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Student Book
Grammar Station

Practice

This section introduces the main
grammar points in the units. It provides
clear explanations and charts showing
grammatical forms, meanings, and
usages. There are also corresponding
pictures and simple examples to help
students easily understand the basic
grammar structures and rules that are
presented. Simple check-up exercises
are provided at the bottom of the
page. They are helpful in checking

students’ initial understanding of the
key grammar points.

Various exercises allow students to
reinforce and gradually expand their
understanding of the grammar rules
that they have learned. This section
involves correction exercises that train
students to recognize and correct
grammar errors in sentences.

Check Up
Guided exercises and drills are
presented to help students practice
the basic grammar structures. Students
get a chance to learn how to properly
apply the grammar rules through these
exercies.

Grammar in Writing
This section provides a variety of writing
types such as letters, diaries, book
reports, advertisements, news reports,
instructions, etc. This allows students to
apply their knowledge of the grammar
rules in a meaningful context.

Review
At the end of each unit, students
have the opportunity to review and

internalize what they have learned.

Supplementary Material
Review Test

Appendix: Grammar Station

After every four units, students will take a review
test. These tests aim to access and evaluate students’
understanding of the grammar points that they have
learned.

Grammar charts from each unit’s Grammar Station are
included in the back of the book. They allow students
to easily access the book’s main grammar points.


Contents
Nouns & Articles

Present Simple

01

Harry is my dog.

Nouns

6

13

He eats bread every day.

Present Simple: Subject-Verb Agreement

54

02

This is a dress.

Articles

10

14

She brushes her teeth.

Present Simple: Positive

58

03

He has three watches.

Plural Nouns

14

15

We don’t play soccer.

Present Simple: Negative

62

04

He wants some water.

Count & Noncount Nouns

18

16

Do you like carrots?

Present Simple: Yes/No Questions

66

The Verb Be

Modal Verbs & Imperatives

05

He is Bob.

Subject Pronouns & The Verb Be

22

17

What does he like?

Present Simple: Wh-questions

70

06

I'm not a teacher.

The Verb Be: Negative & Yes/No Questions

26

18

He can play the piano.

Modal Verb: Can (Ability)

74

07

Who is she?

The Verb Be: Wh-questions

30

19

May I sit here?

Modal Verbs: Can / May (Permission)

78

08

There is a table.

There + The Verb Be

34

20

Clean your room.

Imperatives

82

Pronouns & Adjectives

Supplementary Material

09

This is a bat.

10

These are my sneakers.

Possessive Adjectives

42

11

My bag is green.

Adjectives

46

12

They are on the sofa.

Prepositions of Place

50

Demonstrative Pronouns

38

• Review Tests 1 - 5
• Appendix: Grammer Station
• Scope & Sequence

88 - 97
98 - 102
103


01

Harry is my dog.

A

Match the pictures with the correct nouns and categories.
1.

Grammar Station

2.

3.

4.

Nouns
Nouns are divided into common nouns and proper nouns.
Common nouns are words for people, animals, places, or things.
‌Proper nouns are the names of particular people, animals, places, or things.
They begin with a capital letter.
People

Proper

Places
library

desk

flower

teacher student rabbit elephant

park

house

movie

soccer

milk

rain

girl

dog

kitten

Things

school

boy
Common

Animals

brother

sister

tiger

cheetah

bank

airport

singer

friend

zebra

snake

city

country month holiday

Chris

Jessica

Harry

Kiki

Paris

France

My teacher is
Mr. Smith.

This city is London.

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

hamster

museum

balloon

magician

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

people

B

king
bottle
zebra

Harry is my dog.

May is my favorite
month.

C

animals

places

things

Choose and write the nouns.

May Christmas

Circle the nouns.

6

•

1.

People

2.

Animals

3.

Places

4.

Things

China
mother
police officer

sheep
Chicago
library

bike
wallet
giraffe

king

Circle the correct words.

1. bag, a, city

2. rabbit, Snoopy, is

1. This is a ( bag / Bag ).

2. I have a ( monkey / Monkey ).

3. the, month, girl

4. London, holiday, my

3. My name is ( tom / Tom ).

4. Today is ( Sunday / sunday ).

5. snake, an, Chris

6. are, school, teacher

5. I’m from ( america / America ).

6. James is a ( Student / student ).

7. sister, run, Paris

8. cute, monkey, June

7.

