Grammar Trainer 1

Grammar Trainer 1 is the first in a series of supplementary photocopiable materials designed for young teenage English language learners at Beginner and Elementary Level.

Grammar Trainer 1 covers all the essential areas of grammar at this level (A1-A2) and offers a wide variety of activity types which are ideal for revising and/or consolidating grammar.

The Grammar Trainer 1 worksheets are designed to be used either individually or in pairs and small groups. These self-contained easy to use worksheets are also suitable for self-study and can be given as homework assignments.

Grammar Trainer 1 includes:

46 Grammar Worksheets Grammar Tables Answer Key

Level: A1-A2 Other titles in the series are: Grammar Trainer 2 Elementary (A2) Grammar Trainer 3 Elementary to Pre-intermediate (A2-B1)

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Grammar Trainer 1

by Lisa Kester-Dodgson ELI Editorial Dept: Maria Cristina Izzo, Gigliola Capodaglio Art Direction: Marco Mercatali Cover Design: Paola Lorenzetti Graphics: Digital Studio ELI Graphics: Sergio Elisei Illustrations: Roberto Battestini, Drowart Studio Production Manager: Francesco Capitano The Publisher would like to thank Claire Moore and Juana Cattunar for the development of part of the material this book is based on.

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CONTENTS WORKSHEET 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46

GRAMMAR ACTIVITY Personal Pronouns Be (affirmative, negative and interrogative) Be (affirmative, negative and interrogative) Possessive Adjectives Wh- Words (Question words) Demonstrative Adjectives Articles Plurals There is… / There are…

Is there…? / Are there…? Prepositions: in, on, under.

Have (affirmative and negative) Have (interrogative and short answers) Have (affirmative, negative and interrogative) Countables and Uncountables (some and any) Countables and Uncountables (a little, a few and a lot of) Countables and Uncountables (how much and how many) Possessive Case / Whose…?

Imperatives Present Simple Tense (affirmative) Present Simple Tense (negative) Present Simple Tense (interrogative and short answers) Adverbs of Frequency Prepositions of time: at, on, in.

Can: ability (affirmative and negative) Can: ability (interrogative and short answers) Present Continuous Tense (affirmative) Present Continuous Tense (affirmative) Present Continuous Tense (negative and interrogative) Present Continuous Tense (negative, interrogative and short answers) Object Pronouns Love / Like / Hate + -ing Making suggestions Why don’t…? / Let’s…

Present Simple vs Present Continuous Present Simple vs Present Continuous Present Continuous for the future Time + Prepositions of Time and Date: at, in, on Prepositions: between, in front of, opposite, next to, behind Question Tags Expressions with Have and Be Can: requests (affirmative, negative and interrogative) Past Simple Be Past Simple Have Past Simple Regular Verbs Past Simple Irregular Verbs Going to Grammar Tables Answer Key

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INTRODUCTION What is Grammar Trainer 1?

Grammar Trainer 1 is a rich photocopiable resource book consisting of 46 Grammar Worksheets with an Answer Key provided at the back of the book. It has been designed as supplementary material for young teenage English language learners at Beginner and Elementary Level (A1-A2).

What type of activities does Grammar Trainer 1 offer?

The activity types offered in Grammar Trainer 1 are the following: • Identifying The students have to identify the most suitable structure by choosing between several alternatives in multiple-choice, true/false activities.

• Matching These activities include matching the beginnings and ends of clauses to make sentences, identifying question and answer combinations and combining words or sentences with pictures.

• Completion activities Students have to reply on their knowledge of how the language is structured in order to complete tables, sentences and dialogues with the correct grammatical structure.

• Rephrasing The students are requested to rephrase sentences by modifying the grammatical structures therein.

• Sequencing These activities require the students to either reorder words to make sentences, rebuild dialogues by putting the sentences in the correct order and reconstruct narratives according to a sequence of pictures.

Which grammatical structures does Grammar Trainer 1 cover?

Grammar Trainer 1 aims to activate and improve all the essential areas of grammar at Beginner and Elementary Level (A1-A2) and covers the following areas: • Present tenses • Past tenses • Modal Verbs • Future tenses How can the worksheets in Grammar Trainer 1 be used?

