ESL Yes/No Question Games

Here is a fun ESL game for practicing a range of yes/no questions. Give each student some pieces of paper. On the board, write some incomplete yes/no questions you want the students to practice, e.g. Are you...? Have you ever...? Do you like...? Can you...?... read more

Here is an amusing game to help students practice a variety of yes/no questions, short answers and tenses. Invite one student to the front of the class. The student secretly thinks of a verb and writes it down,... read more

Here is an ESL game for practicing yes/no questions and short answers as well as appearance and clothing. Choose a student and ask that student to step out of the classroom. While the student is... read more

In this useful listening game, students listen and answer a question and then create a similar question of their own. Have the students stand in a circle. Tell the students that they are going to practice questions and answers they have recently... read more

In this engaging yes/no questions game, students guess the name of a famous person or character by asking 20 yes/no questions. This game is useful for practicing a variety of yes/no questions and short... read more

This engaging ESL game is ideal for practicing yes/no questions and short answers. First, review the yes/no question and short answer structure you want the students to practice. Next, students put their heads down and close their eyes. Walk around the... read more

Here is an entertaining ESL yes/no questions game for students to play in class. Tell the students that they are going to ask yes/no questions to one another. Ask the students to write a variety of yes/no... read more