Tag questions

Tài liệu bồi dưỡng & phụ đạo theo từng Unit (5) Ngày học: 27/11/2010 GV: Lê Tấn Phong
TAG QUESTIONS (Câu hỏi đuôi)
Cần chú ý các điểm sau:
- Câu chính ở dạng xác định thì câu hỏi đuôi ở dạng phủ định và ngược
lại.
Ex: It is a nice day, isn’t it ?
You aren’t from Bac Lieu, are you ?
- Chỉ dùng 8 từ sau ở phần hỏi đuôi: I, you ,we, they, he , she, it, there.
- Trong câu chính có động từ Tobe hoặc trợ động từ thì ta sử dụng
chúng ở phần hỏi đuôi.
Ex: Mr Parker can drive a car, can’t he ?
- Trong câu chính có động từ thường ở hiện tại đơn, thì ta dùng don’t
hoặc doesn’t ở phần hỏi đuôi.
Ex: Van likes the Parker familly, doesn’t he ?
They don’t work here, do they ?
- Trong câu chính có động từ thường ở quá khứ đơn, thì ta dùng didn’t ở
phần hỏi đuôi.
Ex: You visited Dalat last summer, didn’t you?
She didn’t go to work yesterday, did she?
• Chú í:
Câu ở dạng xác định nhưng có các từ phủ định hoặc bán phủ định thì
được xem là câu phủ định. Các từ đó là: no, never, seldom hoặc các từ
ghép với no: no one, nobody, nothing..
VD: She is never angry, is she ?
There was nothing new, was there ?
* Đặt biệt::
- I am right, aren’t I (Not: am not I)
- Let’s sing karaoke, shall we?
- Turn on the light , will you?
- You used to study in Quang Trung school , didn’t you?
- Don’t be late, will you?

I. Circle the correct sentences.
1.Nga and Maryam are pen pals, they?
A.don’t B.are C.aren’t D.can’t
2.You can’t speak Chinese, you?
A.aren’t B.are C.can’t D.can
3.You like jeans, you?
A. are B. do C. don’t D. aren’t
4.Hoa has lived in Ha Noi for 3 years, she?
A. doesn’t B. isn’t C. has D. hasn’t
5.Nam passed his exam, he?
A. didn’t B. did C. doesn’t D. wasn’t
6.Jane loves the food and the beaches in Viet Nam, she?
A. isn’t B. doesn’t C. does D. can’t
7.Paul will come to Viet Nam next summer, he?
A.does B.isn’t C.will D.won’t
8.Mary was ill yesterday, she?
A.is B.did C.wasn’t D.was
9.Nam didn’t go to the English Speaking club, he?
A.was B.does C.didn’t D.did
10.The progam is interesting, it?
A.isn’t B.is C.does D.doesn’t
11 Let’s go somewhere for a cold drink, ?
A.do you B.shall we C.don’t we D.shall you
12.Open the door, ?
A.do you B.don’t you C.will you D.will we
13.You used to live in Hue, you?
A.did B.weren’t C.used to D.didn’t
14.I am not late, I?
A. aren’t B.am C.do D.don’t
15.You have to finish your homework before playing games, ______

A.do you? B.have to you? C.don’t you? D.haven’t you?
16.You don’t like love films, you?
A.are B.do C.don’t D.did
17.He enjoyed his time here, he?
A.didn’t B.do C.don’t D.aren’t
18.Na does not know the neighborhood very well, she ?
A.doesB.doesn’t C.do D.is
Tài liệu bồi dưỡng & phụ đạo theo từng Unit (5) Ngày học: 27/11/2010 GV: Lê Tấn Phong
19.She is practicing music lesson in her room, she?
A.is B.doesn’t C.don’t D.isn’t
20.The natural resources will be short in a few decades, ______ they?
A.will B.aren’t C.won’t D.aren’t
*II.Complele the following sentences with correct tags.
1.Let’s help the old woman with the housework, ?
2.The book which I borrowed from you yesterday is from the library,
?
3.The John family used to live in Liverpool, ?
4.Mr Bao said that we should use solar energy , ?
5.Islam is her country’s official religion, ?
6.Some designers have made Ao dai modern and fashionable, __________ ?
7.A huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska, in the1960s, ?
8.You think secondary students should wear uniforms to school,__________?
9.Mai and Lan won’t come with us, ?
10.The weather isn’t very bad today, ?
11.You broke the window, ___________________ ?
12. They didn’t see you , ___________________ ?
13. He plays the gutar badly, ___________________ ?
14. I am not stupid , ___________________ ?
15. My wife cooks well, ___________________ ?
16.You don’t like playing games, ___________________ ?

17.They should have been able to do it , ___________________ ?
18. She doesn’t come here, ___________________ ?
19.Tom can help her, ___________________ ?
20. You won’t be late, ___________________ ?
21. The students should keep silent, ___________________ ?
22. Mary seldom wears her dress, ___________________ ?
23. He has helped nobody, ___________________ ?
24. Tom and Jerry can’t live in peace, ___________________ ?
25. The case weights thirty kilos, ___________________ ?
III.Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers:
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are
young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school.
Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the
language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. Most
people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to answer this
question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of
their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their
work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some
of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people
learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in
English.
1. According to the writer. English is learned by…………………
A.young children B.adults C.teenagers D.all are correct
2. Most people learn English by……………………………
A.themselves B.hearing the language on television
C.working hard on the lessons D.speaking English to their friends
3. Where do many boys and girls lean English?
A.at home B.in the offices C.in evening classes D.at school
4. Teenagers learn English because…………………………………

A.it’s useful for their higher studies B.it’s one of their subjects
C.they want to master it D.A and C are correct
5. Why do many adults learn English ?
A.Because they want to see movies in English.
B.Because they need it for their job.
C.Because they are forced to learn it.
D.Because it is not difficult to learn.