TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Question Tag Snap

Activity Type Introduction

Reading and matching Here is a fun question tags game for students to play in class. In
activity, group work the activity, students play a game of snap by matching affirmative
and negative sentences to question tags and vice-versa.

Focus Procedure
Tag questions
Divide the class into groups of three. Give each group a set of
cards and a piece of A4 paper.
Aim
Tell the students to draw two large boxes on the paper. Under the
To match affirmative and first box, students write the word 'sentence'. Under the second
negative sentences to box, students write the word 'tag'.
question tags.
Explain that two students in the group are going to play snap, and
that the third student is going to be the writer and note down the
Preparation tag questions. The writer also act as judge.
Make one copy of the
Tell the students to shuffle the cards and deal them equally
cards for each group
between the two players. Each player should have 42 cards.
of three and cut as
indicated.
The players place their cards face down in a pile in front of them.

Level One player goes first and turns over the top card from their pile
and places it face up in the relevant box.
Pre-intermediate (A2)
The other player then puts down one of their cards and so on.

Time The first player to shout 'snap' when they see that a sentence
30 minutes and tag match to make a tag question wins all the cards in both
boxes.

The third student then writes down the tag question.

The aim of the game is to have all the cards in your pile. The first
player to get all the cards wins the game.

Afterwards, the students swap roles, giving the writer a chance

to play.

When everyone has finished, check the students' tag questions

by having the groups write them on the board.

The correct answers can be found on the uncut worksheet.

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 TAG QUESTIONS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Question Tag Snap

You're These flowers He can't

aren't you? aren't they? can he?
English, are beautiful, drive,

They walk Surfing is

You live here, don’t you? don't they? isn't it?
to school, great,

He shouldn't
They aren't You don't
are they? say things should he? do you?
French, like her,
like that,

You lost the She works He can't

didn't you? doesn't she? can he?
game, here, swim,

You've been She hasn't She is a

haven't you? has she? isn't she?
here before, met him, teacher,

You were sick You will He was here

weren't you? won't you? wasn't he?
last week, get a job, yesterday,

He had
They mustn't The bus isn't
forgotten his hadn't he? must they? is it?
come early, coming,
wallet,

aren't you? are you? aren't they? are they? can he? can't he?

don’t you? do you? don't they? do they? isn't it? is it?

are they? aren't they? should he? shouldn't he? do you? don't you?

didn't you? did you? doesn't she? does she? can he? can't he?

haven't you? have you? has she? hasn't she? isn't she? is she?

weren't you? were you? won't you? will you? wasn't he? was he?

hadn't he? had he? must they? mustn't they? is it? isn't it?

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