The kitten is ( Mimi / mimi ).

8. My father is a ( farmer / Farmer ).
Unit 1

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ail, you can
When you write an em
r nouns to
pe
use common and pro
give information.

Grammar in Writing
A

Underline the nouns and write them in the correct boxes.
Choose and complete the email.

1. Jack is a driver.
2. Today is Wednesday.

Common Noun

Proper Noun

driver

Jack

3. This train goes to London.

Dear Ken,

4. Ken is my new classmate.

I’m Amy’s friend. My name is

5. Jasmine has a hamster.

I am an elementary school

6. Madrid is a beautiful city.

My father is a

cook

Jane

student

.
.

. My mother is an

.

brother . His name is
monkey . His name is

.

I have one

B

I have a

Choose and complete the sentences.
2

1

We live in
3

4

Paris

.

. It is a beautiful

.

I hope we can be friends!
Jane

New York

1. Susan lives in
2. I play with
3.

C

Snoopy
( the puppy )

.

is my teacher.

( The man )

4. We watch

.

( the city )

( the movie )

.

Spider - Man
Snoopy

2. My mother is a Teacher.

Mr. Smith

Brian loves France.

• Complete the chart.
People

Animals

Common

Proper

boy

Chris
Susan

3. My birthday is in march.
4. His name is gary.

Sam city
studentJane

New York

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. Brian loves france.

monkeybrother cook
Paris actressTom

Kiki

Common

Places

Proper

Common

Snoopy
kitten

Christmas

Things

Proper

New York
country

dog

month

Common

France

Proper

March
holiday

Chris

city

girl

5. The man has a big Dog.
8

Unit 1

9


02

This is a dress.

A

Choose and write a or an before each noun.
candle
roof

Grammar Station

igloo
ant

bookshelf
party

eraser
umbrella

scientist
office

Articles
The words a, an, and the are articles. We put them before nouns.
We use a or an before singular nouns.
We use the before a specific thing or only one of something.
Article

a

a candle

Article + Noun
a bike

a dress

a park

a test

a coat

a

consonant sounds

an

vowel sounds
(a, e, i, o, u)

an artist an elephant an island an octopus an umbrella

specific thing

I see a boy. The boy is handsome.

the

only one of
something

an

the sun the moon

the sky

B

Complete the sentences with a or an.
1. I have
3. This is

This is a dress.

My aunt is an artist.

C
I see a boy. The boy is handsome.

The sun is bright.

a

bike.

2. You wear

onion.

4. I see

5. There is

iguana.

6. She has

7. Tom has

backpack.

8. He is

dress.
elephant.
coat.

engineer.

Circle the correct words.
1

2

1. I see ( a / an ) man.
( A / The ) man is tall.
2. He has ( a / an ) owl.

Circle a or an for each noun.

10

1. ( a / an ) pencil

2. ( a / an ) artist

3. ( a / an ) girl

4. ( a / an ) octopus

5. ( a / an ) iguana

6. ( a / an ) park

7. ( a / an ) desk

8. ( a / an ) eraser

( An / The ) owl is cute.
3

4

3. There is ( a / an ) snake.
( A / The ) snake is long.
4. ( An / The ) sky is dark.
( A / The ) moon is yellow.
Unit 2

11


ry, you need
When you write a sto
s before
to use the right article
nouns.

Grammar in Writing
A

Choose and complete the sentences.
doll eraserruler orange
umbrellarobot kite
jacket

a doll

1. The girl has

Complete the story with a, an, or the.

The circus is in town. We are at the circus!

,

,

, and
2. The boy has

and

.
,

, and

a

There is

,

an

The

monkey,
elephant.

monkey juggles balls.
bear rides a bike.

.

elephant stands on a big ball.
animals.

People cheer for

B

a

1. Susan has
2. There is

coat.

The

elephant.

3. Mr. Brown has

truck.

4. My sister has

iguana.

5. I have
6.

bike.
sky is blue, and

a

There is

Complete the sentences with a, an, or the.
coat is pretty.
elephant is very huge.

bear,

clown, too.

clown has

an

umbrella.

It is big and old. People

cheer for

the

clown, too.

truck is old.
iguana is cute.
bike is red.
sun is bright.

