shirts three elephant notebooks
1 ... a glass on the table. 2 ... a baby next to the bed. 3 ... a skateboard under the table. 4 ... any clothes on the table. 5 ... one shoe near the table. 6 ... some apples under the bed. 7 ... a shirt on the chair.
8 ... some books next to the chair. A Complete the sentences with a, an or the.
1 I have ... egg for breakfast every morning.
2 Alan has got ... cute dog. ... dog is brown. 3 Brad Pitt is ... actor.
4 I have got ... apple. ... apple is in my schoolbag. 5 My sister is ... dentist.
B Complete. Use There’s, There are, There isn’t or There aren’t.
C Ask and answer questions about the pictures. Use the words below to help you.
1 ... a kangaroo in the picture? ... 2 ... a bag on the table? ... 3 ... any bicycles in the shop? ... 4 ... a dog in the bag? ... 5 ... two basketball players? ... 6 ... any computers on the desk? ...
No, there isn’t. There’s an elephant in the picture.
There’s
1 2 3 4 5 6a / an / the, There is / There are
Is there
an
A / an / the, There is / There are – Answers
A A 1 an 4 an, The 2 a, The 5 a 3 an B B 1 There’s 5 There’s2 There isn’t 6 There are
3 There’s 7 There isn’t
4 There aren’t 8 There are
C
C 1 Is there ... No, there isn’t. There’s an elephant in the picture. 2 Is there ...Yes, there is.
3 Are there ... No, there aren’t. There are some shirts in the shop. 4 Is there ... Yes, there is.
5 Are there .... No, there aren’t. There are three basketball players. 6 Are there ... No, there aren’t. There are notebooks on the desk.
Possessive forms, this / that / these / those
A Complete the chart.
Pronoun Possessive Possessive
Adjective Pronoun I mine you yours his she her it its we ours you yours their
B Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective.
1 I have got a cute cat. I love ... cat. 2 You are wearing a nice jacket.
Is ... jacket warm?
3 Paul has got many friends. He plays tennis with ... friends.
4 Our bird has special food. That’s ... food.
5 The children are at ... grandparents this weekend.
C Fill in each blank with the correct possessive pronoun.
1 You’ve got a blue umbrella. The blue umbrella is ... .
2 Is this Jack’s room? Yes, it’s ... . 3 We have got a new computer. It is
... .
4 This is their dog. It’s ... .
5 Sue has got a lovely sweater. The sweater is ... .
6 That’s my present. It’s ... .
“Is ... your book?” “Yes! Thank you.” “Wow! Look at ... stars up there.”
“Hey, ... is my camera!”
“Are ... your pencils?” “No, they’re not.”
those
E Write sentences with This is or These are and the words below.
1 dog / house ... 2 children / football ... 3 athletes / shoes ... 4 our neighbour / flowers
... 5 Mr Jones / car
...
This is the dog’s house.
D Complete. Use this, that, these or those. 1 2 3 4
my
yours
my
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Possessive forms, this / that / these / those – Answers
A A B B 1 my 4 its 2 your 5 their 3 his C C 1 yours 4 theirs 2 his 5 hers 3 ours 6 mine D D 1 those 3 that 2 this 4 these E
E 1 This is the dog’s house.
2 This is the children’s football. 3 These are the athletes’ shoes. 4 These are our neighbour’s flowers. 5 This is Mr Jones’ car.
Pronoun Possessive Possessive Adjective Pronoun
I my mine
you your yours
he his his
she her hers
it its its
we our ours
you your yours
A Fill in the blanks with some or any. 1 I’d like to have ... spaghetti for
dinner.
2 Is there ... watermelon for me? 3 There aren’t ... evil characters in
the school play.
4 Please buy ... crayons for the children.
5 I’m going to the post office. Do you need ... stamps?
6 We have got ... cereal for breakfast.
B Complete the sentences. Use There is, There isn’t, There are, There aren’t, some or any. 1 ... water in the aquarium.
2 ... meat on the plate. 3 ... books on the shelf. 4 ... pictures on the wall. 5 ... flowers on the table. 6 ... windmills in the field.
There is some
1 23 4
5 6
C Write the plural of the words below in the correct column.
boy radio shelf dish tooth potato knife leaf hobby story sheep man cupboard party watch
-s -es -ies -ves irregular
boys
Countable nouns egg salt oil flour orange coffee water potato spoon cake ... ... ... ... ... Uncountable nouns ... ... ... ... ...egg
D Write the words in the correct circle.
some / any, singular / plural, countable / uncountable
some / any, singular / plural, countable / uncountable – Answers
A A 1 some 4 some 2 any 5 any 3 any 6 some B B 1 There is some2 There isn’t any
3 There aren’t any
4 There aren’t any
5 There are some
6 There are some
C
C -s: boys, radios, cupboards -es: dishes, potatoes, watches -ies: hobbies, stories, parties -ves: shelves, knives, leaves irregular: teeth, sheep, men
D
D Countable nouns: egg, orange, spoon, potato, cake Uncountable nouns: oil, water, salt, flour, coffee
Comparison of adjectives, adverbs of manner
E Circle the correct word.
1 The dog is eating hungry / hungrily .
2 Is she drinking the hot coffee slow / slowly? 3 Sue is a nice / nicely person.
4 Tom plays tennis good / well. 5 The music was very loud / loudly. 6 The old lady spoke soft / softly.
A Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjective in brackets. 1 An elephant is ... (strong) a kangaroo.
2 Our teacher is ... (beautiful) that film star. 3 A school is ... (noisy) a hospital.
4 Jane’s hair is ... (long) yours. 5 John’s work is ... (good) Mary’s. 6 Yesterday was ... (hot) today.
7 This book is ... (interesting) that one. 8 Athletes are usually ... (famous) scientists.
B Write sentences about the pictures. Use the superlative form of the adjective.
1 the girl / tall / of the three ... 2 the pyramid / ancient / of the three ... 3 this athlete / good / athlete in the world ... 4 February / short / month / in the year ... 5 the red apple / sweet / apple in the bowl ... C Circle the correct word.
1 I think Albert Einstein was the brilliant / more brilliant / most brilliant scientist in the world. 2 I am a good / better / best swimmer than my brother.
3 Mum is the busy / busier / busiest person in the family.
4 What is the most expensive / more expensive / expensive car in the world? 5 London is rainy / rainier / rainiest than Athens.
6 The book was frightening / more frightening / most frightening than the film.
stronger than
1 2 3 4 5
The girl is the tallest of the three.
D Write adverbs for the adjectives.
Adjective Adverb 1 dangerous ... 2 nice ... 3 fast ... 4 happy ... 5 good ... 6 quiet ...
dangerously
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A
A 1 stronger than
2 more beautiful than
3 noisier than
4 longer than
5 better than 6 hotter than
7 more interesting than
8 more famous than
B
B 1 The girl is the tallest of the three.
2 The pyramid is the most ancient of the three. 3 This athlete is the best athlete in the world. 4 February is the shortest month in the year. 5 The red apple is the sweetest apple in the bowl. C C 1 most brilliant 2 better 3 busiest 4 most expensive 5 rainier 6 more frightening D
D 1 dangerously 3 fast 5 well
2 nicely 4 happily 6 quietly
E
E 1 hungrily 3 nice 5 loud
C Fill in the blanks with am, is or are. 1 ... the tree tall?
