Whats up mixed ability grammar worksheets

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Grammar Unit 1
Contents

• LEVEL 1

Grammar Worksheets
Unit 1 Level 1
Unit 1 Level 2
Unit 1 Level 3
Unit 2 Level 1
Unit 2 Level 2
Unit 2 Level 3
Unit 3 Level 1
Unit 3 Level 2
Unit 3 Level 3
Unit 4 Level 1
Unit 4 Level 2

Unit 4 Level 3
Unit 5 Level 1
Unit 5 Level 2
Unit 5 Level 3
Unit 6 Level 1
Unit 6 Level 2
Unit 6 Level 3
Unit 7 Level 1
Unit 7 Level 2
Unit 7 Level 3
Unit 8 Level 1
Unit 8 Level 2
Unit 8 Level 3
Answer Key

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Grammar Unit 1

• LEVEL 1

•REINFORCEMENT•

1

2

4

Write the long form of the verb to be.
1 I’m

_____________________________

2 You’re

_____________________________

3 He’s

_____________________________

4 She’s

_____________________________

5 We’re

_____________________________

6 They’re

_____________________________

a) Complete the table with the words in
the box.
winter

January
half-past seven
27th October

Saturday
9.45 am
Wednesday
quarter to nine

on

15th September
the afternoon
March
midnight

in

at

Complete the table with the words in the box.
’re (x3)

’s (x3)

’m

Verb to be: Affirmative

b) Add one more word for each preposition in

the table.

I 1 _________ Imran.
You 2 _________ Jenny.
He 3 _________ thirteen years old.

5

She 4 _________ twelve years old.

Choose the correct option.
1 This / These is my teacher.

It 5 _________ very hot.
6

We _________ happy.

2 That / Those is my school.

7

They _________ Australian.

3 This / These are my pens.
4 Those / This are my books.

3

Complete the questions with the words in

the box.
What time
How old

Where
What

5 Who’s that / these? It’s my father.
6 What’s these / this? It’s my dictionary.

Who
When

7 Who’s this / those? It’s my friend.
8 What are this / these? They’re my shoes.

1 ______________________ is Mr Turner?
2 ______________________ is your school?
3 ______________________ is lunch?
4 ______________________ is your birthday?
5 ______________________ is your name?
6 ______________________ are you? You look
older than me.

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Grammar Unit 1

• LEVEL 2
b) Write true answers to the questions in
exercise 2a.

•CONSOLIDATION•

1

a) Write questions for these answers.

1

1 I’m twenty.

2

?

3

2 I live in London.

4

?

5

3 The English class is at 11 o’clock.

6

?
4 My PE teacher is Mr Jones.

3
?

5 My mother’s birthday is on the 27th October.
?
6 My favourite film is Shrek 2.

1 Are you English?
a No, I’m not.

b No, I’m.

2 Are they happy?
a Yes, are they.

b Yes, they are.

3 Are we in America?
a Yes, we are.
b Yes, we’re.

?
b) Write true answers to the questions in
exercise 1a.

4 Is she in year 10?
a No, she isn’t.

b No, she is.

1

5 Is it hot?
a No, it isn’t.

b No, it’s.

6 Am I old?
a No, I’m.

b No, I’m not.

7 Is he your friend?
a Yes, he’s.

b Yes, he is.

2
3
4
5
6

2

Choose the correct option.

8 Are your parents Spanish?
a Yes, they’re.
b Yes, they are.

a) Order the words to make questions.
1 old / How / your / are / parents

4

________________________________________ ?

Complete the sentences with on, in or at.
1 We have breakfast ____________ 7.30 am.

2 breakfast / is / What time

2 Christmas is ____________ 25th December.

________________________________________ ?

3 ____________ summer the days are long.

3 your / day of the week / is / favourite / What

4 Classes start ____________ 9 am.

________________________________________ ?

5 ____________ Fridays I am very tired.

4 is / Who / favourite singer / your

6 ____________ winter the days are short.

________________________________________ ?
5 Rafa Nadal / Where / from / is
________________________________________ ?
6 Christmas / When / is
________________________________________ ?

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Grammar Unit 1

• LEVEL 3

•EXTENSION•

1

2

Choose the correct option.

Karen was born 1 ________ London 2 ________
July 13th 3 ________ 4 o’clock 4 ________ the
afternoon. London is 5 ________ England. It’s
the capital city. But now she lives 6 ________
Edinburgh, 7 ________ Scotland. She goes
8 ________ school and likes it very much. She
usually arrives 9 ________ 9.30 am 10 ________
the morning.