• Complete the chart.
C

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. Jack has a aunt.
2. My uncle has an garden.
3. I have a idea.
4. There is a eagle.

Jack has an aunt.

consonant sounds
vowel sounds
(a, e, i, o, u)
specific thing
only one of
something

a

truck

coat

bookshelf

test

artist

eagle

island

owl

uncle
He has a camera.
sun

camera is very nice.
moon

sky

5. An sun is hot.
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Unit 2

13


03

He has three watches.

A

Choose and write the plural nouns in the correct boxes.
glass
bench

Grammar Station

tree
cherry

wolf
balloon

story
leaf

Plural Nouns
We use singular nouns when we talk about one person or thing.
We use plural nouns when we talk about two or more people or things.
We usually add -s or -es to make plural nouns.

-s

Plural

+ -s

ball

balls

-ch, -sh, -s, -x, -o

+ -es

bench
dish
bus
fox
tomato

benches
dishes
buses
foxes
tomatoes

consonant + -y

y + -ies

baby
cherry

babies
cherries

-f, -fe

f + -ves

leaf
knife

leaves
knives

B

1.

2.

erasers

one dish

three

one butterfly

five

4.

one scarf

four

They see leaves.

C

Circle the correct words.
1. I have two ( wallets / walletes ).

Check the correct plural nouns.

14

two

3.

She has a watch.
He has three watches.

He wants a cherry.
She wants four cherries.

-ves

Write the correct plural nouns.

one eraser
There are two birds.

-ies

trees

Singular
most nouns

-es

1.

three friends

2.

two buss

3.

four leafs

4.

four students

5.

six tomatoes

6.

three knives

7.

two dishs

8.

four babys

2. There are three ( boxs / boxes ).
3. Hillary needs seven ( potatoes / potatos ).
4. My aunt has two ( babys / babies ).
5. Matthew wants three ( sandwiches / sandwichs ).
Unit 3

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Grammar in Writing
A

Choose and complete the sentence.

vertisement,
When you write an ad
ngs for sale
you can describe thi
s.
using plural noun

Complete the advertisement using plural nouns.
brush

knife

dress

watch

box

Garage Sale

I am at a shop.
I see many things there:

watches

1. five

We’re having a garage sale! Don’t miss this chance to buy great things!
-When: Saturday, October 4

-Where: 3404 Jewel Ave.
-Things to sell:
-Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

,

2. three

$ 15

,
0

$3

3. four

,

4. two

, and

5. six

two

$ 12

watches

$ 10

.

$5

0

$2

B

Change and complete the sentences using plural nouns.
1. The girl has a puppy.

The

girls

2. The lady wants a strawberry.

The

ladies

want five strawberries.

3. The baby sees an elf.

The

babies

see seven

4. The rabbit meets a lamb.

The

rabbits meet three

5. The student needs a bench.

The students need four benches .

have two

puppies .
elves

*No discounts! No refunds! See you there!

.

lambs .

• Complete the chart.
Rule

Singular

Plural

most nouns

friend

friends

bench

C

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. Tony has seven peachs.

Tony has seven peaches.

brush
-ch, -sh, -s, -x, -o

box

2. There are ten citis.
3. My uncle has two buss.
4. I need four hamburgeres.
5. Chris wants five shelvs.
16

glass

potato
consonant + -y
-f, -fe

baby
shelf
knife

Unit 3

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04

He wants some water.

A

1.

Grammar Station

Count & Noncount Nouns
Count nouns are nouns that we can count. They have singular and plural forms.
Noncount nouns are nouns that we can’t count. They only have singular forms.
We can use some with both plural count nouns and noncount nouns.
Count
a song

a dollar
a sandwich
a leaf
an orange
an onion

Write a, an, or X.

X

milk

2.

firefighter

3.

eraser

4.

oil

5.

flour

6.

shampoo

7.

post office

8.

egg

Noncount

three songs
four dollars
some sandwiches
some leaves
some oranges
some onions

a music
a money
a bread
a tea
a juice
a soup

three musics
four moneys
some breads
some teas

some juices
some soups

B

Circle the correct words.
1

2

1. ( a / an / some ) honey
2. ( a / some / three ) bread

3

4

I eat an orange.
She eats two apples.
He eats some grapes.

