FIRST EXERCISES

Fill in the blanks with am, is, are. (Capitalize where needed)

1. Tom _______ a carpenter.

2. Terry and Linda ______ from Armenia.

3. Jack ______ a famous movie star.

4. ______ Derek and Peter police officers?

5. BMW ______ an expensive car brand.

6. Alan's friends ______ doctors.

7. We ______ at home.

8. I ______ a diligent student.

9. They ______ my friend's cousins.

10. Mr Jackson ______ a pianist.

11. Daniel and Ryan ______ mechanical engineers.

12. ______ they soldiers?

13. His shoes ______ new.

14. ______ you the boss?

15. ______ Judy beautiful?

Use the appropriate subject pronouns to rewrite the following sentences.

1. Mrs. Chart is very beautiful.
She is very beautiful.

2. Dr. Phil is a famous person.

He is a famous person.

3. Fred and Barnie are good friends.

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4. Is James good at basketball?

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5. Maria plays tennis.
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6. Andy and I are cousins.

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7. Wendy and Robin are good at math.

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8. Mount Everest is very high.

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9. Mrs. Rogala has 23 students.

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10. Is the TV too loud?

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11. How are Jessie and James?

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12. The weather is very hot today.

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13. Bruce, Arnold and I are good friends.

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14. Are you and Mr. Parker related?

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15. The cat looks very friendly.

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Complete the following questions with appropriate question words.

Who Which Where What
1. Who is your math teacher? Mr. Dundee.
2. _________ is his cat? The blue one.
3. _________ is my backpack? In the living room.
4. _________ is Hannah doing? She is watching TV.
5. _________ is an engineer? Nora.
6. _________ color is the new bus? Red.
7. _________ is that? That is an old coin.
8. _________ are my shoes? In front of the door.
9. _________ is the the captain of the team? Julia.
10. _________ is the captain? She is at the gym.
11. _________ is Mr. Durant? He is my best friend.
Choose either HAVE or HAS for each sentence.
1. We _______ a new English teacher. I hope she's nice.
2. My boss _______ such a bad temper.
3. I never _______ breakfast in the morning because I'm never hungry.
4. The houses all _______ blue windows.
5. An elephant _______ four legs and a big trunk.
6. Many poor people _______ no money to spend.
7. The child _______ red hair and very white skin.
8. Those two women both _______ three children.

Write the negative and the question:

1 I smoke cigarettes
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2 He sings in a rock band
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3 I eat dinner at 8 oclock
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4 It always rains in spring
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5 She speaks Spanish and French
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6 They often go to the theatre
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7 Antonio plays tennis
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8 Doris does the ironing every day
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9 The train arrives at 8.30p.m.
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10 We watch TV in the evening
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Match the job names in the box with the definitions below.
baker politician
pilot
banker author
doctor
teacher presenter

1. He works on the TV and needs a good voice. _________

2. She makes decisions that change people's lives. _________
3. He helps people save money. _________
4. He flies planes and helicopters. _________
5. She helps children to understand things. _________
6. She writes stories that make people laugh and cry. _________
7. She gives people medicine if they feel ill. _________
8. He makes bread early in the morning. _________