Ilustre Municipalidad de Paillaco

Departamento Administración Educación Municipal

Liceo "Rodulfo Amando Philippi"
Paillaco

VERB TO BE
SUBJECT : Subject Pronouns and Verb “ To Be “

A) FILL IN THE BLANKS USING “HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY”: time: 10 minutes (9:45)
1. Cat and horse…they… 2. Mary…she… 3. Tom …he…
4. Jack and I …we.. 5. books …they. 6. sister …she….
7. You and Dave …they.. 8. plane …it…. 9. sunshine …it.
10. cheese …it… 11. cactus …it… 12. parents …they..
13. Pamela ….she…… 14. news ...it.... 15. scissors ...they....
16. geese …they……. 17. flowers …they… 18. piano …it.
19. school …it…. 20. daughter …she… 21. milk …it…
22. children …they.. 23. sugar ..it 24. feet …they…..
25. bicycle …it… 26. Ann and Kate …they. 27. tennis …it….
28. son ……he…. 29. mice …they… 30. sky …it….
31. shop …it…. 32. buses …they….. 33. papers …they
34. Mr. Green …he…… 35. brother-in-law …he….. 36. picture ..it
37. friendship …it…. 38. dolphin …he/it… 39. The Riggs family …they..

B) FILL IN THE BLANKS USING “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT, ISN’T, AREN’T”: time. : 10;20

1. It ……is………. an onion. (+) 11. İzmir ………….. a city. (+)

2. Jasmine …isn´t…….. a student. (-)
3. We …are…….friends. (+)
4. I ……am not …. hungry. (-)
5. Mark ......is....... 20 years old. (+)
6. A bee ……….. a big insect. (-)
7. Newsweek ………… a magazine. (+)
8. I …………. a professional football
player. (-)
9. I know you. You ……. in my class. (+)
10.Cows ……… insects. They …….
mammals. (- / +)
12. He ……… a postman. (+)
13. It ………. nine o’clock. (+)
14. Manhattan …………. an island. (-)
15. Mr. Richards …… a lawyer. (+)
16. I ………..ill. I …………. happy. (+ / -)
17. London ……….. a big city. (+)
18. Dave and Adrian ………… sisters. They ……..
brothers. (- / +)
19. New York ………. near to New Jersey. (+)
20. Susan and I ……….. teachers. We ………..
students. (- / +)
C) REWRITE T.HE SENTENCES BY USING “ IS, ISN’T, ARE, AREN´T, AM, AM
NOT”: TIME:8:20

1. London aren’t a country. …….London isn’t a country……………..

2. The United States aren’t a city.
3. An elephant am not a small animal.
4. English and Turkish isn’t sister languages.
5. Mercedes aren’t a bike.
6. Is I a student ?
7. Mrs. Stuart aren’t a poor woman.
8. Cigarettes isn’t good for people.
9. The North Pole am not hot. ……
10. Simon are from United Kingdom.
The United States isn´t a city
…An elephant isn´t a small animal.
English and Turkish aren´t sister languages.
…Mercedes isn´t a bike….
…Am I a student?…….
Mrs. Stuart isn´t a poor woman……….
….Cigarettes aren´t good for people.
The north pole isn´t hot……..
…Simon is from United Kingdom…..

D) COMPLETE THIS POSTCARD BY USING “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT ,

ISN’T,AREN’T”:time:8:30

Hello!
My name ….is….. Jack, and this ….is… Sue.
She …is…. my sister. Sue …is….. twelve years old and I …am… sixteen.
We …aren´t…. adults. We …are….. students. We …aren´t…… Canadians.
We …are………. Americans.
We …are…….. from Chicago. Chicago ……is….. in the United States.

Best regards,
Jack

E) WRITE SHORT SENTENCES: Time:8:50

Example:
(Chris, 9, student, short, not Chinese)
…..Chris is nine years old. He is a student. He is short. He isn’t Chinese…….. .

1. (Leonard and Mike, 25, firemen, tall, American)

………Leonard and Mike are 25 years old. They are firemen. They are tall. They are
Americans.
2. (Patty and Brian, 12, not electrician, short, not Turkish children)
………Patty and Brian are 12 years old. They aren´t electricians. They are short. They aren´t
Turkish children…………..
3. (Natalie and I, nurse, not tall, French)
…Natalie and I are nurses. We aren´t tall. We are French....
4. (Mark, 19, accountant, short, British)
…Mark is 19 years old. He is an accountant. He is short. He is British.
5. (Cengiz, 23, lieutenant, not blonde, Turkish)
Cengiz is 23 years old. He is lieutenant. He isn´t blonde. He is Turkish.

