Language Development

Are They at Work?

Yes-Or-No Questions

A question asks for information. It ends with a question mark.

Photograph of students in a gym

You can answer some questions with yes or no.

Is this the gym? Yes.

When you tell more in your answer, use the correct pronoun.

Is this the gym? Yes, it is.

Are the girls alone? No, they are not.

Can Rob play? Yes, he can.

Oral Language Practice

Look at each picture below. Read the question. Answer it.

    Example

  • 1. Yes, she can.

  • 1. Photograph of a woman at a computerCan the writer use the computer?

  • 2. Photograph of a photographer at an outdoor eventIs the photographer in an office?

  • 3. Photograph of two people wearing surgical gowns and masksAre Linda and Brian carpenters?

  • 4. Photograph of two people at the controls of an airplaneAre Dave and Wendy pilots?

  • 5. Photograph of a man making an architectural drawingCan the architect draw?

  • 6. Photograph of a man and woman dancingAre Julia and Miguel dancers?

Written Practice Illustration of the pen icon

7.–12. Write a new question for each picture above. Start each question with Is, Are, or Can. Put a question mark at the end.

    Example

  • 7. Is she a writer?