3. ( a / an / some ) toothpaste
4. ( a / an / two ) cooks

5

6

5. ( a / an / two ) sandwiches
6. ( a / some / two ) cheese

He wants some water.
She wants some bread.

C

Circle the correct words.
1. I have ( a soup / some soup ).

Draw a

around the count nouns and a

soup

money

bread

artist
butter
18

brother

water

orange

around the noncount nouns.

milk

shirt

box
cheese

3. There are ( two buildings / some building ).
4. Julie sees ( an eagle / some eagle ).

juice
tea

2. We want ( two butters / some butter ).

5. Ken needs ( three moneys / some money ).
6. My mom wants ( an oil / some oil ).
Unit 4

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Grammar in Writing
A

Choose and complete the sentence.

s in a story,
When you use noun
y are

check first whether the
s.
un
no
count or noncount

Choose and complete the story.
butter

rice

cheese

onion

meat

egg
Hansel and Gretel are in the woods.

My mom is in a grocery store.
She needs:
1. some

B

onions

They are hungry and thirsty.
Hansel finds a house.

,

The house is full of food.

2. some

,

Hansel has some

3. some

,

two bananas , three

4. some

,

5. some

, and

some

6. some

.

Now they are full and happy.

and some
two

3. Holly has

X

yogurt.
sugar.

5. Scott drinks
7. There is

water.
vet.

2. Jerry eats

pears , some

,

, and some

.

ham

banana

juice
sandwich

bread
pear

orange.

4. My dad wants
6. He sees

,

. Gretel has

cheese
milk

Complete the sentences with a, an, or X.
1. Emily needs

cheese

tea.
bug.

8. Alice needs

chair.

• Complete the chart.
C

Count

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. There is some sands.
2. Brenda listens to musics.
3. I need some orange.
4. Larry has some moneys.

There is some sand.

pilot

Noncount

pilotsugar
oilbasket
bugyogurt
riceonion
chairpicture
meatcoffee
eaglehoney
moneybrother

5. Wendy needs some spoon.
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Unit 4

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05

He is Bob.

A

1. (Mary)

Grammar Station

Animals/Things

is heavy.
are actors.

7. (You and I)

are very rich.

2. (My sisters)

Be

Short Form

I

am

= I’m

We

= We’re

You

are

= You’re

You

= You’re

He

= He’s
= She’s

is

It

= It’s

I am Kelly.
I’m a student.

4. (Ben)

is a smart boy.

6. (The giraffes)

Subject
Pronoun

They

Be

Short Form

B

2

are

1. They

are

2. I

They

4

3

sleepy.

6

5

3. He

fat.

4. We

angry.

5. Mrs. Hunter

22

are
is

an actress.

very smart.

They are my parents.
They’re kind.

Match the subject pronouns with their forms of the verb be.
am

my teachers.

= They’re

C

5. I

are kind.

Complete the sentences using the verb be.
1

He is Bob.
He’s my friend.

We are friends.
We’re hardworking.

3. He / She

are tall.

8. (Amy and you)

6. You

1. They

are pretty.

Plural

Subject
Pronoun

She

is a singer.

5. (Ken and Bill)

Subject pronouns replace subject nouns.
We use I, you, he, she, we, and they for people, and it and they for animals or things.
The verb be (am, are, is) changes its form according to the subject.

People

She

3. (The pot)

Subject Pronouns & The Verb Be

Singular

Write the correct subject pronouns.

2. You

Write the short forms.
1.

They are

They’re
3.

It is

5.

I am

my friends.

very cute.

2.

He is

4.

We are

6.

She is

a good person.

busy.

4. It
6. We

hungry.

beautiful.

Unit 5

23


ok report, you
When you write a bo
to describe the
can use the verb be
d story.
an

characters, setting,

Grammar in Writing
A

Write the correct subject pronouns.

She

1. Sandy is my cousin.
2. My name is Matthew.

Complete the book report using the verb be.

is very tall.
am 11 years old.

3. Jim and Fred are my uncles.
4. Dennis is an actor.

are dentists.
is handsome.

5. Jodie and I are friends.

The Wizard of Oz

Title

is

Dorothy

Characters

Her red shoes

are students.

Toto

B

her dog.