11 Who ... those teachers?

a are not
c are
b have
d is
12 ... he our new English teacher?
a Is
c Are
b Dan
d Is not
13 ... your best friend’s name?
a Yes is
c What is
b Why is
d Is he

11 ________

the weekend, she likes playing
football ________ the park. The match
starts 13________ 10 o’clock and Karen always
arrives 14 ________ 9.45 am. 15 ________
Saturday afternoon, Karen and her friends go
16 ________ the cinema. 17 ________ the evening
they go 18 ________ a party. But 19 ________
summer, they often stay 20 ________ the park
all day.
12

14 Alex’s bike ... purple.
a has

c are
b is
d ‘m
15 My brother ... 10 years old.
a isn’t
c has
b aren’t
d are
16 My brother ... good looking.
a is
c be
b has
d are
17 How ... you?
a do
b old are

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c years have
d is

2 ... maths problems are difficult.
a This
b These
3 ... paintings in ... room are beautiful.
a Those / this b That / these

Is / No, we’re
What are / No, we aren’t

Be / Yes, we aren’t
Are / Yes, we are

4 ... classrooms are very small.
a This
b These
5 ... is the first unit of the book.
a This
b These

19 ... Lilly and Pam from Ireland? ... .
They ... from Wales.
a
b
c
d

Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun.
1 ... pair of shoes is very expensive.
a Those
b That

18 ... you and Claire cousins? ... .
a
b
c
d

Complete the text with on, at, in or to.

6 ... is his house opposite the bus stop.
a That
b Those

Are / Yes, they are / is
Be / No, they’re not / are
Are / No, they aren’t / are
Not is / No, they’re / aren’t

10 ... your classmates very friendly? ... . I like
everyone!
a Is / Yes, they are
b Are / Yes, they are
c Is / Yes, they do
d Have / No, they are

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Grammar Unit 2

• LEVEL 1
b) Now make the sentences in exercise 2a
negative.

•REINFORCEMENT•

1

Complete the sentences with the correct
form of have got.
(+) Affirmative

(-) Negative

have / have got

haven’t / haven’t got

(?) Question

Short answer

has / have ... got

Yes ... have / has.

1

2
3
4

3

No ... haven’t / hasn’t.

11 I _____________ a dog. (+)
12 I _____________ a cat. (–)

1 _____________________ many students in
your class?

13 _____________ I _____________ a mouse?
No, I _____________ .

2 _____________________ a science lab in your
school?

14 She _____________ a nice brother. (+)

3 _____________________ many students in
your school?

15 She _____________ a nice sister. (–)
16 _____________ she _____________ a crazy
mother? Yes, she _____________ .

4 _____________________ a computer room in

17 We _____________ friendly teachers. (+)
18 We _____________ friendly neighbours. (–)

5 _____________________ many people in your
family?

19 _____________ we _____________ friendly
gorillas? No, we _____________ .

6 _____________________ a television in your
house?

your school?

10 They _____________ new computers. (+)

b) Answer the questions in exercise 3a so
they are true for you. Use Yes, there is/are or
No, there isn’t/aren’t.

11 They _____________ old computers. (–)
12 _____________ they _____________ new
computers? Yes, they _____________ .

2

a) Complete the sentences with Is there or
Are there.

1
2

a) Order the words to make sentences.

3

1 is / boy / a / new / class / my / There / in

4

.

5

2 cinema / is / There / a / in / town / the

6

.
3 There / my / new / classroom / are /
computers / in
.
4 library / There / many / in / are / books /
the
.

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Grammar Unit 2

• LEVEL 2
b) Now choose the correct short answer for
the questions in exercise 2a.

•CONSOLIDATION•

1

Order the words to make sentences. Then
make the sentences negative.
1 a / ’ve / got / I / playstation / new

b Yes, I’ve.

2 a No, they hasn’t.

b No, they haven’t.

3 a Yes, she’s.

b Yes, she has.

a

.

4 a No, I hasn’t.

b No, I haven’t.

b

.

5 a Yes, we has.

b Yes, we have.

6 a No, he hasn’t.

b No, he haven’t.

2 ’s / five / Vanessa / brothers / got
a

.

b

.

3

3 grey / grandparents / have / My / got / hair
a

.

b

.

a

.

b

.

2 There are one computer in our school.
3 Are there an apple tree in your garden?

5 ’ve / You / big / got / ears
a

.

b

.

4 Is there new students in your class?
5 Are there good films at the cinema? No,
there isn’t.

6 ’s / new / got / neighbours / Mark
a

.

b

.

Underline the mistakes in each sentence and
correct them.
1 There is five families in my block.

4 got / an / exam / We / tomorrow / ’ve

2

1 a Yes, I have.

6 Is there a doctor’s next to the school? Yes,

there are.

a) Write questions using the prompts.
1 Have got / you / an atlas

7 There isn’t many tourists in my country.

?
2 Have got / your parents / a house in the
mountains

8 There aren’t a science lab in our school.
?

3 Have got / Gillian / a brother

4
?

4 Have got / I / a loud voice
?
5 Have got / we /strict teachers
?
6 Have got / he / blue eyes
?

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Choose the correct preposition.
1 The school is ... the bus stop.
a on
b next to

c in

2 There’s a shop ... the corner.
a between
b under

c on

3 The book is ... the desk.
a under
b between

c at

4 The cat is ... the two dogs.
a between
b in

c at

5 My bag is ... the chair.

a on
b on the corner

c in

6 Her mobile phone is ... her bag.
a between
b at

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Grammar Unit 2

• LEVEL 3

•EXTENSION•

1

3

Complete the dialogues with the correct form
of have got.

