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I.

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET

THERE IS / THERE ARE


pen on the
There is a There aren’t any pens on the table
table.
or
pens on the There aren’t (two) pens on the table.
There are (two)
table. There are (three) pens on the table.

pen on the
Is there a Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
table.
pens on the
Are there (two) Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
table.

There is = There’s
There are → “There are” does not have a contraction form .

• Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.

There is
1. _______________________ a library next to the park.
There aren’t any students in the classroom.
2. All the students went home. _______________________

3. _______________________ 50 states in the United States.

4. No, _______________________ polar bears at the South Pole.

5. A: _____________________ a message for me? B: No, ______________________.

6. Why _______________________ so many cars in the parking lot?

7. A: I’m hungry. B: _______________________ a restaurant across the street.

8. How many days _______________________ in March, thirty or thirty-one?

9. _______________________ a few things I have to do this afternoon.

10. A: _______________________ a post office nearby? B: I’m sorry, I don’t know.

11. _______________________ something I can help you with?

12. No, _______________________ public holidays next month.

13. How many countries _______________________ in the world?

14. _______________________ a woman in the picture. She is smiling.

15. _______________________ only three more days before the exam. Let’s study!

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II. GRAMMAR DISCUSSION

THERE IS and THERE ARE

Student ‘A’
• Discuss the questions below with your partner.

1. How many people are there in your family?

2. Is there a good restaurant near your school or college?

3. About how many countries are there in the world? (Answer: almost 200)

4. How many months are there in one year?

5. Is there a book on your desk?

6. How many chairs are there in the classroom?

7. How many planets (Earth is a planet) are there around our sun? (Answer: eight)

8. How many question marks – ? – are there on your paper? (Answer: eleven)

9. Are there any good movies playing at movie theaters now?

10. Finish this sentence: “There is a … near my home that I like very much.”

Student ‘B’
• Discuss the questions below with your partner.

1. How many people are there in our classroom?

2. Is there a clock on the wall in our classroom? What time is it?

3. How many letters are there in the English alphabet (A, B, C, D, ….)? (Answer: 26)

4. How many seconds are there in one minute?

5. Is there a pen on your desk?

6. How many windows are there in the classroom?

7. How many bones are there in the human body? (Answer: 206)

8. How many pictures are there on this paper? (Answer: seven)

9. Are there any fun things to do in your town or city? What?

10. Finish this sentence: “There is a … near my home that I don’t like very much.”
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