Question Tags Exercises with Answers

Question Tags Exercises with Answers

The question tag is an essential grammar topic for the written and spoken English language. For the extensive practice of students so many tag question exercises are here in this post. So, Question Tags Exercises with Answers is an appropriate name for the post. In the SSC syllabus tag question is a compulsory grammar topic. As a result, students should practice tag questions to be good at grammar and also to use tag questions while writing and speaking English.

The tag question exercise is helpful for the students to acquire mastery of tag questions. Initially, it may be difficult for the students to find the correct tag questions for the statements. So, here question tags exercises are given with answers to make the exercise easier for the students.

Question Tags Exercises with Answers

1. Make tag questions of the following statements.

1. The mother rose in her, ………..?
2. Only a few students made a few mistakes, …………..?
3. The needy need needful cash, ………..?
4. Little monkeys have little tails, ………….?
5. I visited the riverside with my cousins, ………..?

Answer:

1. The mother rose in her, didn’t it?
2. Only a few students made a few mistakes, did they?
3. The needy need needful cash, don’t they?
4. Little monkeys have little tails, don’t they?
5. I visited the riverside with my cousins, didn’t I?

2. Make tag questions to the following sentences.

1. You must make an effective and implementable plan if you want to avoid failure, ………….?
2. A project of good plan hardly fails, …………….?
3. Successful people could do nothing without a fruitful and effective action plan, …………?
4. Fortune favors a well-planned person, ………….?
5. So, plan before you proceed, ………………?

Answer:

1. You must make an effective and implementable plan if you want to avoid failure, mustn’t you?
2. A project of good plan hardly fails, does it?
3. Successful people could do nothing without a fruitful and effective action plan, could they?
4. Fortune favors a well-planned person, doesn’t it?
5. So, plan before you proceed, won’t you?

3. Make tag questions of the following statements.

1. Let us have a walk in the open field, …………..?
2. I am in the habit of walking and enjoying nature early in the morning, …………?
3. Morning walk is good for health, ………….?
4. Nobody should miss this opportunity, ……………….?
5. Try to form the habit of waking up early to have a healthy life, ……………….?

Answer:

1. Let us have a walk in the open field, shall we?
2. I am in the habit of walking and enjoying nature early in the morning, aren’t I?
3. Morning walk is good for health, isn’t it?
4. Nobody should miss this opportunity, should they?
5. Try to form the habit of waking up early to have a healthy life, will you?

4. Make tag questions of these statements.

1. Money is a must in our lives, ………….?
2. Someone can do almost nothing without it, ……………?
3. But money can hardly bring happiness, ………….?
4. What you need most to be happy is contentment, ……………?
5. People do not lead a happy life without contentment, ………….?

Answer:

1. Money is a must in our lives, isn’t it?
2. Someone can do almost nothing without it, can they?
3. But money can hardly bring happiness, can it?
4. What you need most to be happy is contentment, isn’t it?
5. People do not lead a happy life without contentment, do they?

5. Make tag questions of the following statements.

1. You, Julian, and I did the work, ………….?
2. The notebook cost me three hundred taka, ………….?
3. Our class teacher arrives at the class on time, ………….?
4. The jury gave its verdict today, ………….?
5. It hardly rains in winter, ………………?

Answer:

1. You, Julian, and I did the work, didn’t we?
2. The notebook cost me three hundred taka, didn’t it?
3. Our class teacher arrives at the class on time, doesn’t she?
4. The jury gave its verdict today, didn’t it?
5. It hardly rains in winter, does it?

6. Tag questions.

a. The young people of our country hardly practice good manners, …………..?

b. Nobody likes this unwanted behavior of the young, …………..?

c. Everybody praises a well-mannered student, ………………?

d. We seldom teach manners to our young learners, …………..?

e. “Courtesy costs nothing, but pays more.” It is all. We should know the maxim, ……………..?

Answer:

a. The young people of our country hardly practice good manners, do they?

b. Nobody likes this unwanted behavior of the young, do they?

c. Everybody praises a well-mannered student, don’t they?

d. We seldom teach manners to our young learners, do we?

e. “Courtesy costs nothing, but pays more.” It is all. We should know the maxim, shouldn’t we?

7. Tag questions.

a. I am late, …………?

b. Eat some bread and omelet, …………….?

c. It’s hardly rained in winter, ……………..?

d. Nobody phoned, …………………?

e. You used to like him, ………………?

Answer:

a. I am late, aren’t I?

b. Eat some bread and an omelet, won’t you?

c. It’s hardly rained in winter, has it?

d. Nobody phoned, did they?

e. You used to like him, didn’t you?