1 A:

1 ___________

Sorry, I 2 ___________ . But I 3 ___________
a pen.

A:

4 ___________

No, thanks. I
a pen. Do you
5
think Barbara ___________ one?

B:

Ask her. She 6 ___________ always
___________ everything in her big bag!

2 A:

7 ___________

11 Julie always sits ... her best friends.
a on
c round
b between
d along

you ___________ a pencil?

B:

12 That famous tennis player comes ...
Spain.
a across
c from
b behind
d under
13 The Jacksons live ... our apartment.
a between
c onto
b up
d above

they ___________ lots of

money?

2

B:

I don’t know. Why?

A:

Because their father 8 ___________ three

cars and they 9 ___________ a big house.

B:

Yes, they 10 ___________ . But I don’t think
they 11 ___________ lots of money.

A:

Why not?

B:

Because they 12 ___________ a plane like
my parents!

Choose the correct preposition. Use your
dictionary.

14 He is a great swimmer. He only takes
14 hours to swim ... the Channel.
a next to
c over
b across
d onto
15 The cat always hides ... the chair when
it sees the dog.
a under
c among
b down

d between
16 My mother always drives ... the tunnel
to go to work.
a at
c in
b over
d through

a) Write sentences about the following things.
Use there is/are, there isn’t/aren’t.

17 When our teacher is angry she makes us
stand ... the wall.
a through
c onto
b next to
d under

a Your family

18 The boys always run ... the stairs.
a down
c above
b from
d in

b Your school

19 The supermarket is ... the chemist’s.
a at

c on the corner
b against

d opposite

10 Look there she is! She’s ... the car.
a among
c at
b behind
d down

b) Now write some questions about the
things in exercise 2a.
1
2
3
4
5
6

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Grammar Unit 3

• LEVEL 1

•REINFORCEMENT•

1

3

a) Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verb in brackets.
1 I ____________ (do) my homework every
day.
2 My mother ____________ (drive) a small car.
3 My brother ____________ (play) on the
computer.
4 My parents ____________ (go) on holiday
every summer.

Read the table and complete the sentences
(1-8).
Jodie

Rebecca

Simon

eat breakfast

always

never

often

play the piano

sometimes usually

sometimes

visit grandparents never

sometimes

never

do homework

usually

always

always

play football

often

often

usually

1 Jodie ____________ eats breakfast.

5 Bernie ____________ (have) a shower every
day.

2 Rebecca ____________ visits her
grandparents.

6 My grandmother ____________ (dance) the
tango.

3 Jodie and Simon ____________ play the
piano.

7 My uncle ____________ (watch) TV all day.
8 My teacher ____________ (go) to the cinema
every Saturday.

4 Rebecca and Simon ____________ do their
homework.

b) Make the sentences in exercise 1a
negative.

5 Jodie and Rebecca ____________ play
football.

1

6 Simon and Jodie ____________ visit their
grandparents.

2

7 Simon ____________ eats breakfast, but
Rebecca ____________ eats breakfast.

3
4

8 Jodie ____________ does her homework and
Rebecca ____________ plays the piano.

5
6
7
8

2

Order the letters to form adverbs of

frequency.
1 walsay

_____________________

2 mesosetim

_____________________

3 veren

_____________________

4 lusyual

_____________________

5 tenof

_____________________

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Grammar Unit 3

• LEVEL 2

•CONSOLIDATION•

1

2

a) Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs in the box.
live
play

say
eat

invite
celebrate

watch
go

Put the verbs in the box in the correct
column.
makes
cooks
eats
watches

have
make

11 We ______________ my grandparents to
dinner every Sunday.

finishes
opens
dances
loses

lives
uses
does
helps

/s/

drives
closes
plays
gets

chooses
writes
speaks
goes
has

/z/

/z/

12 My school ______________ a Christmas
party every year.
13 I ______________ computer games in the
evening.
14 My dog ______________ vegetables and
pasta.
15 My teacher ______________ English is very
important.

3

16 George and his friends ______________ in a
small town.
17 We ______________ to my uncle’s house on
New Year’s Eve.

Write the sentences again using the word in
brackets.
1 Billy eats his five pieces of fruit a day.
(always)

18 In China, people ______________ New Year
on a different day.

2 Julie does her homework before dinner.
(usually)

19 You are a wonderful cook! You ___________
great spaghetti bolognaise.
10 She ______________ TV every day.

3 My mother drives to work.
(often)

b) Make the sentences in exercise 1a
negative.

4 Sally listens to me.
(never)

11
12
13

5 They go to the cinema on Friday.
(sometimes)

14
15
16

17
18
19
10

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Grammar Unit 3

• LEVEL 3

•EXTENSION•

1

3

Write a short text about Christmas with your
family. Use the verbs in the box.
eat
get up late
have a party

play games
drink
go to bed early

Write the sentences again with the adverb of
frequency.
11 My grandparents listen to the radio
because they don’t like the TV. (often)

give presents
sing
invite friends

12 She reads a magazine when she has time.
(sometimes)
13 Mark gets angry when something goes
wrong. (never)
14 Stephanie is very busy because she’s got
her own business. (usually)
15 I take milk in my tea, but I don’t like it
with lemon. (occasionally)

2

Match the adverbs of frequency (1-9) to the
meaning (a-i).

