SHORT ANSWERS
Short answers are easier and quicker than long answers. Look at these sentences.
Questions Long answers Short answers
Are you asleep? Yes, I’m asleep. Yes, I am.
Can she hear me? No, she can’t hear you. No, she can’t.
Do you like Charlie? Yes, we like Charlie. Yes, we do.
Have they got a football? No, they haven’t got a football. No, they haven’t.
Read the conversation. REMEBER!
Underline the short answers.
These are subject pronouns:
Sally: I’m ready to go. Are you ready? I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.
Charlie: No, I’m not.
Write five sentences using the
Sally: Are we going outside to the park?
subject pronouns.
Charlie: No, we aren’t. You’re my friend.
Sally: Can we watch television? He ..…………………………………………….
Charlie: No, we can’t. I …………………………………...................
Sally: Do you like me? It …………………………………………………
Charlie: Yes, I do. We ………………………………..................
Sally: Have you got an ice-cream? They ……………………………………………
Charlie: No, I haven’t!
Make short answers with a subject pronoun + be, can, do or have.
Pronoun + be
Question Short answer
Are you asleep? Yes, I am or No, I’m not
Is Charlie your friend? Yes, he is or No, he isn’t
Match the questions and the short answers.
Is Sally asleep? No, I’m not.
Is Charlie a boy? Yes, they are.
Is Charlie’s dog with him? No, she isn’t.
Are you asleep? Yes, he is.
Are Sally and Charlie in their house? No, it isn’t.
Pronoun + can
Question Short answer
Can I have your football? Yes, you can or No, you can’t
Can Charlie come to play? Yes, he can or No, he can’t
Tick Yes or No. Write short answers.
Can Sally play football? 5. Can you swim?
Yes No ✔ No, she can’t. Yes No ………………………
1. Can dogs fly? 6. Can I have your snack?
Yes No ……………………………….. Yes No ………………………
2. Can Charlie have Sally’s football? 7. Can I copy your homework?
Yes No ……………………………….. Yes No ………………………
3. Can you ride a bike? 8. Can Snoopy play tennis?
Yes No ……………………………….. Yes No ………………………
4. Can you play the guitar? 9. Can cats go to school?
Yes No ……………………………….. Yes No ………………………
Pronoun + do
Question Short answer
Do you want Charlie to be happy? Yes, I do or No, I don’t
Does Snoopy play tennis? Yes, he does or No, he doesn’t
Write short answers to the questions.
Do you like comics? 5. Do you have breakfast?
Yes, I do. or No, I don’t. ……………………………………………..
1. Do you like ice cream? 6. Do you go to school on Saturday?
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
2. Do your friends like playing computer games? 7. Do your parents read books?
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
3. Does your dad drive a car? 8. Do giraffes eat leaves?
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
4. Does your mom drink coffee? 9. Do cows eat meat?
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
Pronoun + have
Question Short answer
Have you got a sister? Yes, I have or No, I haven’t
Has Sally got a football? Yes, she has or No, she hasn’t
Have you got a pet? 6. Have you got a pet snake?
Yes, I have ………………………………………………
1. Have your parents got a computer? 7. Have you got brown eyes?
………………………………………………. ……………………………………………….
2. Have insects six legs? 8. Has your town got a park?
………………………………………………. ……………………………………………….
3. Have you got brown hair? 7. Has Sally got a sister?
………………………………………………. ……………………………………………….
4. Has Charlie a dog? 8. Has your school got a gym?
………………………………………………. ……………………………………………….
5. Have you got a brother? 9. Have you got 10 euros?
………………………………………………. ……………………………………………….
Read the stripe, then write short Fill in the gaps with short answers
answers to the questions. Use a pronoun + be or can.
Is Snoopy a dog? Sally: Charlie, are you watching TV?
………………………………………………. Charlie: No, ………………………………………
Does Charlie have got a cat? Sally: Are you going to play outside?
………………………………………………. Charlie: Yes, ……………………………………..
Is Snoopy sitting on the roof top? Sally: Can I come with you?
………………………………………………. Charlie: No, ………………………………………
Can Snoopy ride a bike? Sally: Are you angry with me?
………………………………………………. Charlie: Yes, ……………………………………..
Is Snoopy very self confident? Sally: Can I give you my football?
………………………………………………. Charlie: Yes, ……………………………………..
Has Snoopy got a new bike? Sally: Are you angry with me now?
………………………………………………. Charlie: No, ……………………………………….
