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Grammar Worksheets Elementary School

1. To be: affirmative, negative, questions

A. Complete the sentences with ¨to be¨

1. I am a girl.

2. My father is at work.

3. Alex and Dino are my cats.

4. Alex is in the garden.

5. Dino is on the floor.

6. My red pencil is on the floor, too.

7. The other pencils are in my pencil case.

8. My mother is in the living room.

9. Eli and Rafa are good friends.

10. They are good at tennis.

11. Are they in Amsterdam this week?

12. The pupils are not at school today.

13. It is Monday.

14. I am at home.

15. We are friends.

B. Make Affirmative Sentences

1. I am never happy on a Sunday afternoon.

2. We are Scottish.

3. He is a pilot.

4. Mayte and Joshua are angry.

5. You are clever and good-looking.

C. Make Negative Sentences

1. You are not Dutch.

2. Gemma isn't at home.

3. Agust and I aren’t pleased about it.

4. I am not cruel.

5. It isn't good.
 D. Questions

1. Are you from Málaga?

2. Is Isabel Spanish?

3. Are we ready to go?

4. Is he married?

5. Are you tired?

2. Subject pronouns and possessive

adjectives

A. Replace the personal pronouns by possessive

adjectives.

1. Where are (you) your friends now?

2. Here is a postcard from (I) my friend Dees.

3. She lives in England now with (she) her family.

4. (He) His wife works in Tilburg.

5. (He) His company builds websites.

3. Question words

A. Fill in the question words What, Where, Why,

When, How to form a question.

1. What do you like best?

2. When does Manolo get up in the morning?

3. Why don't you go by bus, Cristina?

4. What hobbies does Carlos like?

5. Where do they go to every week?

6. How old are you Sylvia?

7. When is Maria's birthday?

8. Where are my exercise books?

9. How are you doing at the moment, Harry?

10. Where do the Petersons live?

B. Fill in the correct question word.

1 Who sits next to Dries? Mo.

2 Where does the boy come from? From Madrid.

3 How old are her children? Three and five.

4 When is Lola's birthday? In March, I think.

5 How much is the shirt? It's twenty euros.

6 Who is best at playing tennis? Johann

7 Where are you going? To my parents.

8 How much is an soda? It's one Euro.

9 When does the restaurant open? At ten o' clock.

10 Where can I get some ice cream? At the snack bar.

11 What are you going to order? Pasta.

12 What are you going to do on Monday? I don't know.

13 Who has got my sunglasses? I have got them.

14 What is your name? Rita.

15 When is Helen's party? On Friday.

C. Complete with the correct question word

1 How much are the potatoes? One dollar.

2 What can I do for you? I want two white T-shirts.

3 Where can I get a newspaper? At Park Street

4 Who is your best friend? It's Paul.

5 Where does Lisa live? In Boston.

6 What colour is your new car? It's white.

7 What do you collect? Stickers.

8 Who can help me? I can.

9 What about some grapes? No, thanks.

10 What was your first word as a baby? Mama.

11 When were you born? On March 9th .

12 Where were you born? In St.Maarten.

13 Where were you last Sunday? I was working.

14 Where can we have a picnic? I know a nice place near

a pond.

15 What are you going to take with you? Some sandwiches

and a coke.

4. There is / there are

A. Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative of

there is / there are.

1. There is an Italian boy in my class.

2. There is an internet café opposite our school.

3. There are five supermarkets in my town.

4. There is a museum next to the park.

5. There are some posters in front of the cinema.

B. Complete the sentences. Use the negative of
there is / there are.

1 There aren’t any shopping centres in this town.

2 There aren’t any beaches in London.

3 There isn’t an American café here.

4 There isn’t a Hollywood in Spain.

5 There aren't any rap CDs in this shop.

C. Write questions and short answers.

Use there is / there are.

1. / a skateboard park near here?

Is there a skateboard park near here?

No, there isn't.

2. / a Hollywood in Ireland?

Is there a Hollywood in Ireland?

Yes, there is.

3 Are there any famous football teams in your town?

Yes, there are

4 Are there any interesting places near your house?

No, there aren't

5 Is there an English boy in your class?

No, there isn’t

5. Have got

A: Write affirmative and negative sentences.

Use have got. (Use contracted forms where
possible.)

1 They’ve got some new trainers.

They haven’t got some new trainers.

2 John and I have got a great computer game.

John and I haven’t got a great computer game.

