There is / There are

Exercise 1
Put in there is or there are.
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_________ an elephant in the zoo.
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_________ a tiger in the zoo.
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_________ five monkeys in the zoo.
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_________ zebras in the zoo.
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_________ a giraffe in the zoo.
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_________ pretty birds in the zoo.
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_________ a peacock in the zoo.
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_________ pink flamingos in the zoo.
Exercise 2
Put in to be (is or are):
There _______an apple tree in the garden.
There _______ funny monkeys in the zoo.
There _______a fat cat on the sofa.
There _______ chairs in the classroom.
There_______ a lot of pens on the table.
There _______a bird in the tree.
There _______lots of kites in the sky.
There _______an elephant in the zoo.
There _______pretty pictures in the book.
There _______a tiger in the jungle.
There_______ bananas on the plate.
There _______a shop near our house.
There _______a lot of bees near the flowers.
There _______a bird in the cage.
There_______ three windows in the room.
There_______ lots of streets in the city.

Exercise 3
Rewrite the sentences replacing there is/ there are with their contracted forms:
There is an apple on the plate.
Theres an apple on the plate.
a)

There are some apples on the plate.

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b)

There is a letter for you on the table.

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c)

There are two letters for you on the table.

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d)

There is a cake in the fridge.

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e)

There are some pieces of cake in the fridge.

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f)

There is a cat in my house.

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g)

There are four cats at my granny`s.

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Exercise 4
A) Underline the right answer:
There is a cat.
There are cats.
Theres a monkey.
There are monkeys.

Theres a tomato.
There are tomatoes.
There is a bear.
There are bears.

Theres a berry.
There are some berries.

Theres a berry.
There are some berries.

Theres a flower.
There are lots of flowers.

There is a flower.
There are lots of flowers.

) Look at the picture and say what is there at the picnic.

Then colour.
__________________________________ (a bottle of juice).
____________________________________ (a hot dog).

____________________________________ (salad).
____________________________________ (hamburgers).
____________________________________ (a tin of tuna).
C) Look at the picture and say what there is in the picture. Then colour.
____________________________________ (an old boat).
____________________________________ (palm trees).
____________________________________ (high hills).
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(clouds).
____________________________________ (a hot sun).

Exercise 5
Look at the picture and put in the missing words.
My room
This is my bedroom. It`s pretty and
cozy. ________ a window in my room.
There is a big _______ near the
window.
Next to the bed ______ a wardrobe.
And _____ a bookcase between the
wardrobe and the table. There ___
some books in this bookcase. ______ a
big plant in front of the window.
_____ a yellow shelf above the table.
There is __ small _______ in front of
the table.
Opposite the table ______ two armchairs._______ cushions on the armchairs.
_________ a lot of toys in my room. There is __ big white _________ on
one of the armchairs. ________ some toys on the table. I like my room very much.
Exercise 6
Choose the right form of the verb to be:
1. (Is/are) there a large bed in your room?
2. (Is/are) there three people in your family?
3. (Is/are) there a table in the living room?

4. (Is/are)
5. (Is/are)
6. (Is/are)
7. (Is/are)

new desks in our classroom?

there colored pencils in his bag?
there a school on your street?
there oranges in this juice?

Exercise 7
Tim wants to know what his birthday present is. Write down his questions.
Is there a new toy in the box? (new toy)
_______________________ ? (a computer)
_______________________ ? (a CD)
_______________________ ? (sweets)
_______________________ ? (a telephone)
_______________________ ? (new shoes)
_______________________ ? (a book)
_______________________? (some paints)
_______________________ ? (a yo-yo)
Exercise 8
Choose the right answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Are there penguins in Africa?

Is there a desk in your room?
Is there a pet in your family?
Are there any girls in your class?
Is there a book on the table?
Are there any clouds in the sky?
Are there any cars in the street?
Are there 12 months in the year?
Is there a cinema in our town?

Yes, there are/ No, there aren`t

Yes, there is / No, there isn`t
Yes, there is / No, there isn`t
Yes, there are/ No, there aren`t
Yes, there is / No, there isn`t
Yes, there are/ No, there aren`t
Yes, there are/ No, there aren`t
Yes, there are/ No, there aren`t
Yes, there is / No, there isn`t

Exercise 9
Answer the questions with there is/there are:
1. What is there on your table?
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2. Are there many people in the room?
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3. How many books are there in your bag?
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4. Are there any good films on at the cinema?
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5. How many rooms are there in your house (flat)?
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6. What is there in your classroom?
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7. What is there on the shelf?

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8. How many houses are there on your street?
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Exercise 10
Ask questions to the words in italics:
1. There's a nice lake near our town.
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2. There are 20 classrooms in our school.
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3. There are some new words in this text.
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4. There are lots of cars on the road.
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5. There are no mistakes in my homework.
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6. There's a big supermarket near here.
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7. There are three bedrooms in our house.
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Exercise 11

Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

There are some new film on at the cinema.
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There is much water in the sea.

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There is a lot of good pupils in our class.

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Ho many pencils are there in your bag?

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There is a bag on the desk?

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Exercise 12
Make the sentences interrogative and negative.
There is a photo on the table. Is there a photo on the table? There is not a photo on
the table.
1. There are five swimming pools in our town.
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2. There are 17 boys and 12 girls in our class.
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3. There is a big book on the shelf.
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4. There are 50 houses in our street.
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5. There is a tall tree in our school yard.
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6. There are many big cats in this zoo.
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