SHORT ANSWERS
Short answers are easier and quicker than long answers. Look at these sentences.
Questions Long answers Short answers
Are you asleep? Yes, I’m asleep. Yes, I am.
Can she hear me? No, she can’t hear you. No, she can’t.
Do you like Charlie? Yes, we like Charlie. Yes, we do.
Have they got a football? No, they haven’t got a football. No, they haven’t.
Read at the conversation. REMEBER!
Underline the short answers.
These are subject pronouns:
Sally: I’m ready to go. Are you ready? I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.
Charlie: No, I’m not.
Write five sentences using the
Sally: Are we going outside to the park?
subject pronouns.
Charlie: No, we aren’t. You’re my friend.
Sally: Can we watch television? He ..…………………………………………….
Charlie: No, we can’t. I …………………………………...................
Sally: Do you like me? It …………………………………………………
Charlie: Yes, I do. We ………………………………..................
Sally: Have you got an ice-cream? They ……………………………………………
Charlie: No, I haven’t!
Make short answers with a subject pronoun + be, can, do or have.
Pronoun + be
Question Short answer
Are you asleep? Yes, I am or No, I’m not
Is Charlie your friend? Yes, he is or No, he isn’t
Match the questions and the short answers.
Is Sally asleep? No, I’m not.
Is Charlie a boy? Yes, they are.
Is Charlie’s dog with him? No, she isn’t.
Are you asleep? Yes, he is.
Are Sally and Charlie in their house? No, it isn’t.
Pronoun + can
Question Short answer
Can I have your football? Yes, you can or No, you can’t
Can Charlie come to play? Yes, he can or No, he can’t
Tick Yes or No. Write short answers.
Can Sally play football? 5. Can you swim?
Yes No ✔ No, she can’t. Yes No ………………………
1. Can dogs fly? 6. Can I have your snack?
Yes No ……………………………….. Yes No ………………………
2. Can Charlie have Sally’s football? 7. Can I copy your homework?
Yes No ……………………………….. Yes No ………………………
3. Can you ride a bike? 8. Can Snoopy play tennis?
Yes No ……………………………….. Yes No ………………………
4. Can you play the guitar? 9. Can cats go to school?
Yes No ……………………………….. Yes No ………………………
Pronoun + do
Question Short answer
Do you want Charlie to be happy? Yes, I do or No, I don’t
Does Snoopy play tennis? Yes, he does or No, he doesn’t
Write short answers to the questions.
Do you like comics? 5. Do you have breakfast?
Yes, I do. or No, I don’t. ……………………………………………..
1. Do you like ice cream? 6. Do you go to school on Saturday?
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
2. Do your friends like playing computer games? 7. Do your parents read books?
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
3. Does your dad drive a car? 8. Do giraffes eat leaves?
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
4. Does your mom drink coffee? 9. Do cows eat meat?
…………………………………………….. ……………………………………………..
Pronoun + have
Question Short answer
Have you got a sister? Yes, I have or No, I haven’t
Has Sally got a football? Yes, she has or No, she hasn’t
Have you got a pet? 6. Have you got a pet snake?
Yes, I have ………………………………………………
1. Have your parents got a computer? 7. Have you got brown eyes?
………………………………………………. ……………………………………………….
2. Have insects six legs? 8. Has your town got a park?
………………………………………………. ……………………………………………….
3. Have you got brown hair? 7. Has Sally got a sister?
………………………………………………. ……………………………………………….
4. Has Charlie a dog? 8. Has your school got a gym?
………………………………………………. ……………………………………………….
5. Have you got a brother? 9. Have you got 10 euros?
………………………………………………. ……………………………………………….
Read the stripe, then write short Fill in the gaps with short answers
answers to the questions. Use a pronoun + be or can.
Is Snoopy a dog? Sally: Charlie, are you watching TV?
………………………………………………. Charlie: No, ………………………………………
Does Charlie have got a cat? Sally: Are you going to play outside?
………………………………………………. Charlie: Yes, ……………………………………..
Is Snoopy sitting on the roof top? Sally: Can I come with you?
………………………………………………. Charlie: No, ………………………………………
Can Snoopy ride a bike? Sally: Are you angry with me?
………………………………………………. Charlie: Yes, ……………………………………..
Is Snoopy very self confident? Sally: Can I give you my football?
………………………………………………. Charlie: Yes, ……………………………………..
Has Snoopy got a new bike? Sally: Are you angry with me now?
………………………………………………. Charlie: No, ……………………………………….