It's Canadian, eh?

Choose the best sentence to describe this podcast.

It is about the first letter of the alphabet.
It is about the meaning and uses of eh.
It is about living in Canada.


True or False.

False Everyone in Canada uses the word 'eh' a lot.
False 'Eh' sometimes means 'come with me'.
False 'Eh' sometimes means 'go'.
True 'Eh' sometimes mean 'isn't it?'
True 'Eh' sometimes means 'do you understand?'
False 'Eh' sometimes means 'yes'.
True 'Eh' sometimes means 'don't they?'
True 'Eh' sometimes means 'don't you agree?'
True 'Eh' is often used in casual speech.
False 'Eh' is used when someone is very nervous.
True 'Eh' is used when we want to be very correct and formal.

Identify the tag questions in these sentences.

1 It's really dark, isn't it?
2 They always have fun when they go there, don't they?
3 He was the first one up every morning, wasn't he?
4 It'll start on Thursday, won't it?
5 You're coming with me, aren't you?
6 It sure is hot, eh?

Which tag question could you use to replace 'eh' in the following sentences?

1 That was amazing,wasn't it?
2 Those cookies sure are good, aren't they?
3 You speak Spanish, don't you?
4 It's beside the doughnut shop, isn't it?
5 She worked there for five years, didn't she?
6 They're getting married next June, aren't they?