2 ... I famous?
3 Sue and Ellen ... sisters. 4 My bicycle ... blue.
5 ... there pictures in the classroom?
D Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 not / the children / in the house / are / . ... 2 on / your / are / desk / the / books / ? ... 3 a teacher / I / not / am / . ... 4 a / dog / Rex / big / is / . ... 5 at school / now / is / Samantha / ? ... E Answer the questions with short answers.
1 Are your eyes blue? ... 2 Are you and your friends good pupils? ... 3 Are you from England? ... 4 Is your room clean? ... 5 Is your bag big? ... A Complete the sentences. Use I’m, You’re, He’s, She’s, It’s, We’re or They’re.
1 Father is in bed. ... tired. 2 Look at that dog. ... very old. 3 My sister and I are at home.
... alone.
4 My mother and father are not at work. ... at the gym.
B Complete the letter with am, is or are. Dear Mary,
The children in this photo 1... my new friends. They 2... in my class. We 3... in the
playground. It 4... beautiful. It 5... big and
it 6... clean. Look at the trees and benches. My new
school 7... fantastic. I 8... so happy!
Love, Isabel
To be
6 It ... Saturday. The teachers ... not at school today.
7 The parks in the city ... beautiful. 8 I ... not in Year 6.
5 How are you? ... fine, thank you. 6 ... lucky you’ve got many friends. 7 My grandma is ill. ... at the doctor. 8 My name is Alex. ... 13 years old.
He’s
Is
are
To be – Answers
A
A 1 He’s 5 I’m / We’re
2 It’s 6 You’re 3 We’re 7 She’s 4 They’re 8 I’m B B 1 are 5 is 2 are 6 is 3 are 7 is 4 is 8 am C C 1 Is 5 Are 2 Am 6 is, are 3 are 7 are 4 is 8 am D
D 1 The children are not in the house.
2 Are your books on the desk?
3 I am not a teacher. 4 Rex is a big dog.
5 Is Samantha at school now?
E
E Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
A Read Andy’s letter to Jim about his new school. Then complete the letter with has got, have got, haven’t got or hasn’t got.
Dear Jim, Hi! My new school is very nice. We 1...
a big playground with benches under the trees, but we
2... a football field. The classrooms
are clean and they 3... new desks
but they 4... any carpets. The
computer room 5... many
computers, but it 6... a computer for
every pupil. The school 7... a
cafeteria too, but it 8... a theatre.
I am lucky because I 9... a good
teacher. She is nice. She 10... brown
eyes and short brown hair.
Write and tell me about your school. Regards, Andy
C Write questions and answer them. 1 you / brothers or sisters
... ... 2 your friend / new shoes
... ... 3 you / an attic in your house
... ... 4 your school / a cafeteria
... ... 5 a bird / wings
... ... 6 you / money in your bag
... ... D Put the words in the correct order.
1 got / elephants / ears / have / big / .
... 2 letters / the English alphabet / 26 / got / has / .
... 3 a / red / got / Mary / has / pen / ?
... 4 got / haven’t / I / a brother / .
... 5 grandfathers / got / two / you / have / ?
... 6 haven’t / we / got / a TV / .
...
Have you got any brothers or sisters?
Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
B Answer the questions. Make the answers true.
1 Have fish got wings?
... 2 Has a snake got legs?
... 3 Has a cat got a tail?
... 4 Have you got a new sweater?
... 5 Have you got a lot of homework?
... 6 Has your teacher got long hair?
...
No, they haven’t.
Have got
Elephants have got big ears.
have got
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Have got – Answers
A
A 1 have got 6 hasn’t got
2 haven’t got 7 has got
3 have got 8 hasn’t got
4 haven’t got 9 have got
5 has got 10 has got
B
B 1 No, they haven’t.
2 No, it hasn’t. 3 Yes, it has.
4 Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. 5 Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. 6 Yes, he/she has. / No, he/she hasn’t. C
C 1 Have you got any brothers or sisters? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. 2 Has your friend got new shoes? Yes, he/she has. / No, he/she hasn’t. 3 Have you got an attic in your house? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. 4 Has your school got a cafeteria? Yes, it has. / No, it hasn’t. 5 Has a bird got wings? Yes, it has.
6 Have you got any money in your bag? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. D
D 1 Elephants have got big ears.
2 The English alphabet has got 26 letters.
3 Has Mary got a red pen?
4 I haven’t got a brother.
5 Have you got two grandfathers?
A Write the verbs in the correct column. -s -es -ies teach worry talk ride wash fix cry buy marry pay touch clean do study carry
teaches
B Circle the correct verb. 1 Babies ccrryy / ccrriieess a lot.
2 I eeaatt / eeaattss ice cream in the summer. 3 Jane ssttuuddyy / ssttuuddiieess every afternoon.
4 She ddoo / ddooeess her homework in the evening. 5 My friend wwaattcchh / wwaattcchheess television
twice a week.
C Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple form of the verb in brackets.
1 She ... (go) to the beach in summer.
2 We ... (bake) biscuits every Friday. 3 My parents ... (work) in the garden
on Saturdays.
4 Susie ... (try) her best at school all the time.
D Fill in the blanks with doesn’t or don’t. 1 Fish ... live in houses.
2 The sun ... shine at night. 3 A cat ... bark.
4 Dad ... ride a bike to work.
5 Policemen ... catch every criminal. 6 Pupils ... always remember
answers.
goes
E Write questions with Do or Does. Then write short answers.
1 ... you watch TV every day? ... 2 ... your parents go to the theatre?
... 3 ... your teacher drink coffee?
... 4 ... doctors work in shops?
... 5 ... the school year start in January?
... F Write questions using the Present Simple.
Then answer the questions according to the pictures.
Do
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
(ice cream) (draw pictures)
1 mice / usually / eat / bananas
... ... 2 Tina / run / to school / every day
... ... 3 Sally / often / write / stories
... ... 4 the twins / like / chocolate
... ... (walk) (cheese)
Present Simple
1 2 3 4don’t
Do mice usually eat bananas?
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Present Simple – Answers
A
A -s: talks, rides, buys, pays, cleans -es: teaches, washes, fixes, touches, does -ies: worries, cries, marries, studies, carries B B 1 cry 4 does 2 eat 5 watches 3 studies C C 1 goes 3 work 2 bake 4 tries D D 1 don’t 4 doesn’t 2 doesn’t 5 don’t 3 doesn’t 6 don’t E
E 1 Do ... Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. 2 Do ... Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.
3 Does ... Yes, he/she does. / No, he/she doesn’t. 4 Do ... No, they don’t.
5 Does ... No, it doesn’t. F
F 1 Do mice usually eat bananas? No, they don’t. They usually eat cheese.
2 Does Tina run to school every day? No, she doesn’t. She walks to school every day. 3 Does Sally often write stories? No, she doesn’t. She often draws pictures.
Present Continuous
A Write the -ing form of each verb.
1 meet ... 6 eat ... 11 wear ... 2 study ... 7 smile ... 12 visit ... 3 drive ... 8 run ... 13 drink ... 4 wash ... 9 lie ... 14 swim ... 5 sit ... 10 pour ... 15 think ... B Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1 I ... (study) right now. 5 I ... (lie) on my bed right now. 2 The teacher ... (write) on the 6 Today we ... (learn) new words
blackboard at the moment. in English.