8. Tag questions.

a. Nothing is certain, ………….?

b. Everybody wishes to be happy, ……………?

c. He seldom visits our home, ……………?

d. You had better go home, ……………….?

e. Let us discuss the ways to overcome the economic crisis, ………………..?

Answers:

a. Nothing is certain, is it?

b. Everybody wishes to be happy, don’t they?

c. He seldom visits our home, does he?

d. You had better go home, hadn’t you?

e. Let us discuss the ways to overcome the economic crisis, shall we?

9. Tag questions.

a. Life is full of struggles, ………………..?

b. We are to form the habit of struggling with struggles to be successful in life, …………….?

c. So, we should fight with the struggles with indomitable courage, …………….?

d. We may fail at first, ……………..?

e. But we must not lose heart, ………………?

Answers:

a. Life is full of struggles, isn’t it?

b. We are to form the habit of struggling with struggles to be successful in life, aren’t we?

c. So, we should fight with the struggles with indomitable courage, shouldn’t we?

d. We may fail at first, mayn’t we?

e. But we must not lose heart, must we?

10. Tag questions.

a. Nobody came, …………..?

b. I am very late, ……………?

c. Let’s go to the canteen, ……………?

d. Have a cup of tea, …………………?

e. Our bus scarcely comes in time, ……………..?

Answers:

a. Nobody came, did they?

b. I am very late, aren’t I?

c. Let’s go to the canteen, shall we?

d. Have a cup of tea, won’t you/will you?

e. Our bus scarcely comes in time, does it?

11. Tag questions.

a. Everyone likes flowers, ……………?

b. Titanic sank in 1912, ………………..?

c. Mother rose in her, …………………?

d. Sit down, …………….?

e. The moon shines at night, ………….?

Answer:

a. Everyone likes flowers, don’t they?

b. Titanic sank in 1912, didn’t she/it?

c. Mother rose in her, didn’t it?

d. Sit down, won’t you/will you?

e. The moon shines at night, doesn’t it?

12. Tag questions.

a. They play football, ……………..?

b. She likes coffee, ……………..?

c. Nobody loves fizzy drinks, ……………?

d. Please help me, ………………?

c. She phones me at times, ……………..?

Answer:

a. They play football, don’t they?

b. She likes coffee, doesn’t she?

c. Nobody loves fizzy drinks, do they?

d. Please help me, won’t you/will you?

c. She phones me at times, doesn’t she?

13. Tag questions.

a. My class teacher rebuked me. Because I could not complete my lesson. Then I said, “Please, sir, forgive me today, ………………..?”

b. Rahim is a doctor. He was talking with a patient. He consoled the patient with a sweet voice, “You have hardly any physical disorder so no worries, ………………?”

c. “If Bangladesh were a developed country, we all would be happy, …………….?”

d. Mridul is a timid boy. He shivers in fear when the exam comes closer. So, his mother said to him, “The hard-working and fearless students overcome the exam obstacle easily, ……………….?”

e. Rita is my friend. She always likes to stay at home. She scarcely goes to market, ………………..?

Answer:

a. My class teacher rebuked me. Because I could not complete my lesson. Then I said, “Please, sir, forgive me today, won’t you?”

b. Rahim is a doctor. He was talking with a patient. He consoled the patient with a sweet voice, “You have hardly any physical disorder so no worries, ………………?”

c. “If Bangladesh were a developed country, we all would be happy, wouldn’t we?”

d. Mridul is a timid boy. He shivers in fear when the exam comes closer. So, his mother said to him, “The hard-working and fearless students overcome the exam obstacle easily, don’t they?”

e. Rita is my friend. She always likes to stay at home. She scarcely goes to market, does she?

14. Tag questions.

a. Telling lies is a great sin, …………………?

b. One lie originates many more lies, …………………?

c. None believes a liar, ………………..?

d. He has to lead a life of insult and disbelief, ………………?

e. So, all of us ought to refrain from telling a single lie even to make fun, ……………..?

Answer:

a. Telling lies is a great sin, isn’t it?

b. One lie originates many more lies, doesn’t it?

c. None believes a liar, do they?

d. He has to lead a life of insult and disbelief, hasn’t he?

e. So, all of us ought to refrain from telling a single lie even to make fun, oughtn’t we?

15. Tag questions.

a. Nothing is impossible, …………..?

b. I think everybody knows it, ……………?

c. Let’s arrange a class party, ……………?

d. Everybody loves to have good behavior from others, ………..?

e. Nothing can satisfy an ambitious person who has a limitless demand, ………………..?

