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Unit 3, Lesson 1, Page 26, Grammar Activities

ADJECTIVE + NOUN PLACEMENT
Circle the adjectives in the sentences.

Meg has a beautiful home. Her house is small but pretty.

It has a big garden. It has two new bathrooms. It is on a
nice street.

Complete each sentence. Circle the correct answer.

1. Luis is a .
a. worker fast b. fast worker

2. Anna’s job is .
a. boring b. a boring

3. A is patient.
a. teacher good b. good teacher

4. My classmates are .
a. kinds b. kind

5. My new job is .
a. interesting job b. an interesting job

6. are honest and careful.

a. Good accountants b. Goods accountants

7. Aden is at his job.

a. good b. a good

8. Bella is attorney.
a. a honest b. an honest

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Unit 3, Lesson 2, Page 28, Grammar Activities

PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION; THERE IS / THERE ARE
Look at the picture. Circle the correct answer.

1. The bank is between / next to the firehouse.

2. The park is across from / next to the restaurant.

3. The gas station is around the corner from the firehouse / coffee shop.

4. The firehouse is near / around the corner from the bank.

5. The post office is down the street from / across from the park.

6. The coffee shop is near / next to the library.

7. The restaurant is across from the park / library.

8. The parking lot is next to the post office / bank.

9. The library is between the bank and the coffee shop / restaurant.

Look again at the picture in Exercise A. Check the prepositions you can use to describe the two locations.

across from next to around the down the near

corner from street from
firehouse bank

post office park

library parking lot

coffee shop gas station

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Complete the e-mail. Use there’s or there are. Use capital letters as needed.

1.

2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9.

10. 11.

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Unit 3, Lesson 3, Page 30, Grammar Activities

QUESTIONS WITH WHERE + BE; PREPOSITIONS OF PLACEMENT
Rewrite each statement. Change the noun to It’s or They’re.

1. Where’s the restaurant?

(The restaurant is across the street.)
2. Where are the bookstores?
(The bookstores are around the corner.)
3. Where are the newsstands?
(The newsstands are on the right.)
4. Where’s the school?
(The school is next to the bank.)
5. Where’s the pharmacy?
(The pharmacy is on the left.)
6. Where are the banks?
(The banks are between the bookstore and the newsstand.)
7. Where’s the library?
(The library is near the park.)
8. Where are the shops?
(The shops are downtown.)

Complete each conversation. Write a question with Where. Use contractions.

1. A: Where’s the bank?

B: The bank? It’s across the street. Look!

2. A:
B: The bowls are in the refrigerator.

3. A:
B: The microwave? It’s near the stove.

4. A:
B: The spoons are on the table.

5. A.
B. The children are at school.
6. A.
B. The car is in front of the house.

7. A.
B. The printer is in the other office.

8. A.
B. The bus stop is around the corner.

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Complete the sentences. Circle the correct prepositions.

1. Put the paper the wastebasket.

a. in front of b. in

2. Put the wastebasket your desk.

a. near b. over

3. Put your books your desk.

a. behind b. on

4. Put the rug your bed and your desk.

a. under b. in

5. Put your clothes the closet.

a. in b. behind

6. Put your chair your desk.

a. on b. in front of

7. Put some milk and sugar my coffee, please.

a. in b. behind

8. Put your gloves your hands.

a. on b. over

Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences.

1. are in .

2. is behind .

3. The pen is the glass.

4. The is the table.

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