3 You have got a pen.

You haven’t got a pen.

4 Mark has got a pet

Mark hasn’t got a pet

B. Write questions for the sentences in Exercise A.

Then write short answers.

1 Have they got new trainers?

Yes, they have

2 Have John and I a great computer game?

Yes, we have

3 Have you got a pen?

Yes, I have

4 Has Mark got a pet?

No, he hasn’t

Correct the sentences.

1 Have you got a dog?

2 I haven’t got any DVDs

3 We have got a good TV

4 Have they got a mobile phone?

6. Present simple: affirmative, negative

questions, short answers.

A. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple

affirmative.

1. I go shopping with my brother.

2 We sometimes use a dictionary in class.

3 My friends study Italian at their school.

4. School finishes at three o’clock.

5. You live near me.

6. He likes rap music.

7. She does her homework .before dinner.

8. We play tennis in school on Wednesday afternoon.

9. I watch TV in the evening.

10. My mother teaches art.

B. Make the sentences negative.

1 I don’t study French

2 School doesn’t finish at two o’clock

3 You don’t copy from other students

4 We don’t think English is easy

5 My friends don’t play volleyball

6 I don’t watch TV on Saturday morning

7 She doesn’t speak Chinese

8 The dog doesn’t like cats

9 They don’t listen to pop music

 C. Write the words in the correct order.
Then complete the short answers.

1. Do you live at school?

No, I don’t

2.Do students eat in the canteen?

Yes, they do

3. Does your brother go to school on Saturday?

No, he doesn’t

4. Do your friends live near you?

Yes, they do

5. Does school finish at three o´clock?

No, it doesn’t

7. Object pronouns

A. Fill in the right object pronouns.

1. My name is Sue. I am English. And this is

my family.

2. My mum's name is Angie. She is from

Germany.

3. Bob is my dad. He is a waiter.

4. On the left you can see Simon. He is my brother.

5. They are twins.

6. Our dog is a girl, Judy. She is two years old.

7. They live in Canterbury.

8. It is not far from London.

9. My grandparents live in London.

They often come and see us.

10. What can you tell me about your family?

B. Correct the sentences.

1Mrs Smith is strict. I don’t like her.

2 Ana isn’t good at maths. I never copy from her.

3 We have a computer at home, but I don’t use it

4 My teachers are very good. I like them

5. I’m not happy with the children. They don’t listen to me

8. Word order

A. Write the words in the correct order.

1. When do you do your homework?

2. Who does Simon go to school with?

3. What teacher does this teach?

4. Why do they like English?

5. Where do your grandparents live?

6. How often do you visit your uncle?

9. Adverbs of frequency

A Rewrite the sentence putting the adverb given in

brackets into its proper position.

1. He often listens to the radio

2. They sometimes read a book

3. Pet never gets angry

4. Tom is usually very friendly

5. I sometimes take sugar in my coffee

6. Ramon is often hungry

7. My grandmother always goes for a walk in the

evening.

8. Walter usually helps his father in the kitchen

9. They never watch TV in the afternoon

10. Christine seldom smokes after dinner

B. Rewrite the sentences and put the adverbs in
correctly.

1. He sometimes plays golf on Sundays.

2. The weather is always bad in November

3. It never rains in California

4. We seldom have fish for dinner

5. She will rarely see him.

6. Peter doesn't usually get up before seven

7. They do not always play tennis on Sundays

8. Mary hardly watches TV.

C. Rewrite the sentences and put the adverbs in

correctly

1. I always go to school by bus.

2. I usually get up at 7.

3. I often / frequently watch TV in the evening.

4. I sometimes have lunch in a restaurant.

5. I seldom have breakfast.

6. I never arrive late.

7. Everyday I have homework.

10. Like, love, hate + ing form

Look at the table and complete the sentences

Love = 4 not like = 2

like = 3 hate = 1

1. María hates playing computer games

2. Agustín and María like watching TV

3. Agustín loves tidying his room

4. Agustín and María don’t like getting up

11. Possessive

A. Add ´s or ´.

1. the men’s families

2. those girls´ friends

3. her babies´ toys

4. the people´s names

5. Heidi’s and John’s son

12. Present continuous

A. Write the –ing form of the verbs

1. camp camping

2. swim swimming

3. travel travelling

4. walk walking

5. have having

6 write writing

7. cook cooking

8. shop shopping

B. Complete the sentences. Use the present

continuous affirmative and negative.