The worksheets in Grammar Trainer 1 are designed to be used in pairs or small groups in order to promote interactive classroom practice. They can also be used individually and are suitable for self-study or homework tasks.

The Grammar Trainer 1 worksheets are ideal for revising or consolidating grammar, are easy to use and do not require lengthy lesson preparation. They are self-contained and can be used in any order. The contents list on page 3 provides a list of the grammatical areas practised in each individual worksheet.

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Level

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A1 - A2

Personal Pronouns 4

Circle the correct answer.

Match the questions to the answers.

1 2 3 4 5 6

B Where is Oliver from?

■ ■ Nice dog! Is it a he or a she?

■ Good morning, Harrow Summer Camp.

■ How old are Jim and Nick?

■ How old is James?

■ How old are you and Helen?

■ How old is Lisa?

A B C D E F G

They’re 15.

He’s from London.

I’m 12 and she’s 14.

He’s 12.

It’s a she.

Hello! It’s David.

She’s 13.

He / She is Francesco.

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How old are he / you?

They / She are twins.

It / He is my room.

We / She is Anna.

I / We are from France.

I / You am Irish.

We / She is Laura.

They / He are from Spain.

We / It are twins.

Where is they / he from?

Complete the table and translate into your own language.

Personal pronouns ................................

English I y___ he, ___, it w___ ____ th___

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5

____ ____ ____, ____, ____ ____ ____ ____

Substitute the words in italics with the correct personal pronoun.

Is Sophie from London? she from London?

Is _____ 1 John is an English student. _____ is an English student.

Complete the sentences with the correct personal pronoun.

2 Sally and Robert aren’t at school today. ____ aren’t at school today.

you ? I’m thirteen.

How old are ____ 1 Where is Lucy from? ______’s from Paris.

2 Is John Italian? No, ______isn’t.

3 Are Tom and Gary twins? Yes, ______’re identical twins.

4 Are you and your sister students? Yes, ______ are.

5 ______’m Ann and this is my friend, Jane.

3 Chris and I are good friends. ____ are good friends.

4 How old is Caroline?

How old is ____?

5 Are you and David brothers?

Are ____ brothers?

6 Where is the book?

Where is ____?

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Be (affirmative, negative and interrogative) 1

Rewrite the sentences in full.

We’re Italian.

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We are Italian.

1 She’s 13.

____________________

2 It’s my key.

____________________

Complete the sentences.

1 __________ you bored?

2 Are they angry?

Yes, __________ are.

4 I’m OK.

____________________

3 __________ he hot?

5 He’s Paolo.

____________________

4 Are __________ sad?

6 They’re twins.

____________________

No, I’m not.

7 We’re from Ireland. ____________________

5 Is he happy?

____________________

9 I’m 12.

____________________

10 It’s my room.

____________________

11 He’s Spanish.

____________________

12 You’re happy.

____________________

Level

Is she hungry? ___

3 They’re from Japan. ____________________

8 She’s French.

A1 - A2

No, he __________.

6 Are __________ hungry?

Yes, they are.

7 __________ she sad?

8 __________ you bored?

9 Are they angry?

No, they __________.

10 Is she cold?

2

Yes, __________ is.

Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.

You’re happy.

6

You aren’t happy.

4

Reorder the sentences using the contract form of the verb be where possible.

1 She’s angry.

____________________

2 We’re hot.

____________________

3 He’s bored.

____________________

4 I’m tired.

____________________

5 They’re sad.

____________________

6 We’re cold.

____________________

7 She’s bored.

____________________

8 I’m hungry.

____________________

9 He’s afraid.

____________________

10 You’re sad.

____________________

11 They’re angry.

____________________

______________________________

12 You’re tired.

____________________

5 and / are / They / hungry / thirsty / .

13 It’s old.

____________________

______________________________

14 We’re hungry.

____________________

15 It’s cold.

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cap / that / Is / your / Yes, / ? / is / it / .

Is that your cap? Yes, it is.

1 are / We / not / we / are / happy / ! / angry / ______________________________ 2 my / are / parents / Those / . ______________________________ 3 American / ? / is / your / friend ______________________________ 4 she / is / she / China / ? / from / Is / Yes, / .

6 I / you / tired / ? / am / . / Are / No, / not ______________________________

Level

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A1 - A2

Be (affirmative, negative and interrogative)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of be.

