Extra grammar practice extension A1+ Unit

There is/There are; Prepositions of 5 Choose the best answers to complete the text.
place; Countable and uncountable
(1) a new study which says that it’s important to eat
nouns; some, any, a/an
seven portions of fruit and vegetables every day. That’s
1 Complete these dialogues with there is/there are a lot! (2) people who don’t go (3) one or two
in the affirmative, negative or question form. servings. (4) people don’t eat (5) vegetables at
1 ‘ a window in your bathroom?’ all. When their parents put a bowl of vegetable soup
(6) them, some children just ask, (7) ‘ any pizza
‘No,  , but a shower and
in the fridge?’ But how can we eat seven servings? It’s
a sink.’
not difficult. Here’s an example: (8) glass of orange
2 ‘ shelves in your bedroom?’
juice with breakfast, (9) strawberries for a snack,
‘Yes, two bookshelves where I keep my (10) plate of vegetables and (11) salad with
books.’ lunch, an apple in the afternoon, tomato soup and a
3 ‘ places to make snacks in your school?’ baked potato with dinner. And if you haven’t got
‘No,  , but a small (12) time to cook, mix all the fruit you have (13)
canteen and a bar.’ the fridge in a food processor, add (14) milk or ice
cream and make a milkshake.
2 Complete the sentences with a preposition.
Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 A There’s B  It is C Some
1 My bedroom is of the bathroom and
2 A  They are B There’s C  There are
to my parents’ room.
3 A under B behind C above
2 In the sofa there’s a big TV and
the TV there’s a lamp. 4 A Some B The C Any
3 The reading lamp is the desk 5 A some B the C any
to the clock. 6 A above B behind C  in front of
4 There’s some space the bed where I 7 A Is B  Is there C  There is
keep a box with all my shoes it. 8 A an B a C some
5 The window is the door and 9 A some B a C the
the sink so I can look outside when I 10 A some B an C a
wash the dishes.
11 A any B a C an
3 Find and correct the mistakes in these sentences. 12 A some B any C a
Three sentences are wrong. 13 A on B near C in
1 ‘I’m thirsty.’ ‘Do you want a water?’ 14 A  a bit B a C some
2 Do you need any honey for your recipe?
3 I always have cereal with some milk.
4 You put 100g of sugar and a rice in a bowl.
5 There’s a can of lemonade in the fridge.
6 I never eat a meat because I’m a vegetarian.
4 Write sentences using the words given and a, an,
some, or any.
1 you/have/food processor?

2 I/need/sugar/and/egg

3 you/mix/milk/and/honey/in/bowl

4 we/have/honey/but/we/have not/strawberry jam

5 you/put/butter/in/cake tin

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