1. His dad and brother are cycling to the shops.

2. We aren’t travelling in Japan.

3. I am sunbathing on the beach.

4. She wasn’t watching TV.

5. They aren’t swimming in the sea.

6. Sue isn’t staying at home today.

C. Write questions using the present continuous.
Then complete the short answers.

1. Is you dad working today?

Yes, he is

2. Are you having a good time on holiday?

Yes, I am

3. Is your mum cooking dinner now?

Yes, she is

4. Are your friends playing football?

No, they aren't

D. Complete the dialogues

1. A. I’m going on holiday.

B. Where are you going ?

2. A. He’s cooking dinner.

B. What is he cooking?

3. A. My sister’s going to England.

B. Who is going to England?

4. A. We aren’t staying in a hotel.

B. Where are you staying?

13. Present continuous and present simple

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of

the present continuous or the present simple.

1. I am watching TV at the moment.

2. My parents go to Italy every year.

3. My sister walks to school every day.

4. We are having lunch now.

14. Demonstrative pronouns

A. Complete the sentences. Use this and these.

1. They aren’t my trainers.

2. Is this an interesting museum?

3. These are new bicycles.

B. Complete the sentences. Use that and those.

1. Are those your books?

2. Those are her CDs.

3. That is a great shop.

15. Present continuous for future use

Complete the sentences.

I am meeting some friends after work.

I am not going to the party tonight.

Is he visiting his parents next weekend?

Is he not coming with us tonight?

16. Countable and uncountable nouns

Are these nouns countable (c) or

uncountable (u)?

1 fruit _u_
2 coconut _c_
3 bread _c_
4 DVD _c_
5 meat _u_
6 insect _c_
7 snack _u_
17. Expressions of quantity

A. Complete the sentences. Use a / an,

some and any.

1. I want some juice.

2. There’s some meat in the dish.

3. Has she got a map?

4. Have you got any money?

5. He needs a snack.

6. It’s an Italian pizza.

B. Complete the rules. Use a / an, some and any.

1. We use any in negative sentences and questions

with all nouns.

2. We use some in affirmative sentences with all

nouns.

3. We use a, an or numbers with

countable nouns.

C. Circle the correct words.

1. We’ve got much rice.

2. There aren’t many people here.

3. My sister eats a lot of sweets.

4. There aren’t many vegetarians in my school.

5. There aren’t a lot of vegetables.

6. I don’t drink much juice.

18. Imperatives

A. Make the affirmatives negative, and the negative

imperatives affirmative.

1. Don’t copy your friend’s homework.

Copy your friend’s homework.

2. Tidy your room before dinner.

Don’t tidy your room before dinner.

3. Don’t play computer games now.

Play computer games now.

4. Don’t be late.

Be late.

5. Help your mum with the shopping.

Don´t help your mum with the shopping.

19. Can

A. Correct the sentences.

1. Can you play tennis? Yes, I can

2. I can swim a hundred meters

3. Can you make a fire?

4. Can he cook? No, he can’t.

5. What sports can you play?

6. Mark can´t climb trees.

20. Was/were

A.. Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative and

negative of was / were.

It wasn’t my dad’s birthday on Sunday. It was his birthday

on Saturday.

1. They were difficult. They weren´t easy.

2. My grandfather wasn´t a writer. He was a composer.

3. It wasn’t hot in England. It was cold and raining.

4. My cousins weren’t at the skateboard park.

They were at the cinema.

5. Last night I wasn´t at home. I was at a party

at my friend’s house.
B. Complete the questions.

1. What was your first class this morning?

2. Was her sister at the party?

3. Who was his favorite film star?

4. Where were you last night?

5. Were they interested in rap music?

21. There was/there were

Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative (√) and

negative (X) of there as / there were.

1. There wasn´t a lot of rain in the summer. (X)

2. There weren´t any good films at the cinema last

week(X)

3. There were 26 people at Sophie’s party. (√)

4. There wasn´t an English teacher at my primary

school. (X)

5. There was a big celebration for my sister’s wedding.

(√)

6. There were a lot of interesting animals in the pet

shop. (√)
22. Past simple regular verbs: affirmative,
negative, questions

A. Complete the sentences.

1. On Saturday I played (play) computer games with

my cousins.

2. My mum didn´t cook (not cook) dinner last night.

3. I walked (walk) to school because there weren´t

any buses.

