1. Choose the correct form of be (am, are, is).
Example: He __ a boy.
Answer: He is a boy.
1) I a girl.
2) My father at work.
3) Trixi and Susi my cats.
4) The hamster in the cage.
5) I a painter.
6) My green pencil on the floor.
7) Emma and Betty good friends.
8) you from Scotland?
9) His sister seven years old.
10) We children.
Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps in the text. Do not use
short/contracted forms.
Example: He __ a boy.
Answer: He is a boy.
Peter Baker from Manchester, but Paul and John from London. Manchester and
London cities in England. Hamburg a city in Germany. Sandra at school
today. Jack and Peter her friends. They in the same class. Mr and Mrs Baker
on a trip to the USA to visit their cousin Anne. She a nice girl. Peter says: "My
grandfather in hospital. I at home with my grandmother." What time it? It
8 o'clock. you tired? No, I not.
Write the numbers as words into the gaps.
4. much or many? - Choose the correct answer.
1) CDs
2) music
3) cups
4) juice
5. 5) time
6) pencils
7) cheese
8) cornflakes
9) pizzas
10) lemonade
much or many? - Choose the correct answer.
1) pupils
2) time
3) money
4) dollars
5) milk
6) children
7) water
8) fun
9) dogs
10) people
Exercises
6. you like ice-cream?
Yes I . I think everybody .
b. Kim from Australia?
Nope, she actually Canadian.
c. We like the beach very much this time of the year. We prefer the mountains.
Really? Why that?
Beaches too crowded in the summer.
you always go to the mountains in the summer?
About every two years. It a shame that we have more free time to travel.
d. How often you go to the movies?
Every week or so. I like to watch all the comedies, but I really like horror movies.
Really? Horror movies my favorite ones.
e. Rose here yet. Where she?
Oh, she late because of the traffic.
Ok, we can wait. she have a car?
No, she . She always takes a cab.
f. those your friends from Spain?
They my friends, but they Spanish. They actually from Argentina.
Oh. they go to the same school that you go?
No, they students. They actually Spanish teachers.
Ask for the underlined part. Write the complete English question into the gap.
Example:
The class plays football.
_______________________
Answer:
The class plays football.
What does the class play?
7. 1) John is writing a letter.
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2) She walks home from school.
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3) The children are sitting in the garden.
?
4) Peter runs with his dog on Sundays.
?
5) My rabbit has a cage in the garden.
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6) They go to work by bus.
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7) David likes cats because they are nice.
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8) Jenny isn't sleeping late today.
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9) We are going to the cinema.
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10) I'm leaving now.
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Finish the sentences. Use short answers.
8. Example: Can you play football? - Yes, ____ .
Answer: Can you play football? - Yes, I can.
1) Is he nice? - Yes, .
2) Can they play hockey? - No, .
3) Is she new at our school? - Yes, .
4) Are the boys in the garden - No, .
5) Is John from France? - No, .
6) Are Ron and Max your friends? - Yes, .
7) Has your sister got a cat? - No, .
8) Are you from Germany - Yes, .
9) Have your grandparents got a cat? - Yes, .
10) Is the cat in her basket? - No, .