3

Reorder the questions. Then give short answers according to the example. they / hungry / are / ?

Are they hungry? (✗) No, they aren’t.

is my friend.

She ____

1 tired / he / is / ? _________________ 2 you / bored / are / two ? _________________ 3 cold / it / is / ? _________________ 4 she / is / sad / ? _________________ 5 are / angry / we / ? _________________

1 They ____ from Germany.

4 2 I ____ 14.

2

I am not.

You are not.

(2)

___________

5 It ____ a key.

(✓) ___________ (✗) ___________

Write sentences with the negative form.

Contract form I’m not. ________ (1) ___________ He isn’t.

She (3) ___________

(4) ___________

(5)

It isn’t.

___________

(✗) ___________

1 They / happy _____________________________ 2 He / tired _____________________________ 3 I / sad _____________________________ 4 We / cold _____________________________ 5 You / my cousin _____________________________

Complete the table.

Full form

(✓) ___________

She / angry She isn’t angry.

3 We ____ twins.

4 You ____ my friend.

(✓) ___________

5

Answer these questions with short answers.

Are you Chinese?

Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

1 Are you from Spain? _________________

We (6) ___________

(7) ___________

(8)

You aren’t.

2 Are you 11 years old? _________________

(10) ___________

3 Are you angry?

_________________

4 Are you thirsty?

_________________

___________

They (9) ___________

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Possessive Adjectives 1

Complete the table.

Personal pronouns

Possessive adjectives

I

my ____________

you

____________

he

____________

she

____________

it

____________

we

____________

you

____________

they

____________

3

Read the sentences and fill the gaps with the corresponding possessive adjective. her pen?

Where is Lucy’s pen? Where is ____ 1 This is David’s mobile phone.

This is ___________ mobile phone.

2 That is Mr and Mrs Smith’s house.

That is ___________ house.

3 I am at this school.

This is ___________ school.

4 This present is for you.

It’s ___________ present.

5 Where are the children’s bikes?

Where are ___________ bikes?

6 What is John’s favourite sport?

What’s ___________ favourite sport?

7 Where is Kelly’s dad from?

Where is ___________ dad from?

8 Is the birthday cake for us?

Is it ___________ cake?

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Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjective.

Her name is This is my friend. ______ Francesca.

1 2 3 4

This is my dog. ______ name is Harry.

This is Helen and Jane. This is ______ room.

Lucy, what’s ______ favourite colour?

This is Richard. ______ favourite football team is Manchester United.

5 We are Max and Sarah. ______ favourite sport is basketball.

6 That’s Francesca over there. _____ mum is Italian.

7 Is that your cat? Yes, _____ name is Tom.

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Level

Fill the gaps with the corresponding possessive adjective. Then choose this, that, these or those and write sentences. his birthday cake Michael ➝ ____ This is his birthday cake.

This / These __________________________ 1 Joshua and Julie ➝ _____ birthday cakes That / Those __________________________ 2 My sister and I ➝ _____ digital camera This / These __________________________ 3 Lucy ➝ _____ computer That / Those __________________________ 4 You ➝ _____ mobile phone This / These __________________________ 5 Your brother and you ➝ _____ mobile phones This / These __________________________ 6 Robert ➝ ____ trainers This / Those __________________________ 7 Brian and James ➝ ____ school That / These __________________________ 8 Debbie ➝ ____ Ipod That / Those __________________________

Level

1

Wh- Words (Question words) 4

Complete the gaps with: How…? How old…? What…? Where…?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2

A1 - A2

Where _________ are you from? _________ is he? _________ ’s her name? _________ is she from? _________ are you? _________ ’s his surname? _________ ’s her surname? _________ are you? _________ are they from? _________ is he? _________ ’s your name?

Complete the questions for these answers. you A How are _______?

France.

15.

Rachel.

Britain.

I’m fine.

Brown.

Williams.

I’m 12.

Australia.

He’s fine.

Andrew.

B I’m fine, thank you.

1 A B 2 A B 3 A B 4 A B 5 A B 6 A B

Reorder the words and write the questions.

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old / he / how / is / ?

How old is he?

Complete the questions with what, where, why and match them to the answers.