Answer:

a. Nothing is impossible, is it?

b. I think everybody knows it, don’t they?

c. Let’s arrange a class party, shall we?

d. Everybody loves to have good behavior from others, don’t they?

e. Nothing can satisfy an ambitious person who has a limitless demand, can it?

16. Tag questions.

a. Hello, Anushka. You are going to the library, ……………?

Yes, I am going to return these books.

b. You can be called a bookworm, ……………?

c. I am fond of reading, ……………?

d. You do not love gossiping with friends, you only love reading books, ………….?

e. That’s right. Books are the living spirits of great men, ……………?

Answer:

a. Hello, Anushka. You are going to the library, aren’t you?

Yes, I am going to return these books.

b. You can be called a bookworm, can’t you?

c. I am fond of reading, aren’t I?

d. You do not love gossiping with friends, you only love reading books, do you?

e. That’s right. Books are the living spirits of great men, aren’t they?

17. Tag questions.

a. We needed a change in thoughts, …………..?

b. Let us make such a plan that can ensure employment for our unemployed people above the age of fifty, ………….?

c. Every mother loves her child, ……………?

d. Don’t forget me, ……………..?

e. The police arrested him, ……………..?

Answer:

a. We needed a change in thoughts, didn’t we?

b. Let us make such a plan that can ensure employment for our unemployed people above the age of fifty, shall we?

c. Every mother loves her child, don’t they?

d. Don’t forget me, will you?

e. The police arrested him, didn’t they?

18. Tag questions.

a. Look, the sky is cloudy, …………..?

b. Oh, yes. But father has not come yet, …………….?

c. No, he is supposed to reach home at six, ……………?

d. Well, it’s 6.30. He has taken shelter somewhere and has been waiting for the cease of the rain., …………?

e. That’s right. If it rains, he will get drenched and sick, …………?

Answer:

a. Look, the sky is cloudy, isn’t it?

b. Oh, yes. But father has not come yet, has he?

c. No, he is supposed to reach home at six, isn’t he?

d. Well, it’s 6.30. He has taken shelter somewhere and has been waiting for the cease of the rain., hasn’t he?

e. That’s right. If it rains, he will get drenched and sick, won’t he?

19. Tag questions.

a. Nobody should avoid his duty by showing lame excuses, ……………?

b. Let’s overcome this crisis, ………………?

c. Anything may happen in this time, …………..?

d. What a miserable situation! ……………..?

e. We seldom want war, ……………….?

Answer:

a. Nobody should avoid his duty by showing lame excuses, should they?

b. Let’s overcome this crisis, shall we?

c. Anything may happen in this time, mayn’t it?

d. What a miserable situation! Isn’t it?

e. We seldom want war, do we?

20. Tag questions.

a. The freedom fighters are the real heroes, ……………?

b. Nothing is greater than their sacrifice, ………………..?

c. Their unparalleled contribution to our country will always be recalled with great respect and love, …………?

d. We should never neglect them, …………..?

e. To free us from subjugation, their heroic role must be recalled with deep respect by every citizen of Bangladesh, ………….?

Answer:

a. The freedom fighters are the real heroes, aren’t they?

b. Nothing is greater than their sacrifice, is it?

c. Their unparalleled contribution to our country will always be recalled with great respect and love, won’t it?

d. We should never neglect them, should we?

e. To free us from subjugation, their heroic role must be recalled with deep respect by every citizen of Bangladesh, mustn’t it?

21. Tag questions.

1. She plays badminton, …………?
2. She is a good singer, …………….?
3. She is not a good singer, ………….?
4. We watched the football match on television, …………..?
5. I hardly know English, ……………?

Answer:

1. She plays badminton, doesn’t she?
2. She is a good singer, isn’t she?
3. She is not a good singer, is she?
4. We watched the football match on television, didn’t we?
5. I hardly know English, do I?

22. Tag questions.

a. Few people know about true friendship, ………….?

b. Trust begets friendship, ……………..?

c. There is hardly any student who has no friends in his school or college, …………….?

d. Everyone loves to be loved by his friends, ………………?

e. Let’s culture true friendship among us, ……………….?

Answer:

a. Few people know about true friendship, do they?

b. Trust begets friendship, doesn’t it?

c. There is hardly any student who has no friends in his school or college, is there?

d. Everyone loves to be loved by his friends, don’t they?

e. Let’s culture true friendship among us, shall we?

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