3 They ... (wear) blue T-shirts 7 Billy and his dog ... (play) with
today. the ball in the garden.
4 Sally ... (sit) in the room now. 8 Mum ... (fix) my bike. C Write questions. Then answer the questions.
meeting
am studying
D Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 her desk / sitting / teacher / at / the / is / ? 4 studying / at the moment / Peter / is / ? ... ... 2 TV / they / film / a / watching / are / on / . 5 letter / Jane / you / are / to / writing / a / ?
... ... 3 studying / now / students / are / the / . 6 sleeping / now / boys / aren’t / the / .
... ... 1 3 2 4 play / piano ... ... eat / apple ... ... play / basketball ... ... ride / bicycles ... ...
Is he playing the piano?
Yes, he is.
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Present Continuous – Answers
A A 1 meeting 9 lying 2 studying 10 pouring 3 driving 11 wearing 4 washing 12 visiting 5 sitting 13 drinking 6 eating 14 swimming 7 smiling 15 thinking 8 running B B 1 am studying 5 am lying
2 is writing 6 are learning
3 are wearing 7 are playing
4 is sitting 8 is fixing
C
C 1 Is he playing the piano? Yes, he is.
2 Are they playing basketball? No, they aren’t. 3 Is he eating an apple? No, he isn’t.
4 Are they riding bicycles? Yes, they are. D
D 1 Is the teacher sitting at her desk?
2 They are watching a film on TV.
3 The students are studying now. 4 Is Peter studying at the moment? 5 Are you writing a letter to Jane? 6 The boys aren’t sleeping now.
Present Simple / Present Continuous
A Underline the verb in each sentence. Then circle the correct time expression.
1 Children uussuuaallllyy // aatt pprreesseenntt enjoy films. 2 The police officers are talking to the stranger
o
onnccee aa ddaayy // aatt tthhee mmoommeenntt.
3 The gardener comes to our house nnooww // o
onnccee aa wweeeekk .
4 Jack is helping Jill iinn tthhee eevveenniinngg // rriigghhtt nnooww. 5 Dad washes the car aatt tthhee mmoommeenntt //
o
onn SSaattuurrddaayyss.
B Circle the correct answer.
1 We lleeaarrnn // aarree lleeaarrnniinngg grammar at the moment.
2 Helen iiss wweeaarriinngg // wweeaarrss blue jeans and a T-shirt today.
3 I always ssttoopp // aamm ssttooppppiinngg the car at a red light.
4 In summer we aarree ggooiinngg // ggoo to the beach. 5 Tom and I wwaattcchh // aarree wwaattcchhiinngg a good film
at the moment.
C Fill in the blanks with Do, Does, Am, Is or Are.
1 ... the film star want to be in a play?
2 ... the twins wearing different clothes?
3 ... Mum making breakfast? 4 ... I disturbing you?
5 ... monkeys eat a lot of bananas?
D Fill in the blanks with don’t, doesn’t, am not, isn’t or aren’t.
1 We ... go to the beach in winter. 2 I ... watching TV right now. 3 Sally ... buying fruit today. 4 Debbie and Paul ... eating pizza. 5 Dad ... work at the weekend. E Complete the sentences with the Present
Simple or Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1 We usually ... (have) lunch at two o’clock.
2 Listen! ... the phone ... (ring)?
3 I ... (sit) in the park today. 4 ... people ... (put) trees
in their houses at Christmas?
5 My brother always ... (watch) tennis on TV.
6 My friend ... (not visit) me every day.
7 The boys ... (study) at the moment so please don’t talk to them.
8 Bill ... (not play) outside now.
F Answer the questions.
1 Is your friend helping you with this exercise? ... 2 Do you play football?
... 3 Are you eating anything right now?
... 4 Is it raining at the moment?
...
Does
don’t
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Present Simple / Present Continuous – Answers
A
A 1 usually, enjoy
2 are talking, at the moment
3 comes, once a week
4 is helping, right now
5 washes, on Saturdays
B
B 1 are learning 4 go
2 is wearing 5 are watching
3 stop C C 1 Does 4 Am 2 Are 5 Do 3 Is D D 1 don’t 4 aren’t 2 am not 5 doesn’t 3 isn’t E E 1 have 5 watches
2 Is ... ringing 6 doesn’t visit
3 am sitting 7 are studying
4 Do ... put 8 isn’t playing
F
F 1 Yes, he/she is. / No, he/she isn’t. 2 Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
3 Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. 4 Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
Past to be, There was / There were
A Fill in the blanks with was or were. 1 Yesterday it ... rainy and cool. 2 ... the concert good last Sunday? 3 My father and I ... at the stadium
for the big game two weeks ago. 4 The children ... not at their
grandparents last weekend.
5 The weather ... hot and I ... thirsty.
6 ... you at the shops yesterday? B Fill in the blanks with There was,
There were, Was there or Were there.
1 ... any famous actors in the play?
2 ... a wonderful film on TV on Monday night.
3 ... astronauts on the moon in 1969.
4 ... steak for lunch. 5 ... any sugar in the bowl? 6 ... a nature programme on
TV last night?
C Answer the questions about yourself. 1 Were you at this school a year ago?
... 2 Were you cold last night?
... 3 Was your room tidy yesterday?
... 4 Were you worried about anything yesterday?
... 5 How old were you in the year 2002?
... 6 How many pupils were there in your class
last year?
...
(poor) (at work)
(on a boat)
(happy) (closed)
Was the man rich many years ago?
1 2
3
4 5
D Ask questions using Was or Were. Then answer the questions according to the pictures.
1 the man / rich / many years ago
... ... 2 the men / on holiday / in June
... ... 3 Dan / on a boat / last Saturday
... ... 4 the teacher / angry / yesterday
... ... 5 the shops / closed / on Monday afternoon
... ...
No, he wasn’t. He was poor.
was
Were there
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Past to be, There was / There were – Answers
A
A 1 was 4 were
2 Was 5 was, was
3 were 6 Were
B
B 1 Were there 4 There was
2 There was 5 Was there
3 There were 6 Was there
C
C Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. D
D 1 Was the man rich many years ago? No, he wasn’t. He was poor.
2 Were the men on holiday in June? No, they weren’t. They were at work. 3 Was Dan on a boat last Saturday? Yes, he was.
4 Was the teacher angry yesterday? No, she wasn’t. She was happy. 5 Were the shops closed on Monday afternoon? Yes, they were.
Past Simple
A Write the Past Simple of each verb in the correct column.
-ed -d -ied double consonant + -ed
D Write the Past Simple form of the verbs.
1 take ... 4 give ... 7 go ... 2 drink ... 5 think ... 8 wake ... 3 ride ... 6 have ... 9 buy ...
E Write questions with the words below. Then answer the questions according to the pictures. Use the Past Simple.
buy a jeep
wear jeans ride horses speak English
1 Rob / buy a small car
... ... 2 Jenny / wear a skirt / to the party
... ...
3 cowboys / drive cars / in the 1880s
... ... 4 the teacher / speak Greek / in the lesson
... ...
Good morning!
1 My sister ... (try) to bake a cakelast Saturday.
2 We ... (not order) steak and chips at the restaurant yesterday.
3 I ... (phone) my cousin in Canada three days ago.
4 The children ... (play) on the computer yesterday.
1 you / watch TV / last night
... ...