The Lion
2

3

unhappy.

6

5

shy.

The Scarecrow
They

Setting
4

magical.

The Tin Man

Complete the sentences.
1

a girl.

in the Land of Oz.
lost in the Land of Oz.

Dorothy and Toto

Story

foolish.

The Tin Man, the Lion and the Scarecrow

1.David
=

is
He’s

They help Dorothy go back home. They

2.Your shirt

brave.
brave.

3. Mrs. Houston
=

She’s

old.
old.

5.The cookies
=

delicious.
delicious.

pretty.

4. Paul and I

classmates.
classmates.

=
6. Harry and Bill

They’re

musicians.
musicians.

• Complete the chart.
Singular
I

C

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. They is happy.
2. My dad are scared.
3. We’s busy.

very kind.

pretty.

=

=

her friends.

They are happy.

You

am

Plural

I’m

We
You

He
She

They

It

4. Helen and Jack is cooks.
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Unit 5

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06

I’m not a teacher.

A

1. I am Canadian. I

Grammar Station

3. It is a duck. It

We put not after the verb be to make negative sentences.
We put the verb be before the subject to make yes/no questions.

not

French.
stupid.
a chicken.

4. They are my brothers. They

Be + Not

I

am not

= I’m not

Am I ... ?

Yes, you are.

No, you aren’t.

You

are not

= You aren’t

Are you ... ?

Yes, I am.

No, I’m not.

= He isn’t

Is he ... ?

Yes, he is.

No, he isn’t.

= She isn’t

Is she ... ?

Yes, she is.

No, she isn’t.

1. You are diligent.

= It isn’t

Is it ... ?

Yes, it is.

No, it isn’t.

= We aren’t

Are we ... ?

Yes, you are.

No, you aren’t.

2. She is American.

American?

= You aren’t

Are you ... ?

Yes, we are.

No, we aren’t.

3. They are cooks.

cooks?

= They aren’t

Are they ... ? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

4. It is a dragonfly.

a dragonfly?

5. We are happy.

happy?

6. He is Jack.

Jack?

She

is not

It
We
You

are not

They

I am a student.
I’m not a teacher.

Answer

ugly.

Subject

He

Question

my friends.

5. He is handsome. He

Yes/No Question
Short Form

am

2. You are smart. You

The Verb Be: Negative & Yes/No Questions

Negative

Complete the negative sentences.

6. We are police officers. We

B

Are you a firefighter?
- Yes, I am.

C
Is he hardworking?
- ‌No, he isn’t.
He is lazy.

They are pretty.
They aren’t ugly.

firefighters.

Change the sentences into questions.

Are

you

diligent?

Complete the answers.
1. A Is she your mother?
B Yes,

she

is

.

2. A Are they your brothers?
B Yes,

Check the correct sentences.

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they

are

.

A Is he your father?
3. A

1.

You are not short.

2.

She am not here.

3.

I is not tired.

4.

They are not angry.

5.

We are not hungry.

6.

It are not scary.

B No,

he

. He’s my uncle.

A Is it a hamster?
4. A

B No,

it

. It’s a kitten.
Unit 6

27


Grammar in Writing
A

Change and complete the sentences using the short negative forms.
1. My parents are angry.

My parents

2. I am a mailman.

aren’t

angry.

Greg and I

4. You are my friend.

You

5. The table is heavy.

The table

Complete the interview.
Let’s welcome Fred, an actor, to our show.

a mailman.

3. Greg and I are singers.

someone,
When you interview
be to ask
you can use the verb
/she is.
he
about who or how

singers.
my friend.
heavy.

Fred, let’s talk about your family first.

Is

No,

. She is a lawyer.

You have a son.

he nine years old?

your wife an actress?

. He is eight years old.

No,

these your daughters?

B

Write the questions.
2

1

. They are really lovely.

Yes,
4

3

Oh, what is this?

it your kitten?

Yes,

hungry

1. A

old

Are you hungry?

B No, I’m not.

3. A
B Yes, they are.

hairdressers

you happy?

your scarf

2. A
B Yes, she is.

4. A
B No, it isn’t.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. I are not Jasmine.
2. Ralph and Fred isn’t swimmers.
3. It not is your kite.
4. Karen aren’t my cousin.

!

