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Unit 1: Can you help me, please?
Remedial exercise 2: there is (not)/ there are (not).
A
Look at the picture and read the sentences.
Bekijk de tekening en lees de zinnen.
There is an apple on the table.
There are 2 books on the table.
Is there a schoolbag in the picture?Oh, yes, there is.
Is there a computer in the picture? No, there isn't.
Are there coloured pencils on the table? Yes, there are.
Are there 2 rulers on the table? No, there aren't.
B
Fill in the grid. Use: there is/there’s/there are/there is not/there isn’t/there
are not/there aren’t.
Vul het rooster in. Gebruik: there is/there’s/there are/there is not/there
isn’t/there are not/there aren’t.
Positive (+) (full and short
forms)
Singular There
is
's
a clock.
Negative (-) (full and short forms)
There
is not
Plural
There
are
not
There
are
-
5 chairs.
Inversion questions
Singular Is
there
a map?
Plural
Are
there
pictures?
C
Short answers
Yes,
there is.
Yes,
there are.
isn't
a
computer.
aren't 6 desks.
No,
No,
there isn't.
there aren't.
Complete the sentences.
Vul de zinnen aan.
In my classroom (1) …… 15 chairs. (2) …… 15 tables for
the pupils and (3) …… a desk for the teacher.
(4) …… two bookcases and on the bookcases (5) ……
plants. (6) …… one window in my classroom and (7) ……
one door. In front of the classroom (8) …… a whiteboard.
(9) …… a clock in my classroom and (10) …… binders in
the bookcases. (11) ..... posters on the wall? – Yes, (12)
…… (13) …… books in the bookcase? – Yes, (14) …… And
(15) …… a computer in my classroom? – No, (16) …….
1 there are
4 there are
2 there are
5 there are
3 there is
6 there is
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7 there is
10 there aren’t
13 are there
16 there isn’t
D
8 there is
11 are there
14 there are
9 there isn’t
12 there are
15 is there
Choose the correct answer.
Kies het juiste antwoord.
1
…… a lamp in the room.
a) There is
c) Is there
b) There are
d) Are there
There is
2
Susan, …… a chair in the room?
a) there are
c) is there
b) there is
d) are there
is there
3
…… two windows in the room?
Yes, ……
a) there are
c) is there
b) there is
d) are there
Are there
there are
4
…… a dog in the house?
No, ……
a) there isn’t
c) there is
b) is there
d) there are
Is there
there isn’t
5
…… many pupils in the room.
a) There is
c) Is there
b) Are there
d) There are
There are
6
…… a teacher in the classroom?
a) Is there
c) There is
b) Are there
d) There are
Is there
7
…… a flag in the classroom?
a) Are there
c) There isn’t
b) Is there
d) There
aren’t
Is there
8
…… a pencil case in the
schoolbag.
a) There isn’t
There isn’t
c) Is there
b) There
aren’t
d) Are there
a) There is
b) There are
There are
9
…… many boys and girls in the
park.
10
…… many lamps on the wall?
c) Is there
a) There are
c) Is there
d) Are there
b) There is
d) Are there
Are there
11
…… a dog here?
No, ……
a) there isn’t
c) is there
b) there are
d) are there
Is there
there isn’t
12
…… four rooms in the house?
No, …… five.
a) there are
c) are there
b) there is
d) there is
Are there
there are
13
…… two tables in the room?
a) Is there
c) There is
b) Are there
d) There are
Are there
14
…… a chair here?
a) there is
b) is there
Is there
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E
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
F
No, ……
c) there is
d) there isn’t
there isn’t
…… books on the desk.
a) Is there
b) There is
There
aren’t
c) Are there
d) There
aren’t
Complete the negative sentences.
Vul de ontkennende zinnen aan.
……
……
……
……
……
……
……
……
……
……
five pens on the desk.
many people in the hall.
a chair in the bathroom.
three telephones on the desk.
20 computers in the IT room.
a window in her room.
an apple on the desk.
eight days in a week.
four schools in our town.
fourteen months in a year.
There
There
There
There
There
There
There
There
There
There
aren’t
aren’t
isn’t
aren’t
aren’t
isn’t
isn’t
aren’t
aren’t
aren’t
Make sentences.
Maak zinnen.
1 books / on / are / table / the / there.
There are books on the table.
2 plant / a / in / is / bedroom / big / the / there?
Is there a big plant in the bedroom?
3 are / there / the / pencil case / in / pens.
There are pens in the pencil case.
4 the / are / shoes / bed / under / ther.
There are shoes under the bed.
5 there / are / seven / in / week / a / days?
Are there seven days in a week.
6 my / rooms / three / there / in house / are.
There are three rooms in my house.
7 Italian / near / station / there / restaurant / is / the / an?
Is there an Italian restaurant near the station?
8 are / two / in / your / there / toilets / flat?
Are there two toilets in your flat?
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