2 your friends / play football / yesterday ... ...
3 your mum / bake / a cake / last weekend ... ...
4 you / phone / a friend / an hour ago
... ...
1 2 3 4
open marry like try bake stop mix plan repeat worry decide travel
C Write the questions. Then answer them.
B Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
tried
opened
Did you watch TV last night?
took
Did Rob buy a small car?
No, he didn’t. He bought a jeep.
1880s
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
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Past Simple – Answers
A
A -ed: opened, mixed, repeated -d: liked, baked, decided -ied: married, tried, worried
double consonant + -ed: stopped, planned, travelled B
B 1 tried 3 phoned
2 didn’t order 4 played
C
C 1 Did you watch TV last night?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
2 Did your friends play football yesterday? Yes, they did. / No, they didn’t.
3 Did your mum bake a cake last weekend?
Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t. 4 Did you phone a friend an hour ago?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. D D 1 took 6 had 2 drank 7 went 3 rode 8 woke 4 gave 9 bought 5 thought E
E 1 Did Rob buy a small car?
No, he didn’t. He bought a jeep. 2 Did Jenny wear a skirt to the party?
No, she didn’t. She wore jeans. 3 Did cowboys drive cars in the 1880s?
No, they didn’t. They rode horses.
4 Did the teacher speak Greek in the lesson? No, she didn’t. She spoke English.
A Fill in the blanks with the correct form of be going to. 1 I ... (buy) a new watch soon.
2 You ... (not finish) the painting in a week. 3 ... you ... (marry) Alice one day?
4 The snow ... (melt) tomorrow.
5 ... the shopkeeper ... (close) his shop for the holiday? 6 You and your team ... (not win) the game.
B Write questions using be going to and the words below. Then answer the questions using the words in brackets.
1 it / snow / tomorrow ... (rain)
... 2 our neighbours / go on holiday ...
(stay at home)
... 3 Mum / make a cake / for my birthday ...
(buy)
... 4 I / cry / at the show ...
(laugh) ...
fly
teach
come
write
talk
meet
On Monday, I (1) ... to London and two scientists (2) ... me.On Wednesday, I (3) ... three classes in New York. Some reporters (4) ... to talk to me on Thursday. I (5) ... an article for a newspaper on Friday. On Saturday, I
(6) ... to some young people who want to become astronauts.
C Brian Jones is a space scientist. He is going to have a busy week. Look at the pictures and complete the paragraph with the Present Continuous form of the verbs below.
1 What are you going to eat later today?
... 2 What are you doing on Saturday afternoon?
...
3 Who is making dinner at your house tonight? ... 4 Which class are you going to be in next year?
...
be going to, Present Continuous with future meaning
1 2 3 4 5 6
D Answer the questions about yourself. Write full sentences.
am going to buy
Is it going to snow tomorrow?
No, it isn’t. It’s going to rain.
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be going to, Present Continuous with future meaning – Answers
A
A 1 am going to buy
2 aren’t going to finish 3 Are ... going to marry 4 is going to melt 5 Is ... going to close 6 aren’t going to win B
B 1 Is it going to snow tomorrow?
No, it isn’t. It’s going to rain.
2 Are our neighbours going to go on holiday? No, they aren’t. They’re going to stay at home.
3 Is Mum going to make a cake for my birthday?
No, she isn’t. She’s going to buy a cake. 4 Am I going to cry at the show?
No, I’m not. I’m going to laugh. / No, you aren’t. You’re going to laugh. C
C 1 am flying 4 are coming
2 are meeting 5 am writing
3 am teaching 6 am talking
D
A Write sentences with can or can’t.
C Fill in the blanks with must or mustn’t. 1 You ... give your pet food every day.
2 You ... eat a lot of chocolate. It’s not good for your teeth. 3 The bus is coming so I ... hurry.
4 Parents tell their children they ... throw things in the street. D Circle the correct modal.
1 There is no homework, so I mmuussttnn’’tt / ccaann go out with you this afternoon. 2 You mmuusstt / ccaann’’tt go to the doctor if you are ill.
3 Ann mmuusstt / ccaann’’tt ride a bike because she’s only three years old. 4 You mmuusstt / mmuussttnn’’tt play on the road. There are lots of cars. 5 It’s very hot. You ccaann / mmuussttnn’’tt go swimming.
E Circle the correct word.
1 You must be lluucckkyy / lluucckkiillyy to win money. 4 The scientist spoke bbrriilllliiaanntt / bbrriilllliiaannttllyy. 2 Your sister sings quite ggoooodd / wweellll. 5 Don’t buy cchheeaapp / cchheeaappllyy things. 3 Bill is wearing a very nniiccee / nniicceellyy shirt today. 6 Chocolate is very sswweeeett / sswweeeettllyy.
must
can / can’t, must / mustn’t, adverbs of manner and degree
B Ask and answer questions with can or can’t.
1 3
2 4
the man / play / the guitar ... ...
the girl / carry / the box ... ...
the boy / draw / a picture ... ...
a penguin / fly
... ...
The man can play the
1 you / tennis / can / play / ?
... ...
2 your / mum / English / speak / can ? ... ...
3 can / ski / your friends ?
... ...
4 well / teacher / your / can / sing ?
... ...
guitar.
Can you play tennis?
Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
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A
A 1 The man can play the guitar.
2 The boy can’t draw a picture. 3 The girl can carry the box. 4 A penguin can’t fly. B
B 1 Can you play tennis? / Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
2 Can your mum speak English? Yes, she can. / No, she can’t. 3 Can your friends ski? Yes, they can. / No, they can’t.
4 Can your teacher sing well? Yes she/he can. / No, she/he can’t. C C 1 must 3 must 2 mustn’t 4 mustn’t D D 1 can 4 mustn’t 2 must 5 can 3 can’t E E 1 lucky 4 brilliantly 2 well 5 cheap 3 nice 6 sweet
A Look at the picture and complete the text with the correct form of there is or there are. This is a classroom in my school.
(1) ... one desk for the teacher and (2) ... six desks for the pupils. (3) ... a computer for the teacher. (4) ... computers for the pupils. (5) ... a cupboard in the classroom.
shampoo problems photos chairs friends batteries biscuits money 1 I can’t buy these sweets. I haven’t got ... .
2 I want to wash my hair. Is there ... ? 3 I’m going to the bakery to buy ... .
4 I haven’t got my camera so I can’t take ... .
5 Everybody was standing because there weren’t ... . 6 Are there ... in the radio?
7 I went to Tina’s party last night with ... . 8 Sorry I’m late. I had ... with my bike. D Complete the sentences with many or much.
1 There are ... books in the library. 6 We know ... people in London. 2 She doesn’t like ... sugar in her tea. 7 There isn’t ... chocolate in the 3 How ... does the bike cost? cupboard.
4 The boy has got ... toys. 8 He doesn’t have ... time. 5 There are ... apples on the tree.
There is / There are, quantifiers
any money
flowers
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the nouns in brackets. 1 There are some ... (flower) on the table.
2 There aren’t any ... (fish) in the pond. 3 There is a red ... (roof) on that house. 4 Are there any ... (child) in the park? 5 There is a ... (dish) on the shelf.
6 There are some... (potato) in these boxes.
C Complete the sentences with some or any and a word from the word box.
