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10 sentences · Write the short answer, Finish the short answer

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Answer with yes or no, a pronoun and the helping verb: Does the dog bark? Yes, it does. Is the milk cold? No, it is not.

  1. Example 1Choose the word that finishes the short answer.

    Does the moon shine? No, it ____ not. dodoesis

    Does the moon shine? No, it does not.

1 / 10 C27Choose the word that finishes the short answer.

Do the stars shine? Yes, they ____. doesdoare

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Example · Choose the word that finishes the short answer.Does the moon shine? No, it ____ not. (do / does / is)Does the moon shine? No, it does not.
Example · Answer the question in a few words. Say yes.Is the story long?Yes, it is.
  1. Choose the word that finishes the short answer.Do the stars shine? Yes, they ____. (does / do / are)
  2. Choose the word that finishes the short answer.Was the candy sweet? Yes, it ____. (was / were / did)
  3. Choose the word that finishes the short answer.Did Dad hold any coats? Yes, he ____. (does / did / was)
  4. Choose the word that finishes the short answer.Are the plums sweet? Yes, they ____. (is / are / do)
  5. Choose the word that finishes the short answer.Does the moon shine? Yes, it ____. (does / is / do)
  6. Answer the question in a few words. Say yes.Are the chairs hard?
  7. Answer the question in a few words. Say yes.Were the ants small?
  8. Answer the question in a few words. Say yes.Was the web sticky?
  9. Answer the question in a few words. Say yes.Is the tree old?
  10. Answer the question in a few words. Say yes.Was the pond deep?
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  1. do
  2. was
  3. did
  4. are
  5. does
  6. Yes, they are.
  7. Yes, they were.
  8. Yes, it was.
  9. Yes, it is.
  10. Yes, it was.
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