Yes,

• Complete the chart.
Negative
I

C

. It’s very smart.

I am not Jasmine.

am not

Yes/No Question
=

I’m not

Am I ... ? Yes, you are.

You

=

... ?

He

=

... ?

She

=

... ?

It

=

... ?

We

=

... ?

You

=

... ?

They

=

... ?

No, you aren’t.

5. You am not a princess.
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Unit 6

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07

Who is she?

A

Grammar Station

The Verb Be: Wh-questions
We use who to ask for information about people.
We use what to ask for information about animals or things.
The question words who or what come before the verb be.
Question

People

Animals/
Things

Who

What

Circle the correct words.
1. A ( Who / What ) is the old woman?

B She is my grandmother.

2. A ( Who / What ) is that small animal?

B It is a spider.

3. A ( Who / What ) are they?

B They are my cousins.

4. A ( Who / What ) are you?

B I’m Andy’s brother.

5. A ( Who / What ) are they?

B They are lizards.

Answer

am I?

You are the king.

are you?

I am Alice.

is he?

He is my uncle.

1. What is that building?

•

•

He is the chef.

are they?

They are Tony and Beth.

2. Who is that man?

It is a basket.

•

They are zebras.

is it?

•

are they?

They are giraffes.

3. Who are those girls?

•

•

It is a post office.

4. What are they?

•

•

She is Holly.

5. Who is she?

•

•

It is a bike.

6. What is it?

•

•

They are Tracy’s sisters.

Who are you?
- ‌I’m Kelly.
I’m a student.

Who is she?
- ‌She is Mrs. Wood.
She is my teacher.

B

What is it?
- ‌It is a pumpkin.

C
What are they?
- ‌They are pears.

Match the questions with the correct answers.

Complete the questions.
1.

2.

3.

4.
What

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he?

A

they?

A

the boxes?

B They are presents.

Who

5.

is

B They are blueberries.

Match the pictures with the correct question words.

3.

Who

B He is Jerry. He is a mail carrier.

2.

1.

A

6.

4.

A

you?

B I’m Mr. White. I am your new teacher.

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logue, you
When you write a dia
rds to ask for
can use question wo
.
on
specific informati

Grammar in Writing
A

B

Circle the correct words and complete the answers.
1. A Who are they?

B

2. A What are they?

B

They

are

( Jill and Bob / my gloves ).

Complete the dialogue in the comic strip.
I

( my kite / skunks ).

3. A Who is that lady? B

( tomato pasta / my aunt ).

4. A Who are they?

B

( my parents / sandwiches ).

5. A What is it?

B

( a swimmer / my phone ).

6. A Who is that boy?

B

( my cousin Sam / Tom’s house ).

a magician.

Who are you?

2

Abracadabra!

Look at this.

What are they?

What is it?

a box.

They are

1. A

twins.

Abracadabra!

Abracadabra
!Who is he?

Write the questions using who or what.
1

am

What are they?

Who is he?

B He is Dan. He is my uncle.

2. A

3

4

Wow,

an old man.

B It’s a robot. I like it.

are

B They are flags.

B ‌They are Fred and Jessica.

• Complete the chart.

They’re my classmates.

Question

am

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. What is that woman?

Who is that woman?

People

2. What is it? – They is a catalog.
3. Who is the boys?
4. What am she?

doves.

3. A

4. A

C

they

Animals/
Things

Answer
I?

You

are

the chef.

you?

your teacher.

the girl?

my cousin Jane.

the men?

Tom and Brad.

it?

a skunk.

they?

chairs.

5. What are they? – It is my puppies.
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08

There is a table.

A

Choose and write the words in the correct boxes.
a room
two babies

Grammar Station

some butter
some dolphins

three buses
some water

There + The Verb Be
We use there is for singular nouns and noncount nouns.
We use there are for plural nouns.

There are

There is

a room
There

Be

There

is

There

are

Noun
a chair.
an umbrella.

Singular

some bread.
some milk.

Noncount

two clowns.
seven butterflies.
three rabbits.
some dishes.

Plural

B

Complete the sentences with is or are.
1. There

There is a table.

There are two clowns.

There is some bread.

There are some dishes.

is

some juice.

2. There

a peach.

3. There

two melons.

4. There

some ham.

5. There

four cucumbers.