There is
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There is / There are, quantifiers – Answers
A
A 1 There is 3 There is 5 There isn’t
2 there are 4 There aren’t
B
B 1 flowers 3 roof 5 dish
2 fish 4 children 6 potatoes
C
C 1 any money 5 any chairs
2 any shampoo 6 any batteries
3 some biscuits 7 some friends
4 any photos 8 some problems
D
D 1 many 4 many 7 much
2 much 5 many 8 much
D Complete the sentences with have got or has got.
1 The school ... new computers. 4 I ... a present for you. 2 You and your sister ... many CDs. 5 They ... a big family. 3 The dog ... a little house. 6 You ... a good idea. E Answer the questions about the pictures. Use the words below to help you.
To be, have got
A Complete the sentences with am, is or are.
1 Jean ... from America. 4 I ... in the kitchen.
2 Mike and I ... brothers. 5 The shirt and trousers ... on the chair.
3 The chair ... in the living room. 6 ... you eleven years old? B Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 not / The / children / in the house / are 3 a / boy / not / Simon / lazy / is
... ...
2 in the forest / I / not / am 4 afraid of / are / dogs / not / We
... ... C Complete the questions. Then answer the questions according to the pictures.
4 ... they sad? ... 2 ... he English? ... 1 ... this London? ... 3 ... this a photo? ...
The children are not in the house.
1 Have the children got ballet shoes? 3 Has the boy got a car?
... ... ... ...
2 Have the teachers got many boxes? 4 Has the girl got short hair?
... ... ... ...
books long bike sports
2 3 4
is
No, they haven’t.
They’ve got sports shoes.
has got
No, it isn’t.
Is
To be, have got – Answers
A
A 1 is 3 is 5 are
2 are 4 am 6 Are
B
B 1 The children are not in the house.
2 I am not in the forest. 3 Simon is not a lazy boy. 4 We are not afraid of dogs. C
C 1 Is … No, it isn’t.
2 Is … No, he isn’t.
3 Is … Yes it is.
4 Are … No, they aren’t.
D
D 1 has got 4 have got
2 have got 5 have got
3 has got 6 have got
E
E 1 No, they haven’t. They’ve got sports shoes.
2 No, they haven’t. They’ve got many books.
3 No, he hasn’t. He’s got a bike. 4 No, she hasn’t. She’s got long hair.
Present Simple, prepositions of place
A Add -s, -es or -ies to the verbs below to form the Present Simple for he, she or it. 1 stop ... 2 watch ... 3 study ... 4 do ... 5 mix ... 6 tie ... 7 dress ... 8 try ... 9 go ... 10 catch ... 11 enjoy ... 12 lose ...
stops
B Complete the sentences with the Present Simple form of the verb in brackets.
1 Mum ... (wash) the car once a week. 5 Every year Helen ... (go) 2 Children usually ... (like) ice cream. to France.
3 ... you ... (know) the way 6 He ... (not visit) his friends every
to the lake? day.
4 Bob ... (study) French on Saturdays.
C Write each sentence in the negative. Then write an affirmative sentence using the words in brackets.
1 You need more spelling practice. (reading) 3 I study on Saturdays. (Sundays)
a ... a ... b ... b ... 2 My dad reads the newspaper every day. (a book) 4 Mark goes to karate lessons. (piano)
a ... a ... b ... b ... D Write questions and answer them about yourself.
1 your grandma / often / visit you / ? 3 your dad / play / the guitar / ?
... ... ... ... 2 you / watch / TV / in the evening / ? 4 your friends / like / computer games / ?
... ... ... ... E Write sentences about the pictures. Use the words below and a preposition.
washes
2
1 3 4 5 6
bird / tree mouse / cats juice / glass boy / bed car / garage Nat / bike
1 ... 4 ... 2 ... 5 ... 3 ... 6 ...
The bird is above the tree.
You don’t need more spelling practice.
You need more reading practice.
Does your grandma often visit you?
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
Present Simple, prepositions of place – Answers
A
A 1 stops 5 mixes 9 goes
2 watches 6 ties 10 catches
3 studies 7 dresses 11 enjoys
4 does 8 tries 12 loses
B
B 1 washes 4 studies
2 like 5 goes
3 Do ... know 6 doesn’t visit
C
C 1 a You don’t need more spelling practice.
b You need more reading practice.
2 a My dad doesn’t read the newspaper every day.
b My dad reads a book every day.
3 a I don’t study on Saturdays.
b I study on Sundays.
4 a Mark doesn’t go to karate lessons.
b Mark goes to piano lessons.
D
D 1 Does your grandma often visit you?
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
2 Do you watch TV in the evening?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. 3 Does your dad play the guitar?
Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
4 Do your friends like computer games?
Yes, they do. / No, they don’t. E
E 1 The bird is above the tree.
2 The mouse is between the cats. 3 The juice is in the glass. 4 The boy is under the bed. 5 The car is in front of the garage. 6 Nat is next to the bike.
Present Continuous, can
B Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 making / breakfast / is / this morning / Dad / ? ... 2 aren’t / tonight / costumes / the actors / wearing / . ... 3 to New York / at the moment / flying / I / am / . ... 4 listening to / you / music / are / ? ... 5 a picture / isn’t / the artist / now / painting / . ... C Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in
brackets. Be careful with stative verbs.
1 Tom usually ... (ride) his bike to school, but he ... (go) by car today. 2 Jane ... (not like) tea, but she ... (drink) it today because she’s ill. 3 Mark and Jill ... (try) to improve their French. They ... (study)
together every afternoon.
4 My little sister ... (not understand) her homework, so my mum ... (help) her now.
5 My friend is on holiday now and I ... (want) to talk to her. 6 I ... (think) he is telling the truth now.
D Write questions with can and the words below. Then answer the questions.
rides
children / read / books / library
a ... ... b ...
1 we / buy / shoes / here
a ... ... b ... 3
we / play / tennis / here a ...
... b ...
2 baby / swim / alone
a ... ... b ... 4
Can children read
books in the library?
Yes, they can.
A Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1 My sister ... (watch) TV right now. 5 Dad ... (not wash) his car today. 2 The boys ... (not play) tennis today 6 They ... (drive) to work right now. 3 I ... (write) in my notebook at the 7 Jason ... (study) music this year.
moment. 8 The children ... (not swim) at the
4 The women ... (sit) in the park now. moment.
is going
Present Continuous, can – Answers
A
A 1 is watching 5 isn’t washing
2 aren’t playing 6 are driving
3 am writing 7 is studying
4 are sitting 8 aren’t swimming
B
B 1 Is Dad making breakfast this morning?
2 The actors aren’t wearing costumes tonight.
3 I am flying to New York at the moment.
4 Are you listening to music?
5 The artist isn’t painting a picture now. C
C 1 rides, is going
2 doesn’t like, is drinking 3 are trying, study
4 doesn’t understand, is helping
5 want
6 think
D
D 1 a Can children read books in the library?
b Yes, they can.
2 a Can we play tennis here?
b No, we can’t.
3 a Can we buy shoes here?
b No, we can’t.
4 a Can the baby swim alone?
b No, he/she can’t.
drink / water buy / a bike
cry send / an e-mail
Past Simple, There was / There were
A Write the Past Simple form of the verbs below.
