The document provides examples and exercises to practice using possessive determiners and the verb 'to be' in English, including possessive determiners for singular and plural nouns, negative and interrogative forms of 'to be', and using short answers. Students are asked to identify, fill in, correct and answer questions using these grammar structures.
The document provides examples and exercises to practice using possessive determiners and the verb 'to be' in English, including possessive determiners for singular and plural nouns, negative and interrogative forms of 'to be', and using short answers. Students are asked to identify, fill in, correct and answer questions using these grammar structures.
The document provides examples and exercises to practice using possessive determiners and the verb 'to be' in English, including possessive determiners for singular and plural nouns, negative and interrogative forms of 'to be', and using short answers. Students are asked to identify, fill in, correct and answer questions using these grammar structures.
The document provides examples and exercises to practice using possessive determiners and the verb 'to be' in English, including possessive determiners for singular and plural nouns, negative and interrogative forms of 'to be', and using short answers. Students are asked to identify, fill in, correct and answer questions using these grammar structures.
1. I am Jessica. My / Her sister’s name is Joanne.
2. You’re 11 years old. How old is his / your friend? 3. It’s my new bike. Your / Its colour is blue. 4. This is Paul. These are his / my books. 5. She’s from the UK. Your / Her e-friend is from the USA.
2 Fill in with the correct possessive determiner.
1. __________ (she) sister is in Canada.
2. __________ (you) dog’s name is Rover. 3. __________ (he) birthday is in June. 4. __________ (I) family are from Portugal. 5. This is my bicycle. ____________ (it) colour is red.
Possessive Determiners (plural)
3 Match the sentences 1-3 to the sentences a-c.
We are from China. 1. a. Your dog’s name is Jackson.
Julie and Simon live in New Zealand. 2. b. Our family is Chinese. You and Mario have a dog. 3. c. Their house is in Wellington.
4 Fill in with the correct possessive determiner, Our, Your or Their.
1. We are from Australia.
____________ family is Australian. 2. They are brother and sister. ___________ names are Rob and Susan. 3. Sam and you are brothers. ____________ birthdays are in February. 4. Tom and Jessica live in the UK. ____________ house is in London.
1. I’m Dan. I ’m not / aren’t 12 years old. 4. I isn’t / ’m not a teacher.
2. Tony aren’t / isn’t from Brazil. 5. Zoe and I ’m not / aren’t e-friends. 3. They aren’t / isn’t Spanish. 6. Maths isn’t / aren’t my favourite subject.
6 Correct the sentences with the words in brackets, as in the example.
1. Louise and Martin are from the UK. (the USA)
Louise and Martin aren’t from the UK. They are from the USA. ________________________________________________________________________ 2. I’m 11 years old. (10 years old) ________________________________________________________________________ 3. You are from Ireland. (Portugal) ________________________________________________________________________ 4. We are at home today. (at school) ________________________________________________________________________
The verb to be (interrogative & short answers)
7 Circle the correct form of the verb to be. Then, match
the questions to the correct short answers.
Is / Are they best friends? 1. a. No, it isn’t.
Are / Is she Canadian? 2. b. Yes, they are. Is / Am my birthday in May? 3. c. Yes, she is.
8 Put the words in the correct order and answer the questions about yourself.