HOW TO USE THERE 

IS AND THERE ARE? 

 
 
 
 
There is :​ we use it to talk about one thing  

There is ​a lemon​ on the table

There is ​ a tomato ​on the table

 
● There is (one thing) = singular 

 
There are : ​we use to talk about more than one thing  

There are​ four lemons​ in the basket

There are ​five tomatoes​ in the table

 
● There are (more than one) = plural 
 
 
 
Activity :   
1 -Look at the pictures and fill the spaces in blank with “is” or “are” 
 

There ____ a carrot between the legs of the rabbit 

 

​There ____ five oranges in the basket 

 
 
 

  There ____ a strawberry in a cup 

 
 
 
 
 

There ____ two strawberries in a cake 

 
 
 

There ____ three peppers in a plate 

There ____ a red pepper on a bowl. 

 
 
2 -  With the names of fruits and vegetables write a sentence using “ there 
is” and a sentence using “there are” 
 
There is _______________________________________________ 
 
 
 
There are______________________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3- Read carefully and Indicate for each case if the sentence is ​wrong (x)   
or​ ​right ( ✔)​: 

● There are four cats on the couch   

● There are a bird in the cage  

● There is two dogs in a car  

● There is a cat under the table