4. They didn´t dance (not dance) at the party.

5. My brother travelled (travel) to Ireland last summer.

B. Write the past simple form of these verbs.

1. copy copied

2. revise revised

3. cycle cycled

4. listen listened

5. play played

6. like liked
C. Write the questions in the correct order.

1. Did you like the film?

2. How many people did you ask?

3. Did they have a good time?

4. What did we do at the weekend?

5. Where did she buy that DVD?

6. Did he go to your party on Saturday?

7. Who did you see yesterday?

D. Correct the sentences.

1. Did he go to school yesterday?

2. Why did you to go home early?

3. Where did you learn English?

4. Did she works today?

5. What did you do yesterday?

6. Did they phone you last night?

23. Time expressions

A. Write the time expressions

Past

(1) last year

(2) yesterday

Present

(3) now

(4) at the moment

Future

(5) soon

(6) later

(7) next week

B. Write the words in the correct order.

1. It was very cold last winter

2. She´s having a shower at the moment

3. We´re going to visit our grandmother next week

4. My brother is revising now for an exam

5. They’re going in a restaurant later to have

dinner
6. I didn´t go to school yesterday

24. Past simple: regular and irregular verbs

A. Are these verbs regular (R) or irregular (I)?

1. fly _I_

2. use _R_

3. study _R_

4. eat _I_

5. make _I_

6. travel _R_

7. see _I_

B. Write the past simple of the verbs in exercise A.

1. flew

2. used

3. studied

4. ate

5. made

6. travelled
7. saw

C. Complete the text. Use the past simple of the

verbs.

Yesterday I got up early – at about seven o’clock. I (1)

had a shower and some fruit for breakfast. Then I

(2) went to the sports centre. I (3) swam 500

meters in the swimming pool and then I (4) ran 5

kilometers. At lunchtime I (5) met my friends in a

café. We (6) ate some pasta and (7) drank

some juice. After lunch I (8) slept for a few hours –

I (9) was tired !

25. Must

A. Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative (√)

and negative (X) of must.

1. You must listen to the teacher.

2. Students must study a lot before their exams.

3. We mustn´t be cruel to animals.

4. Young children mustn´t climb trees.

5. I must not eat snacks before dinner.

6. They must go home at nine o’clock.

7. You mustn´t copy from other students.

8. He must tidy his room.

B. Rewrite the sentences. Use must or mustn’t.

1. I must not stay in bed on Saturday

2. I must go to bed at nine o’clock on Sunday.

3. I must write a letter to my grandmother.

4. I must not tidy my room before school.

5. I must not do my homework before dinner.

6. I must drink a lot of water at the beach.

7. I must not talk in the library.

8. I must not play computer games in the morning.

26. Comparative adjectives

A. Write the comparative forms of the adjectives:

1. fast faster

2. heavy heavier

3. dangerous more dangerous

4. small smaller

5. large larger

6. light lighter

7. rare rarer

8. common more common

9. good better

10. bad worse

B. Correct the sentences.

1. Cats are more popular than snakes as pets.

2. Pigs are more intelligent than other animals.

3. Turtles are slower than crocodiles

4. Elephants are heavier than pigs.

5. Bears are rarer than snakes.

6. My mum thinks that cats are better pets than

dogs.
27. Be going to

A. Write sentences. Use the correct form of going

to.

1. I am going to buy an MP3 player

2. They aren’t going to wear jeans on Saturday

3. You’re not going to stay in Oxford

4. He’s going to do an exam tomorrow

B. Complete the text. Use the correct form of going

to.

(1) I am not going to be with my family.

(2) I am going to meet my friends.

(3) We are going to play football on the beach but

(4) I am not going to swim.

(5) We are going to have a great time!

C.. Write questions and short answers about Jose,

Eli and Rafa’s weekend plans.

1. Are Eli and Rafa going to get up early on

Saturday?

No, they aren’t

2. Is Jose going to play tennis in the morning?

Yes, he is

3. Is Jose going to watch a DVD on Saturday?

No, he isn’t

4. Are Simon and Jenny going to do any homework

on Sunday?

Yes, they are

D. Correct the sentences and questions.

1. Rob and I aren’t going to wear trainers

2. We are going to visit my grandparents

tomorrow.

3. Is it going to rain today?

4. I’m not going to do any homework this evening?

5. What is he going to do tomorrow?

6. Are you going to school on Friday?