16 My dog, Rufus, is hungry and he eats five
times a day. (always)

1 occasionally
2 never

17 My family goes to the cinema at the
weekend. (frequently)

3 often
4 rarely
5 seldom / hardly ever

18 I help my sister do her homework. (rarely)

6 usually
7 sometimes

19 We watch TV in the morning because we
are at school. (hardly ever)

8 frequently
9 always

10 Amy dances salsa because she prefers the
merengue. (seldom)

a happens most days / weeks, etc
b every day / night / week, etc
c common
d many times
e on certain occasions but not all the time
f doesn’t happen often or regularly
g not common
h almost never
i not at any time

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Grammar Unit 4

• LEVEL 1

•REINFORCEMENT•

1

3

Complete the table with do, does, don’t
or doesn’t.
Questions
1

______ you eat meat?

1 fly / can / Birds / but / talk / can’t / they
.

Short answers

2 run / can / but / can’t / Dogs / sing / they

2

Yes, I _______ .

.

No, I 3 _______ .

3 can / run fast / swim / Turtles / but / can’t /
they

4

______ your father have Yes, he 5 _______ .

a dog?

Yes, they 8 _______ .

to the zoo?

No, they 9 _______ .

10

Yes, he/she

______ your teacher

like spiders?

2

No, he 6 _______ .

7

______ your friends go

Order the words to make sentences.

No, he/she

11
12

.
4 but / Scorpions / kill / eat a cow / they /
can / can’t

_______ .

.

_______ .

5 can’t / Fish / can / but / they / walk / swim
.

a) Complete the questions with do or does.

6 fly / People / can’t / talk / but / can / they

1 Where _________ polar bears live?

.

2 When _________ birds sleep?
3 What _________ a piranha eat?

4

4 Where _________ an octopus live?

Choose the correct option.
1 You must / mustn’t hunt protected animals.

5 What time _________ penguins have lunch?

2 You must / mustn’t treat animals with
respect.

6 When _________ bears hibernate?
7 Where _________ a scorpion hide?

3 A polar bear must / mustn’t hibernate in
winter.

8 When _________ a female spider eat a male
spider?

4 You must / mustn’t play with snakes.
5 You must / mustn’t kill animals for fun.

b) Match the questions in exercise 2a with the
answers (a-h).

6 A dog must / mustn’t have lots of exercise.

a In the ocean.
b At night.

c Usually meat, but sometimes plants.
d Under a stone.
e In winter.
f After they mate.
g In the Arctic.
h At midday.

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Grammar Unit 4

• LEVEL 2

•CONSOLIDATION•

1

2

a) Write questions using the prompts.
Use do or does.
1 a bird / lay eggs
?

Complete the dialogue with can or can’t.
SONIA:

Oh, it’s a sunny day! 1 __________ we go
to the park?

MIKE:

Yes, of course we 2 __________ .

SONIA: 3 __________

2 penguins / live / in the desert
?

MIKE:

No, because I 4__________ play tennis.

SONIA:

But tennis is easy. Everybody 5 ________
play tennis.

MIKE:

Well, I 6 __________ . But I 7 __________
paint. We 8 __________ go to the zoo
and I 9 __________ paint the animals.

SONIA:

But I 10 __________ paint!

MIKE:

That’s OK, because I 11 __________ teach
you.

SONIA:

That’s a good idea. And I 12 __________
teach you how to play tennis. We

3 piranhas / live / in the Amazon River
?
4 a baby polar bear / weigh / five kilos
?
5 a bull / have / horns
?
6 a tiger / eat / fruit
?
7 fish / sleep / at night

we play tennis?

13 __________

learn something new.

?
8 polar bears / hunt / scorpions

3
?

Complete the sentences with must or
mustn’t.
1 You __________ hunt protected animals.

b) Match the short answers (a-h) to the
questions in exercise 1a.

2 You __________ treat animals with respect.
3 A polar bear __________ hibernate in winter.

a Yes, it does.

4 You __________ play with snakes.

b Yes, they do.

5 You __________ kill animals for fun.

c Yes, it does.

6 A dog __________ have lots of exercise.

d No, they don’t.

7 You __________ swim with piranhas.

e No, it doesn’t.

8 You __________ keep a wild animal as a pet.

f No, it doesn’t.
g No, they don’t.
h Yes, they do.

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Grammar Unit 4

• LEVEL 3

•EXTENSION•

1

2

Make questions using the present simple and
answer them.

Are the sentences logical or illogical? Rewrite
the illogical ones to make them logical.
1 I can’t ride a bike because I can’t swim.

11 you / study hard
?
.

2 My brother can’t drive because he hasn’t
got a driving license.

?

3 Birds can’t swim because they can’t speak.

12 you / have a pet
.
4 People can’t fly because they haven’t got
any wings.

