Let’s practice answering closed questions in English, questions that we answer with ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
How do we answer closed questions?
There are lots of ways to answer closed questions. Here are some examples:
Question: Is a house a home?
Answer: Not necessarily. It depends on many things.
Question: Are you always at home on Tuesday mornings?
Answer: Not always. Sometimes, I go to the gym.
Question: Is your apartment tidy?
Answer: Well, most of it is, but my bedroom is messy. I have to do laundry.
Today, let’s focus on the most basic way to answer this type of question.
We use this sentence structure:
Yes/No. Subject Pronoun + Repeat the verb to be or the auxilary verb.
Let’s look at our examples again:
Question: Is a house a home?
Answer:
Yes, it is.
No, it isn’t.
Question: Are you always at home on Tuesday mornings?
Answer:
Yes, I am.
No, I’m not.
Question: Is your apartment tidy?
Answer:
Yes, it is.
No, it’s not.
You can review how to answer closed questions before we start.
Let’s play!
1.) Is a chair furniture?
2.) Do you have a fireplace?
3.) Was your room tidy, when you were a child?
4.) Will you buy an apartment some day?
5.) Are kitchens rooms in a house?
6.) Is there a sofa in your living room?
7.) Does your family usually eat lunch together?
8.) Should a shower have hot water?
9.) Did you sleep in your bed last night?
10.) Are there any plants in your living room?
11.) Does your neighbour have a garage?
12.) Can you work at a desk in your home?
13.) Do houses usually have bathrooms?
14.) Do your windows have curtains?
15.) Does your kitchen have a fridge?
16.) Are forks utensils?
17.) Is there a TV in your bedroom?
18.) Do you like your home?