Grammar & vocabulary Starter unit

be + subject pronouns

there is, there are

1 Complete the sentences with the affirmative (9)

5 Complete the questions and short answers with

the correct form of there is or there are.

or negative (8) form of be.

Are there any shops? Yes, there are.

Hes from England. (9)

1 My best friends ______________ in my class. (9)
2 It ______________ very hot today. (8)
3 I ______________ very good at English. (9)
4 We ______________ from Ireland. (8)
5 You ______________ in my seat. (9)
6 She ______________ thirteen. (8)
2 Complete the questions with the correct form of
be.
Where are you from?
1 How ______________ your friends?
2 Who ______________ your best friend?

1 __________________ any beaches?

No, __________________ .
2 __________________ a computer?
Yes, __________________.
3 __________________ any sweets?
No, __________________.
4 __________________ any DVDs?
Yes, __________________.
5 __________________ an internet caf?
No, __________________.

3 Where ______________ her parents?

Family

4 How old ______________ your sister?

6 Match 16 with ag.

5 What time ______________ the next class?

6 What ______________ your cousins names?

Possessive s
3 Tick (9) the correct phrases.

my fathers brother
1 my mothers aunt
2 my sisters books
3 those boys bikes
4 Karens friends
5 Jim and Sylvanas baby

mother

a nephew

1 sister

b son

2 niece

c father

3 aunt

d brother

4 daughter

e grandfather

5 wife

6 grandmother

g husband

uncle

Compound nouns: school

7 Complete the words. Use a, e, i, o or u.

E ngli sh e xa m
1 g__ __gr __ phy r__ __m
2 sc__ __nc__

have got

l__b__r__t__ry

3 m__ths t__ __ch__r

4 Circle the correct words.

4 Fr__nch h__m__w__rk

He s got / ve got black hair.

1 I s got / ve got a bike.

5 h__st__ry n__t__s
6 m__s__c __x__rc__s__

2 He hasnt got / havent got any cousins.

3 Has / Have they got a cat?
4 They hasnt got / havent got a maths
lesson at two oclock.
5 She s got / ve got a laptop.

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