13 your class / enjoy English
?
.

5 Jake can’t speak Spanish because he hasn’t
got a TV.

14 your best friend / live near you
?
.

6 Cathy can’t send an e-mail because she
can’t use a computer.

15 your parents / eat meat
?
.
16 you / smoke

3
?

Write eight rules for your school. Use must or
mustn’t and the verbs in the box.

.

work hard
help new students
chew gum
be late for class

17 What / spiders / eat
?
.

run in the corridor
smoke
do your homework
be respectful

1

18 Where / koala bears / live

2

?

3

.

4

19 How many / legs / ant / have

5

?

6

.

7

10 What / a lion / hunt

8

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Grammar Unit 5

• LEVEL 1

•REINFORCEMENT•

1

3

Write the continuous form of the verbs.

1 iPod

___________________________

1 buy

___________________________

2 money

___________________________

2 shop

___________________________

3 water

___________________________

3 go

___________________________

4 car

___________________________

4 eat

___________________________

5 book

___________________________

5 phone

___________________________

6 cheese

___________________________

6 chat

___________________________

7 piano

___________________________

7 have

___________________________

8 rice

___________________________

8 study

___________________________

4
2

Write countable or uncountable.

Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verb to be.

Order the words to make sentences.
11 eating / I / ’m / apple / an

.

Affirmative

12 sausages / Are / any / there

1 I __________ eating a sandwich.

?

2 She __________ chatting with a friend.

13 clothes / buying / She / some / ’s

3 They __________ shopping.

.

4 Charlie __________ having lunch.

14 ’re / having / We / mobile phone / a / new

5 You __________ studying English.

.
15 CDs / We / buying / aren’t / any

Negative

.

1 I __________ eating a burger.
16 need / I / batteries / some

2 She __________ chatting with her mother.

.

3 They __________ shopping.
17 today / isn’t / any / There / homework

4 Charlie __________ having breakfast.

.

5 You __________ studying Japanese.

18 breakfast / I / egg / an / have / every day /
for

Questions and Short answers
1 __________ I eating an apple?

.

Yes, I __________ . / No, I __________ .

19 bananas / there / Are / any / fridge / in /
the

2 __________ she chatting with her teacher?

?

Yes, she __________ . / No, she __________ .

10 chatting / They / friends / some / with / ’re

3 __________ they shopping?

.

Yes, they _________ . / No, they __________ .
4 __________ Charlie having dinner?
Yes, he __________ . / No, he __________ .
5 __________ you studying French?
Yes, I __________ . / No, I __________ .

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Grammar Unit 5

• LEVEL 2

•CONSOLIDATION•

1

2

a) Make questions using the present
continuous.

Choose the correct short answer.
1 Are you learning English?
a Yes, I am.
b Yes, I’m.

1 Emma / cry
?

2 Are you studying astrophysics?
a No, I’m.
b No, I’m not.

?

3 Is Hilary listening to music?
a Yes, she’s.
b Yes, she is.

?

4 Are we going to the park?
a Yes, we are.
b Yes, we’re.

2 you / buy a car
3 Janet / write an e-mail

5 Are they chewing gum in class?
a No, they not.
b No, they’re not.

4 you / ride a bike
?

6 Are they spending lots of money?
a Yes, they are.
b Yes, they’re.

5 Georgia and Pauline / watch a film
?

7 Is he trying on new clothes?
a No, he isn’t.
b No, he not.

6 Flynn / eat sweets
?

8 Are we going to school?
a No, we not.
b No, we aren’t.

7 we / chat on Messenger
?

3

8 Lewis and Matthew / make a cake
?

Choose the correct option.
1 There ... computer rooms in our school.
a is some
b are some
c are a

b) Write the answers to the questions in
exercise 1a.

2 There ... newsagent’s next to the
hairdresser’s.
a isn’t a
b aren’t a
c aren’t any

1 Emma / not / cry /. She / laugh.
Emma isn’t crying. She’s laughing.

3 We haven’t got ... rice in the cupboard.
a any
b some
c a

2 I / not / buy a car /. I / sell a car.

4 I’m eating ... apple because it’s good for my
teeth.

3 Janet / not / write an e-mail /. She / write a
letter.

a any

b some

c an

5 There ... cheese sandwiches but there ...
ham sandwiches.
a aren’t any / are some
b isn’t any / is some
c aren’t some / are any

4 You / not / ride a bike/. You / ride a horse.

5 Georgia and Pauline / not / watch a film /.
They / watch a documentary.

6 I didn’t have ... biscuit with my coffee.
a any
b an
c a

6 Flynn / eat sweets /. He / eat fruit.
7 We / not / chat on Messenger /. We / chat
on the phone.
8 Lewis and Matthew / not / make a cake /.
They / make a sandwich.

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Grammar Unit 5

• LEVEL 3
2 (countable) _____________________________

•EXTENSION•

1

3 (countable) _____________________________
(uncountable) ___________________________

Hey Mike, what 1 __________(you / do)?
2 __________ (you / not / train)?

