4 Grammar help

Prepositions of place There isn’t / There aren’t

1 Label the pictures with the prepositions. Negative
behind   ​between   ​in    ​in front of   ​
4 Rewrite the sentences with short forms.
near   ​under There are not any books on the shelf.
There aren’t any books on the shelf.
1 There is not a TV in my room.

2 There are not any students in the classroom.

3 There is not a cell phone in my bag.

in front of 1 4 There are not any DVDs in the cupboard.

5 Complete the sentences with some or any.

There are some boxes under the bed.
1 There aren’t teachers at school today.
2 There aren’t CDs in my room.

3 There are children in the yard.
2 3
6 Look at the chart. Write sentences with there
isn’t or there aren’t, and a, some, or any.
Kitchen Bedroom Living room
chairs? ✓ ✗ ✓
TV? ✗ ✓ ✓

4 5 CD player? ✗ ✓ ✗
There isn’t a TV in the kitchen.
There is (There’s) / There are 1 chairs in the
Affirmative living room.
2 Write singular or plural for the things in the 2 TV in the
room. bedroom.
3 chairs in the
There is a TV in the room. singular
bedroom.
1 There are some children in the room.
2 There are two beds in the room. Is there …? / Are there …?
3 There is a wardrobe in the room. Interrogative and short answers
4 There are three chairs in the room.
7 Look at the chart in exercise 6 again. Complete
3 Write the sentences in the correct order. the questions, and write short answers.
twenty / are / There / the class / in / students Is there a CD player in the kitchen?
There are twenty students in the class. No, there isn’t
1 a sofa / the living room / There / in / is 1 chairs in the
living room?
2 are / CDs / the desk / some / on / There
2 CD player in the
3 the kitchen / There / in / a cupboard / is bedroom?

4 two chairs / the window / are / There / in front of 3 chairs in the
bedroom?

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