1 from / they / are / where / ? ____________________________________ 2 how / you / are / ? ____________________________________ 3 surname / her / what / is / ? ____________________________________ 4 they / old / are / how / ? ____________________________________ 5 his / name / what / is / ? ____________________________________

B _________ Where ■ 1 2 3 4 5 6

3 1 2 3 4 5

Where ___________________________?

Anna is from Italy.

What ___________________________?

My favourite sport is volleyball.

What ___________________________?

My new bike is cool!

How ___________________________?

The trainers are £34.99.

Whose ___________________________?

It’s Sam’s watch.

How ___________________________?

My brother’s only nine.

Write suitable questions for these answers.

A Are you bored?

B No, I’m not bored.

A _____________________________________ B I’m fine, thanks.

A _____________________________________ B My party is at home.

A _____________________________________ B It’s Joy’s dog.

A _____________________________________ B It’s warm and sunny.

A _____________________________________ B My friends are in the garden.

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■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

is Jason going?

_________ are you doing? _________ is Max wearing? _________ is your sister sleeping? _________ are Julie and Anna going? _________ are they drinking? _________ ‘s the time? _________ are you drinking? _________ is your cat?

A Because she’s tired.

B To the cinema.

C Hot chocolate.

D I’m doing my homework.

E It’s nine.

F To school.

G Jeans and a blue sweater.

H Because I’m thirsty.

I On the sofa.

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Demostrative Adjectives 1

2

Complete the sentences with this,that,these, those.

Level

Reorder the sentences and complete with this, that, these, those.

______ This is my new computer.

1 __________ are my brothers.

is / dog / my This is my dog.

1 bike / my / is ___________________

2 __________ is my friend, Anna.

3 __________ are my cousins, Helen and Sarah.

2 are / books / my ___________________

3 friends / are / my ___________________

4 my / is / brother ___________________

5 your / pencil / is / ? ___________________

4 Is __________ your bike?

6 _____ is my friend, Sam.

8 __________ are my sisters, Louise and Lucy.

10 __________ are my CDs.

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5 __________ is my room.

7 __________ is my house.

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Transform into the plural.

this digital camera ______

these digital cameras

that birthday cake 1 ______

______________________

this mobile phone 2 ______

______________________

that computer 3 ______

______________________

9 Is __________ your key?

11 Are __________ boys Italian?

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Articles

Complete the sentences with a, an, the.

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an Italian city.

Milan is ___

Complete Kim’s e-mail with a, an, the or - (no article).

1 There is ___ cat under the bed.

2 Is there ___ desk in your bedroom?

3 Where is ___ kitchen?

4 Newcastle United is ___ English football team.

5 The dog is on ___ bed.

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Hello!

My bedroom is small but it’s really nice!

There is __ a bed, (1) ____ wardrobe, (2) ____

6 There isn’t ___ TV in my bedroom.

desk and (3) ____ chair.

7 There is ___ mouse under the table.

On (4) ____ desk there is (5) ____ computer,

8 London is ___ capital city of Britain.

(6) ____ lamp and (7) ____ MP3 player.

9 ___ Queen isn’t French.

At the moment there is (8) ____ yellow book on

10 There is ___ attic in my house.

(9) ____ chair. It’s (10) ____ my English Book.

11 Is there ___ airport in London?

What’s your bedroom like?

12 Where is ___ post office?

Kim

Circle the correct word.

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Write a reply to Kim describing your room.

London is the / a capital of England.

1 Dublin is a / an Irish city.

2 Is there the / an attic in the house?

3 There’s a / the shop in this city.

4 Look at an / the beautiful view!

5 Excuse me, where is the / a bathroom?

6 There is a / the mouse under the bed!

7 Is there a / an bank next to the school?

8 Look at the / a big red bus.

9 The / An English teacher isn’t here today.

10 Oxford is a / the city in England.

11 Where is the / a key?

12 There is an / a apple on the table.

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Plurals 1

bedroom

Look at the pictures and write the singular or plural words.

bedrooms _____________________

2 computer

_____________________

3 foot

_____________________

4 mouse

_____________________

5 watch

_____________________

6 child

_____________________

7 party

_____________________

8 box

_____________________

9 knife

_____________________ _____________________

11 wife

_____________________

12 shelf

_____________________

knife

1

man

knives

__________



1 woman

10 bed

2

3

Write these words in the plural.