DAVID:

MIKE:

No, I 3 __________ . I 4 __________ (have)
a rest.

DAVID:

But why 5 __________ (you / not / train)?
The competition is next week.

MIKE:

I know, but I 6 __________ (wait) for the
rest of the team.

DAVID:

What

4 (countable) _____________________________
(uncountable) ___________________________

3

2 Can I have __________ ice in my drink?

(they do)?
(they / come) soon?

3 He won’t give me __________ information!
4 Is there __________ wood where we can go
and play?

Yes, they 9 __________ . But, they
10 __________ (buy) some new trainers
for everyone.

MIKE:

Complete the sentences with some, any,
a or an.
1 Is there __________ honesty in this world?

7 __________

8 __________

2

(uncountable) ___________________________

Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form
of the present continuous and short answers.

5 I need to buy __________ iron for my
new flat.

DAVID:

Oh, where’s your coach? 11 __________
(she / not / help) you?

6 Are there __________ dictionaries in the
library?

MIKE:

Yes, she 12 __________ (be). But she
13 __________ (talk) to my mother.

7 My school is buying __________ new
computers.

DAVID:

What 14 __________ (they / talk) about?

8 Let’s buy __________ wood to make a fire.

MIKE:

ME!

DAVID:

Oh dear!

4

a) Complete the table with the words in the box.
life
bus
iron
wood

religion
computer
vocabulary
information

honesty
luggage
tooth
electricity

letter dictionary
street anger
ice
forest

Make ten sentences using the following
words. Use the correct form of the verb.

I

am (‘m not)

some

books on the table

You

are (aren’t)

any

cheese in the fridge

He

is (isn’t)

a

new CD

My friends

need (not need)

an

intelligent person

Your teacher

want to buy
(not want to buy)

There
countable

uncountable

aspirin
doctor
new clothes

both

money

11

12
13
14
15
16
b) Write sentences to show the differences
between the words that can be both
countable and uncountable.

17
18
19

1 (countable) _____________________________

10

(uncountable) ___________________________
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Grammar Unit 6

• LEVEL 1

•REINFORCEMENT•

1

3

Complete the questions and short answers.
Use was, were, wasn’t or weren’t.

Order the words to make questions.
1 Neil Armstrong / was / Who
?

1 __________ I tired?

2 last night / were / Where / you

Yes, I __________ . / No, I __________ .

?

2 __________ you happy?

3 America / discovered / Who

Yes, you __________ . / No, you __________ .

?

3 __________ he/she/it sad?

4 were / yesterday afternoon / they / Where

Yes, he/she/it __________ . / No, he/she/it

?

__________ .

5 at the party / Who / last Saturday / was

4 __________ we interested?

?

Yes, we __________ . / No, we __________ .

6 was / Where / last Tuesday / your teacher

5 __________ they excited?

?

Yes, they __________ . / No, they __________ .

2

4

Write the sentences in the past. Use was / were
or wasn’t / weren’t.

a) Write the past tenses of these verbs.
1 go

7 discover __________

__________

Present simple
affirmative

Past simple
affirmative

2 speak __________

8 see

__________

3 ask

__________

9 meet

__________

11 I am tired.

___________________

4 chat

__________ 10 play

__________

12 You are happy.

___________________

5 fly

__________ 11 come

__________

13 He/She/It is sad.

___________________

6 visit

__________ 12 arrive

__________

14 We are interested.

___________________

15 They are excited.

___________________

Present simple
negative

Past simple
negative

H L K

16 I’m not tired.

___________________

L K T S M P K B R G M

I

17 You aren’t happy.

___________________

U V V C Y S T

T A H C

18 He/She/It isn’t sad.

___________________

G M C O A H V S P O K E V G O

b) Find the past tenses of the verbs in
exercise 4a in the wordsearch.
Z P

D K O J W D K A C C O D
I

Y A C E K R M A
I

D E

T

I

R L

E S G

W O A V Q E V H D D T U D K B

19 We aren’t interested. ___________________
10 They aren’t excited.

I

D R C E D F

___________________

E

L O E

F

E W P W

N O K R Q E N H A Y M L M G E
O G Z E M Y T D O A G K E M N
K E H D H C B

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D M P T

C L P A W W T

X H

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O S P X E

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V W

Q W A S R X

T

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T

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G D D U V U A C K

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Grammar Unit 6

• LEVEL 2

•CONSOLIDATION•

1

3

Complete the sentences with was, were,
wasn’t or weren’t.

Complete the table with the past simple of
the verbs in the box.
love
start
visit

1 Gudridur Thorbjarnardottir from Iceland
__________ an amazing explorer.
2 She __________ the first European woman to
go to America, 500 years before Christopher

Columbus!

hate
walk
chat

cross
look
climb

/t/

discover
celebrate
explore

/d/

like
return
cook
/d/

3 Her mother __________ a slave but her
father __________ a free man.
4 Life in Iceland __________ (not) easy.
5 Her family decided to go to Greenland but
the journey __________ (not) easy and there
__________ many deaths.

