn’t swim when you was 8, ________________________?
Exercise 5. Fill the following sentences with suitable questions tag.
1. Everything is all right, ________________________?
2. Someone had come to our room, ________________________?
3. Everybody didn’t realize the danger, ________________________?
4. Something is wrong with Jane today, ________________________?
5. Everyone can learn how to swim, ________________________?
6. Somebody had broken into the room before we came, ________________________?
7. Everybody will be there, ________________________?
8. Someone is knocking the front door, ________________________?
9. Nothing went wrong while I was gone, ________________________?
10. Nobody knows where my house is, ________________________?
11. No one died in the accident, ________________________?
12. Nobody's got to leave early, ________________________?
13. Nothing wrong has happened, ________________________?
14. He'll never know our secret, ________________________?
15. Harry never comes to school late, ________________________?
16. You’ve never been in Italy, ________________________?
17. Tony hardly ever makes a mistake, ________________________?
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18. My dog seldom barks at strangers, ________________________?

19. Those kids seldom do morning exercise, ________________________?
20. They have never been to Paris before, ________________________?
Exercise 6. Find a mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1. Minh isn’t listening to music in his room at the moment, isn’t he?
2. He couldn’t do her a favour, couldn’t he?
3. I’m late to this meeting today, am not I?
4. We will never go to that restaurant again, will we?
5. This is the most talented student in your class, isn’t he?
6. Johny will repair this car, won’t Johny?
7. That is his favorite cat, is it?
8. I am not the person who will get promoted, are I?
9. After it had got dark, they left the room, hadn’t they?
10. She was watching TV while we were doing assignments, was she?
Exercise 7. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer.
1. The cases of COVID 19 outside China have increased 13 fold,________?
A. hasn’t they B. haven’t they C. will they D. don’t they
2. COVID 19 can be characterized as a pandemic, ________?
A. can it B. can’t it C. isn’t it D. can’t they
3. You are going to the party, ____________?
A. is you B. are you C. aren’t you D. were you
4. The coronavirus had already overwhelmed China, South Korea, Iran and Italy,________?
A. hadn’t it B. hasn’t it C. didn’t it D. wasn’t it
5. Health authorities have activated their most serious response level,________?
A. haven’t it B. hadn’t they C. have it D. haven’t they
6. Your mother is cooking in the kitchen,_________?
A. isn’t she B. doesn’t she C. won’t she D. is she
7.John has worked hard, _________________?
A. does he B. did he C. has he D. hasn’t he
8.They invited him to the party, ___________?
A. do they B. don’t they C. did they D. didn’t they
9. No one is a better cook than my sister, ________?
A. aren’t they B. is he C. are they D. is it
10. They’ll buy a new apartment, ________?
A. will they B. won’t they C. don’t they D. will not they
11. This house is not safe, ________?
A. isn’t this B. isn’t it C. is it D. is this
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12. Ba rarely goes out at night, ________?
A. doesn’t he B. is he C. isn’t he D. does he
13. Everybody looks tired, ________?
A. doesn’t it B. don’t they C. does it D. do they
14. I’m a bad man, ________?
A. am not I B. isn’t I C. aren’t I D. am I
15. I think she is a dentist, ________?
A. don’t I B. isn’t she C. do I D. is she
16. I don’t think you are an engineer, ________?
A. do I B. aren’t you C. are you D. don’t I
17. They are leaving here tomorrow________?
A. do they B. are they C. aren’t they D. did they
18. I’m a bit late, ______?
A. am not I B. aren’t you C. are you D. aren’t I
19. Someone wants a drink, ________?
A. doesn’t it B. don’t they C. do they D. doesn’t he
20. Nobody phoned, ________?
A. do they B. didn’t they C. will she D. did they
21. Everything is fine, ________?
A. aren’t they B. isn’t it C. are they D. is it
22. He seldom helps her, ________?
A. doesn’t he B. does he C. did he D. didn’t he
23. They never go to the library with US, ________?
A. do they B. did they C. don’t they D. didn’t they
24. Mary and Peter don’t like English, ________?
A. do they B. do Mary and Peter C. are they D. aren’t they
25. I am not a liar, ________?
A. am I B. aren’t I C. do I D. don’t I
26. Lucy has studied English for 4 years, ________?
A. has she B. is she C. hasn’t she D. isn’t she
27. You’ve never been to Italy, ________?
A. have you B. were you C. haven’t you D. weren’t you
28. This picture is yours, ________?
A. is it B. isn’t it C. is this D. isn’t this
29. No one is better cook than his mother, ______?
A. is she B. isn’t she C. are they D. aren’t they
30. He seldom goes to the library, ______?
A. doesn’t he B. is he C. does he D. isn’t he
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TOPIC TEST 2: TAG QUESTIONS

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each question.
Question 1: I’m getting better at this job,______?
A. am I B. am not I C. isn’t I D. aren’t I
Question 2: No one is absent today,______?
A. are they B. aren’t they C. is one D. isn’t it
Question 3: That her sons often go home late makes her furious,______?
A. doesn’t it B. does he C. don’t they D. do they
Question 4: The monument does not show the bust of President Clinton,______?
A. doesn’t it B. does it C. is it D. isn’t it
Question 5: I don’t think he will win the competition,______?
A. do I B. does he C. will he D. will I
Question 6: Everyone hopes to gain physical health,______?
A. doesn’t he B. hasn’t he C. haven’t they D. don’t they
Question 7: They hardly do the homework the teachers give them,______?
A. is it B. don’t they C. isn’t it D. do they
Question 8: You couldn’t give me a helping hand,______?
A. could you B. do you C. couldn’t you D. don’t you
Question 9: These cats look immensely lovely,______?
A. are these B. don’t these C. are they D. don’t they
Question 10: There is a party at your home,______?
A. isn’t there B. is there C. isn’t it D. is it
Question 11: My mother never lets me come home late in the evening,______?
A. does she B. doesn’t she C. is she D. isn’t she
Question 12: You’ve never been punished of bad marks,______?
A. have you B. haven’t you C. do you D. don’t you
Question 13: You and I have to go home now,______?
A. haven’t we B. have we C. do we D. don’t we
Question 14: She’s recently been under the weather,______?
A. isn’t she B. isn’t her C. hasn’t her D. hasn’t she
Question 15: He’s never on time to fulfill the tasks,______?
A. isn’t he B. is he C. hasn’t he D. has he
Question 16: I’m not pronouncing that new word correctly,______?
A. am not I B. am I C. are I D. aren’t I

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Question 17: Mary had to look after her younger brother when her parents are on business,______?
A. hadn’t she B. didn’t she C. had she D. did she
Question 18: That the teacher gave him a present encourages him a lot,______
A. doesn’t it B. didn’t it C. did he D. didn’t he
Question 19: I am a bad man,______?
` A. are not I B. am not I C. aren’t I D. are I
Question 20: Donald John Trump is the 45th President of the United States,______?
A. is he B. Is not he C. isn’t it D. isn’t he
Exercise 2. Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it.
Question 21: Jenny looked extremely tired yesterday, did she?
A B C D
Question 22: Nobody has arrived there yet, hasn’t they?
A B C D
Question 23: I have had an apology to make to you, do I?
A B C D
Question 24: I’m the most beautiful person in my class, am I?
A B C D
Question 25: She thought he hadn’t come up to her parents’ expectation, didn’t she?
A B C D