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GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
Level: Teens Starter
Grammar: BE affirmative
1 Circle the correct form of BE.

1 Julie (1) is / are a student at Maryhill School. Her mother (2) am / is a teacher there, and her
father (3) is / are a doctor. Her brothers (4) is / are twins. Their names (5) am / are Caleb and
Cameron. Julie says: "I (6) are / am a good student, but ice skating (7) are / is my favorite thing in
the world. I (8) am / is good at skateboarding, too but not very good!"
2 Choose the correct answer.
1 John and Tammy _____ brother and sister.
a is

b am

c are

2 I _____ a student at Eduardo Cristobal Middle School.

a am

b are

c is

3 My living room is red, white and black.

a am

b is

c are

4 We _____ in the fifth grade.

a is

b are

c am

5 He _____ a really good basketball player.

a is

b am

c are

6 Tim and I _____ in Portugal now.

a is

b am

c are

7 I _____ really hungry!

a am

b are

c is

8 They _____ on vacation in Mexico this week.

a is

b are

c am

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3 Fill in the blanks with am, is, or are.

Jacob (1) _____ fourteen years old, and he (2) _____ already at university. "I (3) _____ pretty
smart," he says. "But languages (4) _____ really hard for me." What about being the youngest
student on campus? "The teachers and the other students (5) _____ really cool," he says. "To
them, I (6) ______ just like any other student. There (7) _____ one problem, though. I (8) _____
too young to go to any of the parties!"
4a Complete the sentences.
Sheila
24 Spain actress

Jeff
25 USA architect

Matt
25 Australia waiter

Maria
23 Spain architect

1 Maria is 23 years old. She is from Spain. She ____________

2 Maria and Sheila ___________
3 Jeff ____________________
4 Matt __________________
5 Maria and Jeff _____________
6 Sheila _________________

4b Look at the photo. Describe two people.

Example: Maria is beautiful. Her eyes are big. Her hair is brown. She is happy.
1 _____________________________________________________________

2 ____________________________________________________________

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5 Make sentences about you, your friends and your family.

Example
I am _____. Im from_____. Im ______ years old. Im _____(e.g. tall), my hair is ____ and my
eyes are_____. Im _____ (e.g. happy/friendly/moody, etc).

6a GRAMMAR BRIEF
Complete the grammar rule. TO BE Affirmative: AM IS ARE
I _______
You ________
She/He/It _______
They/We/You ______
6b You can use BE to talk about .
USE
1 Names

Examples
Example: My name is Sophia.

2 Nationalities
3 Age
4 Occupation
5 Place
5 Color
6 Personality
7 Feelings
8 Describing objects
9 Describing a place

Scroll down to see the answer key

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Grammar worksheet Starter Level TO BE affirmative

Answer KEY
1
1c
2a
3b
4b
5a
6c
7a
8b

2
1 is
2 is
3 is
4 are
5 are
6 am
7 is
8 am

3
1 is
2 is
3 am
4

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4 are
5 are
6 am
7 is
8 am

4a
1...is an architect.
2 ...are from Spain.
3 ...is 25 years old. He is from the USA. He is an architect.
4 ... is 25 years old. He is from Australia. He is a waiter.
5 ... are architects.
6 ... is 24 years old. She is from Spain. She is an actress.

4b
examples
Jeff is good-looking. His hair is black. His eyes are brown. He is serious.
Sheila is pretty. Her hair is blond. Her eyes are blue. She is happy.
5
per students
6a
I am
You are
She/He/It is
They/We/You are

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6b Per student. Some examples.

USE

Examples

1 Names

Example: My name is Sophia.

2 Nationalities

My uncle is Canadian.

3 Age

My sister is 17 years old.

4 Occupation

My dad is a photographer.

5 Place

The internet caf is across from the school.

5 Color

This T-shirt is light blue.

6 Personality

My best friend is fun.

7 Feelings

My brother is hungry.

8 Describing objects

This game is expensive.

9 Describing a place

Your bedroom is cool.

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