4

6 Gudridur and her husband __________ (not)
happy in Greenland. So, they decided to go

Affirmative

to America.

2

Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the past simple.

1 I __________ (meet) my friend yesterday.

7 When Gudridur arrived in America she
__________ pregnant. Her son __________
the first European born in America.

2 You __________ (see) Mario last night.

a) Order the words to make questions about
Gudridur Thorbjarnardottir.

5 They __________ (fly) to Brazil.

3 He/she __________ (come) to school early.
4 We __________ (go) to Alicante.

Negative

1 Gudridur / was / Where / born

1 I __________ (meet) my friend yesterday.

?

2 You __________ (see) Mario last night.

2 was / Who / born / the first European / in
America

3 He/she __________ (come) to school early.
4 We __________ (go) to Alicante.

?

5 They __________ (fly) to Brazil.

3 Gudridur / Was / to go to America / the first
European woman

5

?
4 parents / rich / Were / her

Write true sentences using the past simple.
Use the verbs in the box.

be
go

?
5 her father / a slave / Was

phone
speak

fly
do

see
chat

play
ask

meet
visit

1 Last month I __________ . (+)

?

2 Last Saturday my friends __________ . (-)

b) Answer the questions in exercise 2a using
the information in exercise 1.

3 Yesterday morning we __________ . (+)

11

5 Last Tuesday I __________ . (+)

4 Last year my family __________ . (-)

12
13
14
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Grammar Unit 6

• LEVEL 3

•EXTENSION•

1

2

Translate these verbs and then write the past
simple form.
Translation

Past simple

11 meet

______________

______________

12 start

______________

______________

13 say

______________

______________

14 see

______________

______________

15 wear

______________

______________

16 agree

______________

______________

17 begin

______________

______________

18 go

______________

______________

19 hide

______________

______________

10 blow

______________

______________

11 take off

______________

______________

12 give up

______________

______________

13 come out ______________

______________

1 The Sun and the Wind met one night.

14 shine

______________

The Sun and the Wind didn’t meet one night.

______________

3

Correct the sentences. Use the text in
exercise 2.

They met one day.

Write the text again changing the verbs into
the past simple.

2 The Wind was very modest.

The Sun and the Wind 1 meet one day and
2 start to argue. The Wind 3 is very arrogant
and 4 says that he 5 is stronger than the Sun.
Suddenly they 6 see a man on the road. The
man 7 wears a big, thick coat because it 8 isn’t
a sunny day. The Sun 9 says that she 10 has an
idea. Her idea 11 is to make the man take off
his coat. Who 12 does this 13 is the strongest.
The Wind 14 agrees and he 15 begins. The Sun

16 goes behind a cloud and 17 hides. The Wind
18 blows and 19 blows, but the man 20 doesn’t
take off his coat because he 21 is very cold.
Finally the Wind 22 gives up. Then the Sun
23
comes out from behind the cloud and
24
shines brightly. It 25 is soon very warm and
the man 26 takes off his coat because he
27
isn’t cold now.
The moral of the story is ‘It is better to be kind
than cruel.’

3 They saw a woman on the road.

4 The man wore a big hat.

5 The Wind had an idea.

6 The Sun hid behind a tree.

7 The man took off his coat because he was cold.

8 The Wind was the winner.

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Grammar Unit 7

• LEVEL 1

•REINFORCEMENT•

1

3

Choose the correct option.

1 Where did you go?

a By plane.

1 There was / were a surfer in the sea.

2 What did you eat?

b Burritos.

2 There was / were many people on the plane.

3 Where did you stay?

c Friends.

3 There was / were a lyre bird in the tree.

4 What did you do?

d Mexico.

4 There was / were a kangaroo in my bed.

5 How did you get there? e Go to the beach.

5 There was / were lots of fish at the Great
Barrier Reef.

6 Who did you visit?

6 There was / were lots of children at the
barbecue.

2

Match the questions (1-6) to the answers (a-f).

4

f In a hotel.

Complete the sentences with something or
anything.
Affirmative

a) Order the words to make questions.

1 She wants _________________________ to do.

1 last night / you / do / Did / your homework

2 There’s _________________________ to pay.

?

3 They want _________________________ to
drink.

2 you / on holiday / Did / last summer / go
?

Negative

3 watch TV / your parents / Did / yesterday

1 She doesn’t want _________________________

to drink.

?
4 last week / your class / Did / any exams / do

2 There isn’t _________________________ to
pay.

?
5 your teacher / Did / homework / give you /
yesterday

3 They don´t want _________________________
to drink.

?

Questions

6 this morning / Did / have breakfast / you

1 Does she want _________________________
to read?

?

2 Is there _________________________ to pay?

b) Now answer the questions so they are true
for you. Use Yes, … did. / No, … didn’t.

3 Do they want _________________________ to
drink?

1
2
3
4
5
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Grammar Unit 7

• LEVEL 2
4 Did Bob and Jamie enjoyed their holiday?

•CONSOLIDATION•

1

a) Complete the sentences with There was/
wasn’t or There were/weren’t.