1 go ... 2 tidy ... 3 stay ... 4 eat ... 5 do ... 6 fix ... 7 stop ... 8 cry ... 9 make ... 10 put ... 11 say ... 12 become ...
went
B Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1 I ... (be) at home last night. Where ... (be) you?
2 Peter ... (not go) to the library yesterday. He ... (stay) at home.
3 I ... (try) to buy some clothes yesterday, but I ... (not find) anything I liked. 4 “When ... the lesson ... (start)?” “It ... (begin) five minutes ago.” 5 Yesterday, Jane ... (not feel) well so she ... (call) the doctor.
C Write questions with the pictures below. Use the Past Simple. Then answer the questions.
1 Maggie / write you a postcard / last week ... ... 2 Alice / laugh / during the film ... ... 3 Dad / give him money / for his birthday ... ... 4 the dogs / eat food ... ... D Complete the sentences with the correct from of there was or there were.
1 ... a mouse under the table. 4 ... lots of animals on the farm. 2 ... fun games at the party? 5 ... a fire in the house.
3 ... three good films on TV last 6 ... video cameras a long time
night. ago?
1 2 3 4
No, she didn’t. She sent an e-mail.
was
were
There was
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Past Simple, There was / There were – Answers
A
A 1 went 5 did 9 made
2 tidied 6 fixed 10 put
3 stayed 7 stopped 11 said
4 ate 8 cried 12 became
B
B 1 was, were
2 didn’t go, stayed 3 tried, didn’t find 4 did ... start, began 5 didn’t feel, called C
C 1 Did Maggie write a postcard last week?
No, she didn’t. She sent an e-mail. 2 Did Alice laugh during the film?
No, she didn’t. She cried.
3 Did Dad give him money for his birthday?
No, he didn’t. He bought him a bike.
4 Did the dogs eat food?
No, they didn’t. They drank water. D
D 1 There was 4 There were
2 Were there 5 There was
Past Continuous
A Complete the sentences with was or were.
1 It ... raining this morning when 4 My parents ... sleeping when
I got up. the telephone rang.
2 ... you watching television at 5 The lights went out while we ...
six o’clock last night? having supper.
3 ... the man standing at the bus 6 I ... walking to school when I
stop when the bus came? saw my friend.
B Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1 I ... (watch) TV when my 5 The baby ... (not sleep) when
parents came home. we went to bed.
2 ... Tom ... 6 You ... (not ride) your bicycle (study) for his test yesterday at seven o’clock? when I saw you.
3 The boys ... (play) football 7 My parents ... (leave) the
when it started to rain. house when I got home.
4 ... the dogs ... 8 When I phoned my friend, she (bark) at midnight last night? ... (eat) supper. C Write questions using the Past Continuous.
1 you / walk / in the street / at seven o’clock / last night / ?
... 2 your father / sleep / at eight o’clock / this morning / ?
... 3 you / listen / to music / in the bedroom / when Mum come in / ?
... 4 your brother / wait / at the bus stop / ?
... 5 your friends / swim / at eleven o’clock / in the morning / ?
... D Complete the text with the Past Continuous form of the verbs below.
was
listen play cut bark repair not smile
Yesterday, my neighbour came home early from work. His son (1) ... the drums in the living room and his daughter (2) ... to jazz music on the radio. Workers (3) ... the road in front of his house, a dog (4) ... in the garden, and I (5) ... the grass. A few minutes later, my neighbour got into his car. He (6) ... . “Where are you going?” I asked. “Back to work, where it’s quiet,” he said.
Were you walking in the street at seven o’clock last night?
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Past Continuous – Answers
A
A 1 was 3 Was 5 were
2 Were 4 were 6 was
B
B 1 was watching 5 wasn’t sleeping
2 Was ... studying 6 weren’t riding
3 were playing 7 were leaving
4 Were ... barking 8 was eating
C
C 1 Were you walking in the street at seven o’clock last night? 2 Was your father sleeping at eight o’clock this morning?
3 Were you listening to music in the bedroom when Mum came in?
4 Was your brother waiting at the bus stop?
5 Were your friends swimming at eleven o’clock in the morning? D
D 1 was playing 4 was barking
2 was listening 5 was cutting
Past Simple / Past Continuous
A Circle the correct answer.
1 The sun ... when I looked out of the window.
a was shining b shone
2 What ... when you saw him at the dance?
a did he wear b was he wearing
3 They ... spaghetti for dinner last night.
a made b were making
4 They ... for their friends an hour ago.
a were waiting b waited
5 We ... the house twice last week.
a cleaned b was cleaning
6 While Sam ... his homework, I was playing the guitar.
a is doing b was doing
While you were sleeping, I was building my new
house.
saw
was swimming
saw
when
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1 I ... (see) Helen yesterday afternoon. 2 The girls ... (play) basketball at 3.00 pm. 3 We ... (leave) the party at midnight. 4 Jane ... (not do) her homework yesterday. 5 The rain ... (stop) five minutes ago.
6 ... you ... (swim) in the sea at 6.00 am? 7 We ... (arrive) at the bus stop too late.
8 How ... you ... (break) the window?
C Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets. 1 While I ... (swim) in the river, I ... (see) some frogs.
2 Jim ... (not pay) attention when he ... (drive) his car into a tree. 3 What ... you ... (do) while she ... (sleep)?
4 Everyone ... (sleep) when the robbers ... (break in).
5 ... your friend ... (stand) outside when you ... (come) home? 6 It ... (start) raining while we ... (play) tennis.
7 We ... (arrive) at the station just as the train ... (leave). 8 I’m sorry. I ... (not listen) while you ... (talk).
D Complete the sentences with while or when.
1 We were playing basketball ... it began to rain. 2 ... I was doing my homework, the telephone
rang.
3 ... my father came home last night, we were making dinner.
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Past Simple / Past Continuous – Answers
A
A 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 a 6 b B
B 1 saw 5 stopped
2 were playing 6 Were ... swimming
3 left 7 arrived
4 didn’t do 8 did ... break
C
C 1 was swimming, saw
2 wasn’t paying, drove
3 were … doing, was sleeping
4 was sleeping, broke in
5 Was ... standing, came
6 started, were playing
7 arrived, was leaving
8 wasn’t listening, were talking D
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
invite a friend for lunch do his homework
go to the library go to the park
play tennis help his grandma
see a film 1 On Monday, Tom ... 2 On Tuesday, he ... 3 On Wednesday, he ... 4 On Thursday, he ... 5 On Friday, he ... 6 On Saturday, he ... 7 On Sunday, he ...
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
is playing tennis.
A Complete the sentences with the correct form of be going to. 1 The dog is dirty. We ... (wash) him. 2 I ... (visit) my grandparents on Saturday.3 We ... (eat) at a restaurant tonight. It’s my mum’s birthday. 4 Paul ... (play) basketball later.
5 When ... you ... (study) for the test? 6 My mum ... (not work) this week. She’s on holiday.
7 What ... you ...(do) this afternoon? B Write sentences with the words below. Use be going to.
1 I / wear / these shoes / to the party
... 2 He / make / pizza / tomorrow
... 3 My brothers / not watch / TV / tonight
... 4 You / study / for your test / this evening
... C Look at the pictures of Tom’s plans for next week and complete the sentences below. Use the
Present Continuous and the words in the box.
