There was-there were

1. Form negative

1. There was a cake on the table.

2. There was not a cake on the table.
3. There were many books on the shelf.
4. There were not many books on the shelf.
5. There was an old bed in the room.
6. There was not an old bed in the room.
7. here were ten eggs in the fridge.
8. here were not ten eggs in the fridge
9. There were five flowers in the vase.
10. There were not five flowers in the vase.
11. There was a cat in the kitchen.
12. There was not a cat in the kitchen
13. There was a big table in the room.
14. There was not a big table in the room
15. There were many trees in the garden.
16. There were not many trees in the
garden
17. There was a TV set on the table.
18. There was not a TV set on the table.
2. Make wh-questions based on the
information in bold.
1. There were five children in the room.
2. Where were there five children?
3. There were three kittens in the box.
4. What was there in the box?
5. There was a telephone on the table.
6. Where was there a telephone?
7. There were some birds in the tree.
8. What was ?
9. There was a big lemon on the table.
10. Was there a big lemon on the table?
11. There was a fridge in the kitchen.
12. Was there a fridge in the kitchen
13. There were some boys in yard.
14. Were there some boys in yard
15. There was a toy bear on the sofa.
16. Was there a toy bear on the sofa.
17. There were newspapers on the floor.
18. Were newspapers on the floor

3. Unscramble the sentences.

1. a birthday/there/cake/on /the table/was. There was cake a birthday

2. funny/two/under the bench/were/puppies/there. There were two funnt puppies
under the bench
3. was/a letter/on the table/there/not. There was not a letter on the table
4. there/flowers/were/nice/in the vase? Were there nice flowers in the vase?
5. some/were/apples/in the fridge/there. There were some apples in the fridge
6. a kitten/under the tree/there/was? Was there a kitten under the tree?
7. in the field/a horse/not/was/there. There was not a horse in the field.
8. there/any people/were/at the bus-stop? Were there any people at the bus-stop?
9. there/not/a tiger/in the street/was. There was not a tiger in the street.
10. any children/at the zoo/there/not/were. There were not at the zoo any children.
11. there/a cup of coffee/on the table/was. There was a cup of coffee on the table.
12. a doll/there/in the box/was? Was there a doll in the box?