Is/isn't are/aren't
1.
Singular positive - A box is square.
Singular negative - A box isn't round.
Plural positive - The boxes are heavy.
Plural negative - The boxes aren't light.
Are boxes heavy or light? Are they square or round?
2.
Singular positive - The glove is disposable. It can be put in the garbage.
Singular negative - The glove isn't disposable. It cannot be put in the garbage.
Plural positive - The gloves are disposable. They can be put in the garbage.
Plural negative - The gloves aren't disposable. They cannot be put in the trash.
What does disposable mean?
3.
Singular positive - The banana is brown.
Singular negative - The banana isn't yellow.
Plural positive - The bananas are yellow.
Plural negative - The bananas aren't brown.
What color is the __________? What color is the banana?
What _________ are the ____________? What color are the bananas?
4.
Singular positive - A diamond is expensive. A diamond costs a lot of money.
Singular negative - A diamond isn't cheap.
Plural positive - Diamonds are expensive. They cost a lot of money.
Plural negative - Diamonds aren't cheap.
How much do ______________ cost? How much do diamonds cost?
How much does a diamond cost?
5.
Singular positive - An apple is cheap. One apple costs a dollar.
Singular negative - An apple isn't expensive. An apple doesn't cost much.
Plural positive - Apples are cheap.
Plural negative - Apples aren't expensive.
How much does an apple cost? How much do the apples cost?
6.
Singular positive - The air outside is free. The air outside doesn't cost money.
Singular negative - Cool air from air conditioning isn't free.
Plural positive - The keys are for the apartment.
Plural negative - The keys aren't for the apartment.
What are the keys for?
7.
Singular positive - The car was expensive.
Singular negative - The car wasn't free.
Plural positive - The cars were expensive.
Plural negative - The cars weren't free.
Are cars expensive or cheap?
8.
Singular positive - A pen is light.
Singular negative - A pen isn't heavy.
Plural positive - pens are light.
Plural negative - Pens aren't heavy.
Are pens heavy or light?
9.
Singular positive - The flower is beautiful. The flower is yellow.
Singular negative - The flower isn't ugly. The isn't green.
Plural positive - The flowers are beautiful. The flowers are yellow. The flowers smell.
Plural negative - The flowers aren't ugly. The flowers aren't green.
What __________ is the flower? Is the flower beautiful or ugly? Are the flowers red or pink?
10.
Singular positive - A rose is beautiful. A rose is red.
Singular negative - A rose isn't ugly. A rose isn't green.
Plural positive - Roses are beautiful. Roses are pink.
Plural negative - Roses aren't ugly. Roses aren't black.
What color are the __________? What color is the rose? What color are the roses?
11.
Singular positive - A needle is sharp. A needle can cut the skin.
Singular negative - A needle isn't dull.
Plural positive - Needles are sharp. Needles can break the skin open.
Plural negative - Needles aren't dull.
What can needles do to the skin?
12.
Singular positive - A turtle is slow. An airplane is fast.
Singular negative - A turtle isn't fast. An airplane isn't slow.
Plural positive - Turtles are slow. Airplanes are fast.
Plural negative - Turtles aren't fast. Airplanes aren't slow.
Is an airplane fast or slow? Are airplanes fast or slow?
Is a turtle fast or slow? Are turtles fast or slow?
13.
Singular positive - A knife is sharp.
Singular negative - A knife isn't usually dull.
Plural positive - Knives are sharp.
Plural negative - Knives aren't usually dull.
Is the knife sharp or dull? Are the knives sharp or dull?
14.
Singular positive - English grammar is difficult. English grammar is hard.
Singular negative - English grammar isn't easy.
Plural positive - The grammar worksheets are difficult. The worksheets are hard.
Plural negative - The grammar worksheets aren't easy.
15.
Singular positive - The coffee was sweet. The coffee is sweet.
Singular negative - The coffee wasn't sweet. The coffee isn't sweet.
Plural positive - The coffee cups have flowers on them.
Plural negative - The coffee cups don't have flowers on them.
What is on the _____________? Is the coffee sweet or black?
16.
Singular positive - The marker is red.
Singular negative - The marker isn't blue.
Plural positive - The markers are red.
Plural negative - The markers aren't blue.
____________ color is the marker? What color are the ____________?
What color are the markers? What color is the marker?
17.
Singular positive - The pencil is sharp.
Singular negative - The pencil isn't sharp.
Plural positive - The pencils are sharp.
Plural negative - The pencils are dull.
Are the ____________ sharp or dull? Is the pencil sharp or dull?
Are the pencils sharp or dull?
18.
Singular positive - The notebook is on the table.
Singular negative - The notebook isn't on the table.
Plural positive - The notebooks are on the table.
Plural negative - The notebooks aren't on the table.
Where is the ____________? Where ___________ the notebooks?
19.
Singular positive - The cat is in the kitchen.
Singular negative - The cat isn't in the kitchen.
Plural positive - The cats are in the garage.
Plural negative - The cats aren't in the garage.
Where is the ____________? Where ___________ the cats?
Where is the cat? Where are the cats?
20.
Singular positive - The phone is in the bedroom.
Singular negative - The phone isn't in the bedroom.
Plural positive - The phones are in the car.
Plural negative - The phones aren't in the car.
Where __ the phone? Where __________ the phones?
21.
Singular positive - The teacher is in the classroom.
Singular negative - The teacher isn't in the classroom.
Plural positive - The teachers are in the classroom.
Plural negative - The teachers aren't in the classroom.
Who is in the _____________? The _____________ are in the classroom.
22.
Singular positive - The office is hot.
Singular negative - The office isn't hot.
Plural positive - The offices are cold.
Plural negative - The offices aren't cold.
Where is it _________? Where is it __________?