Future – be going to, Present Continuous
are going to wash
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Future - be going to, Present Continuous – Answers
A
A 1 are going to wash 5 are ... going to study
2 am going to visit 6 isn’t going to work
3 are going to eat 7 are ... going to do
4 is going to play B
B 1 I am going to wear these shoes to the party.
2 He is going to make pizza tomorrow.
3 My brothers aren’t going to watch TV tonight. 4 You are going to study for your test this evening. C
C 1 is playing tennis.
2 is inviting a friend for lunch.
3 is doing homework.
4 is going to the library. 5 is going to the park. 6 is seeing a film. 7 is helping his grandma.
Future – will
A Complete the sentences. Use will and the verbs below.
1 Jane is a good student. 2 It’s very cold.
3 I’m going to America. 4 There is a party tonight.
5 Dan and Paul have got a test tomorrow.
She ... a lawyer! I ... you! You ... fun. They ... well.
I
4
8
h
Z
J
r
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G
Q
B Lucy is going to go to a new school next year. Write questions. Look at what Lucy thinks and answer the questions.
1 I am very hungry. I ... all my food.
2 Jack hates loud music. He ... to go to the pop concert. 3 Jane is afraid to fly, so she probably ... to England with us. 4 I don’t like this. I don’t think I ... it.
be miss snow do have
go want eat wear
It ... later.
C Complete the sentences with will or won’t and the verbs below.
will eat
1 she / go / to school by bus ... ... 2 she / have / many friends ... ... 3 she / have / an old teacher ... ... 4 she / study English ... ...
will be
No, she will go to school by car.
Will she go to school by bus?
12
3
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Future – will – Answers
A A 1 will be 2 will snow 3 will miss 4 will have 5 will do B
B 1 Will she go to school by bus?
No, she will go to school by car.
2 Will she have many friends?
Yes, she will.
3 Will she have an old teacher? No, she will have a young teacher. 4 Will she study English?
Yes, she will. C
C 1 will eat 3 won’t go
A Complete the sentences with can, can’t, could or couldn’t.
1 When he was young, my grandfather ... (run) 12 kilometres. 2 John can’t run very fast but he ... (jump) high.
3 ... you ... (finish) your homework last week? 4 The dog hurt its leg and it ... (walk).
5 ... Tony ... (find) his way to the party tonight? 6 Sorry I ... (not help) you paint your house yesterday. B Write sentences using the words below and must or mustn’t.
1 ride / your bike / on the grass 4 drive fast / near the school
... ... ... ...
2 take / your medicine / now.. 5 drink / a lot of water / in the summer
... ... ... ...
3 put / your feet / on the desk 6 bring / animals / into the shop
... ... ... ...
C Write sentences with should or shouldn’t. 1 It’s late. (go home now)
... 2 These sports shoes are expensive. (buy them)
... 3 You didn’t practise for the event. (take part in the competition)
... 4 Tim doesn’t like his job. (get another job)
... 5 Sally is not well. (go to school today)
... 6 It’s snowing. (wear a coat and boots)
...
Modals
You mustn’t ride your
bike on the grass.
You should go home now.
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Modals – Answers
A
A 1 could run 4 couldn’t walk
2 can jump 5 Can ... find
3 Could ... finish 6 couldn’t help
B
B 1 You mustn’t ride your bike on the grass.
2 You must take your medicine now.
3 You mustn’t put your feet on the desk. 4 You mustn’t drive fast near the school. 5 You must drink a lot of water in the summer. 6 You mustn’t bring animals into the shop. C
C 1 You should go home now.
2 You shouldn’t buy them.
3 You shouldn’t take part in the competition. 4 He should get another job.
5 She shouldn’t go to school today.
Comparison of adjectives
A Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1 New York is ... (big) Chicago.
2 Ella’s hair is ... (long) Jessica’s hair. 3 An elephant is ... (heavy) a lion.
4 My marks in history were ... (bad) my marks in maths. 5 I think English is ... (important) Latin.
B Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Which is ... (fast) car in 4 Water is ... (healthy)
the world? drink.
2 August is usually ... (hot) 5 Spider-Man was ...
month of the year. . (good) film I ever saw.
3 What is ... (interesting) 6 The chimpanzees are ...
tourist attraction in London? (intelligent) animals in this zoo.
C Complete the sentences with the adjectives in brackets. Use the comparative, superlative or as … as forms.
1 My bike is ... (fast) my sister’s.
2 Poor Tom! He got ... (bad) mark in the class in English.
3 The Alps in Switzerland are ... (high) the mountains in France. 4 December is usually ... (cold) month of the year.
5 Tigers are ... (dangerous) as lions. 6 Italy is ... (sunny) England!
7 I think maths is not ... (difficult) chemistry. 8 Who’s ... (young) student in the class?
D Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
bigger than
the fastest
faster than
Hammy the hamster is my 1... (good) friend. She’s very
playful and loves to hide. She is the 2... (small) and the 3... (fat) pet you can find. She loves to climb into the 4... (unusual) places. She’s as 5... (quiet) as a
mouse!
People say that cats and dogs are the 6... (easy) pets to
look after, but I think hamsters are. They are also 7... (cute) than cats and I’m
sure Hammy is as 8... (intelligent) as my parrot, Polly! Hammy is 9...
(friendly) than a dog and she is the 10... (special) friend I have got.
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Comparison of adjectives – Answers
A
A 1 bigger than 4 worse than
2 longer than 5 more important than
3 heavier than
B
B 1 the fastest 4 the healthiest
2 the hottest 5 the best
3 the most interesting 6 the most intelligent
C
C 1 faster than 5 as dangerous
2 the worst 6 sunnier than
3 higher than 7 as difficult as
4 the coldest 8 the youngest
D
D 1 best 7 cuter
2 smallest 8 intelligent
3 fattest 9 more friendly /
4 most unusual friendlier
5 quiet 10 most special
There was / There were, quantifiers
A Look at the picture and complete the sentences with There was, There were, There wasn’t or There weren’t.
There weren’t
B Complete the sentences with many, much, a or an.
1 There are ... books in the library. 2 I haven’t got ... money.
3 How ... does the bicycle cost? 4 The boy has got ... new toy. 5 There were ... monkeys in the
cage.
6 We know ... people in London. 7 Was there ... envelope on
the desk?
8 There wasn’t ... jam on the bread.
C Choose the correct words.
1 Were there many / much students in your class last year?
2 Are there a lot of / much girls in your class? 3 Do you have much / many fun at school? 4 How many / How much time do you study
every day?
5 How many / How much people are there in your family?
6 Are there many / much books in your bedroom?
D Answer the questions in C. Make the answers true for you.
1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... E Look at the underlined mistake in each
sentence. Then write the sentence correctly.
1 How much toys has John got?
... 2 England is an big country.
... 3 There was a lot of children in the class.
... 4 There was a apple tree in the garden.
... 5 How many butter is there in the fridge?
... 6 There weren’t much bananas in the kitchen.
... 1 ... any people in the bedroom.
2 ... a TV in the bedroom. 3 ... a mouse on the chair. 4 ... any pens in the boy’s hand. 5 ... a computer on the desk. 6 ... some apples in the tree. 7 ... two beds in the bedroom. 8 ... a tiger on the bed.
many
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There was / There were, quantifiers – Answers
A
A 1 There weren’t 5 There was
2 There was 6 There were
3 There wasn’t 7 There weren’t
4 There weren’t 8 There wasn’t
B B 1 many 5 many 2 much 6 many 3 much 7 an 4 a 8 much C
C 1 many 4 How much
2 a lot of 5 How many
3 much 6 many
D
D Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers. E
E 1 How many toys has John got?