5 Did we had to do any homework last night?

1 _________________ a beach ball on the
beach.

b) Match the questions in exercise 2a to the
short answers (a-f).

2 _________________ two towels with two boys
sunbathing.

a No, you didn’t.

3 _________________ (not) two boys surfing
in the sea.

b Yes, I did.

4 _________________ two girls swimming.

c Yes, we did.

5 _________________ two sun hats on the
towels.

d Yes, they did.
e No, he didn’t.

6 _________________ (not) a man selling
ice creams.

3

7 _________________ a boy selling cold drinks.

1 Who ... you ... yesterday afternoon?
a did / saw
b did / see
c do / saw

b) Make the sentences in exercise 1a
interrogative. Then answer them using short
answers.

2 How ... Emily ... to swim so well?
a did / learn
c didn’t / learn
b did / learned

1 Was there a beach ball on the beach?

3 How long ... the flight ... from Brazil?

a did / took
b did / take c do / take

Yes, there was.
2

?

4 Where ... she ... on holiday?
a did / stayed b does / stay c did / stay

.
3

5 What ... they ... for the picnic?
a did / bought b did / buy
c does /buy

?
.

4

?

4

.
5

?

6

?

2 I’m not hungry. I don’t want
________________ to eat.

.
7

Complete the sentences with something
or anything.
1 She’s bored and she wants ________________
to do.

.

?

3 Do you want ________________ to eat or
drink?

.

2

Choose the correct answer.

4 Vince wants to do ________________ exciting
for his birthday.

a) Correct the sentences.
1 Do you see The Blue Planet last night?

5 Is there ________________ interesting to
watch on TV?

2 Did you went to the Canary Islands?

6 There isn’t ________________ interesting to
do here.

3 Did Arthur plays his piano at the concert?

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Grammar Unit 7

• LEVEL 3

•EXTENSION•

1

2

Complete the dialogue. Use the past simple.

1 I know anything / something about her, but if
I tell you, you mustn’t tell.

A: 1

______________ you ______________ (go) to
the Bebe concert last night?

B:

A:

Choose the correct indefinite pronoun.

2 There isn’t anything / something you can do
to help them. They won’t let you.

No, I 2 ______________ . I 3 ______________
(be) too busy. What 4 ______________ (be)
it like?

3 She went anywhere / somewhere in London,
but she never came back.

Amazing! There 5 ______________ (be) a
long queue to get in because there
6 ______________ (be) thousands of people.
But everybody 7 ______________ (have) a
great time. Why 8 _____________ you
______________ (not / go)?

4 There is somewhere / nowhere to park here
because there are too many cars!
5 We all need anybody / somebody to love.
6 ‘Hello, is there somebody / anybody at
home?’

B:

Because my mother 9 ______________ (want)
to celebrate her birthday.

7 Anybody / Nobody lives here. There isn’t any
water or electricity.

A:

Oh, 10 ______________ you ______________
(not / tell) her it 11 ______________ (be) a
special concert?

8 He is afraid of something / nothing, because
he’s very brave.

B:

Yes, I 12 ______________ , but she
13 ______________ (insist). It
14 ______________(be) her 40th birthday and
she 15 ____________ (say) it 16 _________ (be)
special too. 17 __________ Bebe __________
(sing) all her greatest songs?

A:

Yes, she 18 ______________ (be)! And she
19 ______________ (have) an amazing light
show too!

B: 20

______________ (be) there many people
from school?

A:

Yes, there 21 ______________ (be). Even some

of the teachers 22 ______________ (be) there!

B:

Who 23 ______________ you ______________
(go) with?

A:

With Alison and Lizzie. We all
24
______________ (have) a brilliant time!
25
______________ you ______________
(enjoy) the birthday party?

B:

No, I 26 ______________ ! I 27 ______________
(want) to be at the concert!

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Grammar Unit 8

• LEVEL 1

•REINFORCEMENT•

1

3

a) Write sentences about future plans. Use
the present continuous.

Affirmative

1 I / visit / my grandparents / tomorrow

1 I _____________________ tidy my room.
.

2 She _____________________ iron her skirt.

2 She / swim / in a competition / on Saturday

3 We _____________________ help our Mum.

.

4 They _____________________ take out the
rubbish.

3 Vincent / have / a party / next month
.

Negative

4 We / go / to Venice / next summer

1 I _____________________ tidy my room.

.

2 She _____________________ iron her skirt.
3 We _____________________ help our Mum.

b) Make the sentences in exercise 1a
negative.

2

Complete the sentences with going to and
the correct form of the verb to be.

1

.

4 They _____________________ take out the
rubbish.

2

.

Questions

3

.

4

.

1 _________________ I _________________ tidy
my room?
2 _________________ she _________________
iron her skirt?

Make questions for these answers.
1 Kelly is buying a new bike next week.
?

3 _________________ we _________________

help our Mum?

?

4 _________________ they _________________
take out the rubbish?

2 Richard is moving to Scotland next year.
3 Leila and Emily are going on holiday
tomorrow.
?
4 Yes, Georgia is getting married next month.
?

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