F) BUILD UP SENTENCES:

1. Mike / drummer (-) …..Mike isn’t a drummer…………...................

2. Charlie and Chris / policemen(+) ….Charlie and Chris are policemen
3. Danny and Rick / singers (-) …Danny and Rick aren´t singers
4. Salem and Lucky / puppies (+) …Salem and Lucky are puppies
5. Rome / London / cities (+) …Rome and London are cities

G) CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:( time: 9:40)

1. Maggie and Carol …are … good friends.

a) am b) are c) is d) isn’t

2. Sue …is ……. a science teacher.

a) are not b) is c) are d) am

3. Mark Steven ……is…….. a student at Kennedy High School. It …is.. an old school.
a) am / is b) are / is c) is / am d) is / is

4. Margarita …is…….. from Spain. I ………am….. from Turkey.

a) is / am b) are / is c) am / is d) is / are

5. You and I ……are………… at the same age.

a) am isn’t c) are d) is
H) CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO QUESTIONS: ( time:10:10)

Example: I am an engineer. ……Am I an engineer?……….

1. You are ill. Are you ill?……..

2. Linda is a pretty girl. Is Linda a pretty girl?
3. Belinda is a singer. Is Belinda a singer?..
4. Nick is an actor. …is Nick an actor?……..
5. We are good friends. Are we good friends?…..
6. He is an officer. ……is he an officer’…
7. It is an eraser. Is it an eraser?……………
8. You and Eddie are partners. …are you and Eddie partners?…………
9. Rosie is angry. …is Rosie angry?……………………
10. Jack and I aren’t good swimmers. …are Jack and I good swimmers?………

I) GIVE A SHORT AND A LONG ANSWER: time: 8:23

Example:  Is it a car?
What is it?
…No, it isn’t.
…It is a house…….

1)  Is it a fish? …No, it isn´t……….. 8)  Is it Saturn? …No, it isn´t…..

What is it? It is a dove; it is a bird…... What is it? …it is Earth ………

2)  Is it a river? No, it isn´t….….…. 9)

What is it?it is a volcano; it is a mountain…..
 Is it a mountain? No, it isn´t…
What is it? It is an island;
 3)  Is it a radio? No, it isn´t…….. 10) Is it a CD player? No, it isn´t……..
What is it? …it is a t.v……… What is it? …it is a camera……….

4)  Are these tomatoes? …No, they aren´t…… 11)

What are they? …they are…cranberries…….

Are these farms? .
What are they ? …………

5)  Are these pencils? No, they aren´t…12) Is this a motorcycle? …No, it isn´t.
What are they? …they are books… What is it?…it is a plane……..

6)  Is it a school bus? No, it isn´t..

What is it? It is an ambulance
13)  Is it a bottle? No, it isn´t…
What is it? It is a cup………

7)  ´t…
Is it a horse? No, it isn´t 14)  Are these tables? No, they aren

What is it? ……it is a cat… What are they ? they are beds…………………

J) GIVE LONG ANSWERS: time: 8:44

Example: Are you a scientist? ………Yes, I am a scientist.………………

1. Are you a student? Yes, I am a student.

2. Is Tom in the park?
3. Is it a poetry book?
4. Are Mary and John friends?
5. Am I an executive ?
6. Is Thomas fifteen years old?
7. Are your earrings expensive?
8. Is ice cream hot ?
9. Are lemons yellow and sour?
10. Are Andy and Jack girls?
No, Tom isn´t in the park……..
Yes, it is a poetry book.
Yes, they are friends.
No, you aren´t an executive
Yes, Thomas is fifteen years old.
No, they aren´t expensive
No, it isn´t hot/ No, ice cream isn´t hot.
Yes, they are yellow and sour
No, they aren´t girls

Next Tuesday 30th March, Quiz ; verb to be( affirmative, negative and interrogative)

K) BUILD UP QUESTIONS AND GIVE ANSWERS: time. 9:35

Example: engineer / William Is William an engineer? Yes, he is an

engineer. (+)

1. good rider / Steve ……is Steve a good rider.…… ? ….Yes, he is a

good rider……(+)
2. lazy students / Mark and Lucy …are Mark and Lucy lazy students……………..?
…No, they aren´t lazy students………………..………(- )
3. soup / hot ……is soup hot…………….…? ……yes, it is
hot......…………………(+)
4. the baby / asleep …is the baby asleep……? …no, he/ she isn´t
asleep……………..………... (- )
5. basketball team / L.A. Lakers …is L.A Lakers a basketball team…………………?
...…yes, it is a basketball team…………...(+)