2 __________

3 woman

teeth

__________

Write these sentences in the plural.

4 __________

dresses

There is a woman in the kitchen.

There are women in the kitchen.

1 My foot is tired.

baby

__________

6 __________

potatoes

5

____________________________________ 2 The person is French. ____________________________________ 3 The child lives in Glasgow. ____________________________________ 4 His tooth is black!

mouse

__________

8 __________

scarves

7

____________________________________ 5 The man is from Northern Ireland. ____________________________________

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There is... / There are...

Complete the sentences with there is, there are, there isn’t, there aren’t, is there…?, are there…?

2

Complete the sentences with there is, there are, there isn’t, there aren’t. aren’t three bedrooms in his house. (✗) There __________ There is a mouse on my bed! (✓) __________

(✓) __________ There are two computers in my house.

There aren’t two TVs in my house. (✗) ____________ Are there three chairs in the room? (?) ____________

1 (✓) ___________ a cat in the garden.

2 (✗) ___________ a party on Saturday night.

1 (?)__________________________ a dog

3 (✓) ___________ twenty children in my class.

under the bed?

4 (✗) ___________ six computers in the

2 (✗) _________________________ three people

Internet room.

in the house.

5 (✓) ___________ six people in the room.

3 (✓) ________________________ three posters

6 (✗) ___________ a pencil under my desk.

in my bedroom.

7 (✓)

4 (?)__________________________ two mice in the attic?

___________ seven girls in my class.

8 (✗) ___________ three bikes in the garage.

5 (✓) __________________________ a big table

9 (✓) ___________ a knife in the kitchen.

in the kitchen.

10 (✗) ___________ a bus at the bus station.

6 (?)__________________________ three

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children in the room?

7 (✓) __________________________ a cat in the kitchen.

8 (?)__________________________ a computer in your bedroom?

9 (✗) __________________________ three CDs in my bag.

10 (✗) __________________________ a cat at the Camp.

11 (✗) _________________________ any children at the party.

12 (✓) _________________________ four bedrooms in the house.

13 (?)_________________________ a car in the garage?

14 (✓) _________________________ a computer in the classroom.

15 (✗) _________________________ any boxes in the attic.

Now write suitable questions for each sentence in Exercise 2.

Are there three bedrooms in his house?

Is there a mouse on your bed?

1 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 2 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 3 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 4 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 5 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 6 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 7 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 8 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 9 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 10 ___________________________________ ___________________________________

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Is there...? / Are there...? Prepositions: in, on, under 1

Look at the example and complete the mini-dialogues. Transform the nouns and verbs into the plural.

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A1 - A2

Level

Look at the picture and write questions using the suggestion.

A There’s a DVD on the desk.

are four ________________ DVDs on the desk.

B Wrong! There ________ 1 A There’s a watch in his pencil case.

B Wrong! __________ two ______________.

2 A There’s a fox in this photo.

B Wrong! __________ three _____________.

3 A There’s a party on Saturday.

B Wrong! __________ four ______________.

4 A There’s a person in the Internet room.

B Wrong! __________ five ______________.

5 A There’s a key in your school bag.

(a clock / your bedroom / in) Is there a clock in your bedroom? Yes, there is. (two books / desk / under / on) Are there two books under the desk?

No, there aren’t. There are two books on the desk.

B Wrong! __________ six _______________.

6 A There’s a potato under my chair.

B Wrong! __________ four ______________.

1 (two chairs / your bedroom / in) _____________________________________?

Yes, _________________________________.

7 A There’s a mouse in the living room.

2 (a school bag / chair / on / under) B Wrong! __________ five ______________.

8 A There’s a bus at the bus station.

B Wrong! __________ two ______________.

9 A There’s a box in the garage.

B Wrong! __________six ________________.

10 A There’s a lady in the kitchen.

B Wrong! __________ three _____________.

11 A There’s a dress on the bed.

B Wrong! __________two _______________.

12 A There’s a tomato on the table.

B Wrong! __________ five ______________.

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_____________________________________?

No, _________________________________.

3 (four lamps / your bedroom / in / three) _____________________________________?

No,_________________________________.

4 (a lamp / bed / under) _____________________________________?

Yes, _________________________________.

5 (one window / your bedroom / in) _____________________________________?

Yes, _________________________________.