2 England is a big country.
3 There were a lot of children in the class. 4 There was an apple tree in the garden. 5 How much butter is there in the fridge? 6 There weren’t many bananas in the kitchen.
A Complete the sentences with am, is or are. I 1... 10 years old. I
2... a student at a big school.
My English teacher 3 ... here
today. She 4 ... a good teacher.
We 5 ... not in a maths class
now. We 6 ... in an English
lesson. Twenty students 7 ... in
the class.
B Write two sentences about each picture. the chair (new, old)
... ... ... ...
her hair (short, long)
... ...
the elephants (small, big)
... ...
the shoes (brown, white)
... ...
D Write the sentences in the negative. Use the words in brackets. Use short answers. 1 This salad has got onions in it. (tomatoes)
... 2 My brother and I have got a dog. (cat)
... 3 Our school has got old desks. (modern)
... 4 We have got meat and rice for lunch.
(spaghetti)
... E Write a question for each answer.
1 ... No, I haven’t got a computer.
2 ... Yes, there are flowers in our garden. 3 ...
Yes, we’ve got a nice English book. 4 ...
Yes, there is water in the bottle.
F Complete the sentences with am, is, are, have got, haven’t got, has got or hasn’t got. Carol: Today 1... Saturday. We
2 ... school today. Let’s go to
the beach! 3... you
... a ball?
Jim: Yes, I have. What 4... there
for lunch?
Carol: There 5... cheese and
tomato sandwiches.
Jim: And my mum 6... some
apples for us. What 7...
there to drink?
Carol: We 8... orange juice.
Let’s go!
To be, have got
am
The chair is new.
The chair isn’t old.
It hasn’t got tomatoes in it.
C Complete the sentences withhave got or has got.
1 Andy and Kyle ... a new cat. 2 You ... a beautiful dress. Is it
new?
3 That man ... a big dog. 4 This shop ... great toys. 5 The travellers ... a map.
have got
Have you got a computer?
is
14 3 2
To be, have got – Answers
A A 1 am 4 is 6 are 2 am 5 are 7 are 3 is BB 1 The chair is new. The chair isn’t old. 2 Her hair is long. Her hair isn’t short.
3 The elephants are big. The elephants aren’t small. 4 The shoes are white. The shoes aren’t brown. C
C 1 have got 4 has got
2 have got 5 have got
3 has got
D
D 1 It hasn’t got tomatoes in it. 2 We haven’t got a cat. 3 It hasn’t got modern desks. 4 We haven’t got spaghetti for lunch. E
E 1 Have you got a computer?
2 Are there flowers in your garden?
3 Have you got a nice English book?
4 Is there water in the bottle? F
F 1 is 5 are
2 haven’t got 6 has got
3 Have … got 7 is
4 is 8 have got
A Complete the sentences with the Present Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Bob ... (wash) his dog once a week. 4 ... you ... (enjoy) sport? 2 The sun always ... (dry) the rain. 5 I ... (not do) enough exercise. 3 My brother ... (not study) at my 6 My friend ... (come) to school
school. by bus.
B Write each sentence in the negative form. Then write new affirmative sentences using the words in brackets. Pay attention to the underlined words.
1 We watch the news every night. (a film) 4 I study on Saturdays. (Sundays)
a ... a ... b ... b ... 2 You need more grammar practice. (reading) 5 Mark goes to karate lessons. (piano)
a ... a ... b ... b ... 3 My teacher reads the newspaper every day. 6 My sister plays with our dog. (cat)
(a book) a ...
a ... b ... b ...
C Write questions using the words below. Then answer the questions. Make the answers true for you.
1 your father / play / the guitar / ? 3 your grandma / often / bake cakes / ?
... ... ... ... 2 you / have / breakfast / before school / ? 4 you / like / classical music / ?
... ... ... ... D Tick (✓) the chart. Then write six sentences about yourself.
washes
We don’t watch the news every night.
We watch a film every night.
Does your father play the guitar?
Present Simple
1 make my bed 2 clean my room 3 do my homework 4 wash my clothes 5 cook dinner 6 walk to school aallww aayyss eevveerr yy ddaa yy uussuuaa llllyy ooffttee nn sseelldd oomm nneevvee rr 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ...I
Present Simple – Answers
A
A 1 washes 4 Do … enjoy
2 dries 5 don’t do
3 doesn’t study 6 comes
B
B 1 a We don’t watch the news every night.
b We watch a film every night.
2 a You don’t need more grammar practice.
b You need more reading practice.
3 a My teacher doesn’t read the newspaper every day.
b My teacher reads a book every day.
4 a I don’t study on Saturdays.
b I study on Sundays.
5 a Mark doesn’t go to karate lessons.
b Mark goes to piano lessons.
6 a My sister doesn’t play with our dog.
b My sister plays with our cat. C
C 1 Does your father play the guitar?
Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t. 2 Do you have breakfast before school?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
3 Does your grandma often bake cakes?
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t. 4 Do you like classical music?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. D
D Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
A Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1 My parents ... (have) lunch now. 5 I ... (sit) next to him at the moment. 2 Lauren ... (learn) French today. 6 My dog ... (not sleep) now.
3 The boys ... (not swim) today. 7 The class ... (write) e-mails now. 4 ... you ... (study) right 8 ... your dad ... (work)
now? today?
B Describe what is happening in the picture with the words below. Use the Present Continuous.
help play read sleep write talk
The teacher is helping Sam.
1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... Jeff Sam Max Kathy Kate Tim Jane Sarah teacher
Present Continuous
are having
are buying
hope
C Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous or Present Simple. Pay attention to stative verbs.
1 We ... (buy) tickets for the concert now. I ... (hope) we have fun! 2 My little brother ... (drink) hot cocoa now, but I ... (not like) cocoa. 3 My friend ... (need) help with her work, so we ... (go) to her house now. 4 Jack ... (practise) very hard for the race at the moment. He ... (want) to win. 5 I ... (miss) my friend so I ... (write) a letter to him.
D Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous or Present Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 My mum and dad always ... (make) delicious food. 2 Tony always ... (finish) school at 4.30.
3 Listen! Lisa ... (sing) a beautiful song.
4 My sister ... (not play) on the computer in the evening. 5 Today my brother and I ... (not go) to school by bus. 6 I can’t leave now. We ... (have) dinner.
7 ... you often ... (send) e-mails? 8 That boy rarely ... (study).
Present Continuous – Answers
A
A 1 are having 5 am sitting
2 is learning 6 isn’t sleeping
3 aren’t swimming 7 is / are writing
4 Are … studying 8 Is … working
B
B 1 The teacher is helping Sam.
2 Kathy and Kate are playing (a game). 3 Jane is reading (a book).
4 Max is sleeping.
5 Tim is writing.
6 Jeff and Sarah are talking. C
C 1 are buying; hope
2 is drinking; don’t like
3 needs; are going
4 is practising; wants
5 miss; am writing
D
D 1 make 5 aren’t going
2 finishes 6 are having
3 is singing 7 Do … send
4 doesn’t play 8 studies
