Subject pronouns
Affirmative forms of "be"
Negative forms of "be"
Contractions of "be"
Uses for "be"
100

New Hampshire and Maine are states. __________are in the U.S.

They

100

We____________taking our summative on the verb "be" tomorrow.  Are you ready?

are

100

Zenat ________absent today. She's coming to school late.

isn't

100

True or False  A contraction is the short form of a pronoun or noun plus am, is, or are.

True

100

Description or classification?

The maple trees are red in the fall.

Description

200

Luis likes to argue with Ms. Kelly. ____________is very argumentative!

He

200

Pedro ____________an awesome soccer player!

is

200

His backpack_____________on the bookshelf.

isn't

200

They are not following my directions.

They're not or They aren't

200

Location or place of origin?

I'm from Los Angeles, California.  Where are you from?

Place of origin

300

English and Science are difficult but ____________are my favorite classes.

They

300

I ________ proud of my daughter.  She______very independent.

am/is

300

The convenience store is next to Dunkin' Donuts. _________________ across the street.

It's not or It isn't

300

I am in a meeting right now.  I am not able to help you with your essay.

I'm/I'm not

300

Weather or time?

It snows a lot in NH in the winter!

Weather

400

Mrs. Patterson and I work well together. _________are also friends.

We

400

The sun_________ shining and the birds _________ chirping.

is/are

400

I_____________answering the phone right now. It_____________and important call.

am not/'s not

400

It is the end of Quarter 1, and I am happy to say you all passed!

It's/I'm

400

Time or age?

On December 27th, Ms. Kelly is 63 years young.

age

500

Halloween is this Friday. ___________'s the second most popular holiday in the U.S.  My son and daughter are getting together. ___________are carving pumpkins for Halloween night.

It/They

500

My students __________from many different places. It ___________ always a surprise when I get a new student from a new country.

are/is

500

Good morning ESOL I!  Your journal prompt for today_________ a long one.  Write 3-5 sentences about the weather.  It __________ difficult!

 isn't/isn't

500

She is getting her drivers' license today.  Her mother is taking her to the DMV to take the test.

She's/mother's

500

Description or classification?

Boston is a historic city in Massachusetts.

classification