I'm hungry, you're thirsty, and she's happy. (beginners)

Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice

Let’s do some more practice with the verb “to be”, and with contractions.
Remember: Listen, listen, listen!
1. We write: “I am hungry,” but we say: “I’m hungry.” [“I’m” is a contraction of “I am”]
2. He’s thirsty. [He is —> he’s]
3. She’s happy. [She is —> she’s]
4. You’re late! [You are —> you’re]
5. We’re tired. [We are —> we’re]
6. They’re at the supermarket. [They are —> they’re]
Questions and positive answers:
7. Are you hungry? Yes, I am.
8. Is he thirsty? Yes, he is.
9. Is she happy? Yes, she is.
10. Am I late? Yes, you are!
11. Are you tired? Yes, we are.
12. Are they at the supermarket? Yes, they are.
Questions and negative answers:
13. Are you hungry? No, I’m not. [I’m = I am]
14. Is he thirsty? No, he isn’t. [isn’t = is not]
15. Is she happy? No, she isn’t.
16. Am I late? No, you aren’t! [aren’t = are not]
17. Are you tired? No, we aren’t.
18. Are they at the supermarket? No, they aren’t.
19. Are you from Germany? No, I'm not. I'm from Austria.
20. Is she from Ecuador? No, she isn't. She's from Argentina.
21. Are they from Mexico? No, they aren't. They're from Guatemala.
22. Are you from Honduras? No, we're not. We're from Peru.
23. Is he from France? No, he isn't. He's from Belgium.
24. Are they from Japan? No, they aren't. They're from Taiwan.
Need to translate? Paste the text into DeepL.
[Note: He isn't = He's not = He is not. So "He isn't from Mexico" is the same as "He's not from Mexico."]

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