6. There

two tomatoes.

Circle the correct words.
1. There

3. There

5. There
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is
are
is
are
is
are

a big house.

2. There

some flowers.

4. There

two children.

6. There

is
are
is
are
is
are

many stars.

some rice.

a hospital.

C

Circle the correct words.
1. There is ( two swings / a swing ).

2. There are ( some trees / a tree ).

3. There are ( a river / two rivers ).

4. There are ( a cow / some cows ).

5. There is ( a tent / some tents ).

6. There is ( some money / a money ).

7. There are ( some bowls / a bowl ).

8. There is ( a farm / two farms ).
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ry, you can
When you write a sto
are to say
use there is or there
.
sts
that something exi

Grammar in Writing
A

Complete the sentences with there is or there are.
1.

There

are

Complete the story with there is or there are.

some shoes.

2.

some rice.

3.

a child.

4.

two lambs.

5.

some soup.

Alice sees a strange rabbit.
She follows the rabbit.

There

is

a garden.
many

strange things in the garden.

B

There

Write the sentences using there is and there are.
1

vase
monkey

4

3

a fat queen.
some soldiers.
a white rose.

sofa
some milk

This is the living room.

2

is

1. There are three monkeys.
2.

some soda
on the table.

She drinks the soda.
Look! The soldiers chase her.
Alice runs away.

3.
4.

C

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. There are some jam.
2. There are a queen.
3. There is three airplanes.
4. There are a station.

There is some jam.

• Complete the chart.
There

Be

There

is

Noun

There

Be

Noun

a swing.

three dolphins.

a bowl.

four men.

some honey.

nine airplanes.

some oil.

some cookies.

5. There are some flour.
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Unit 8

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09

This is a bat.

A

1. ( This / That ) is my desk.

Grammar Station

2. ( This / That ) is my bed.

Demonstrative Pronouns

3. ( This / That ) is my chair.

We use this and these to talk about people or things that are near us.
We use that and those to talk about people or things that are far from us.
This and that are for singular nouns, and these and those are for plural nouns.
Singular

Circle the correct words.

4. ( This / That ) is my dresser.
5. ( This / That ) is my computer.

Plural

Positive

This is a bat.
That is a jar.

These are gloves.
Those are pears.

Negative

This isn’t a stick.
That isn’t a vase.

These aren’t mittens.
Those aren’t peaches.

Question

Is this 〔that〕 a bowl?
- Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.

Are these 〔those〕 gloves?
- Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.

B

Circle the correct words.
1

1.
2.

3

This is a bat.
This isn’t a stick.

2

4

That is a baseball.
That isn’t a soccer ball.

3.
4.

These are pears.
These aren’t peaches.

5

Are those gloves?
- ‌No, they aren’t.
They are mittens.

6

5.
6.

Match the pictures with the correct words.
1.

this

2.

that
3.

these
those

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4.

C

These

is

Those

are

This

is

That

are

These

is

Those

are

This

is

These

are

That

is

Those

are

These

is

Those

are

melons.
a bucket.
socks.
a frog.
a bottle.
scissors.

Change the sentences into questions.
1. That is spinach.

Is

that

spinach?

2. These are new pants.

new pants?

3. Those are Kate’s kittens.

Kate’s kittens?

4. This is Fred’s bike.

Fred’s bike?
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nstrative
When you use demo
it should be
g,
itin
wr
in
s
pronoun
to.
clear what they refer

Grammar in Writing
A

Complete the sentences.
2

1

Complete the narration using demonstrative pronouns.

4

3

Welcome to my spacecraft!
Come on in and look around.

1.

This

is

a notebook.

2.

bees.

3.

a mouse.

4.

mushrooms.

This

isn’t

These

a book.

are

ants.

computers.
a telescope.
telephones.

a hamster.

my robot dog.

aren’t onions.

It is very cute and smart!

B

a microwave.

Complete the dialogues.
1

Is

1. A
B

Yes

,

windows.

this

an orange?

it

is
melons?

A
B No,
2

.

a toilet.
Oh, I have to use the toilet. Bye!

.

2. A

monkeys?

B Yes,
A

a sink.

.
a hippo?

B No,

• Complete the chart.
Singular

.
Positive

C

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. These is my sunglasses.
2. That are her umbrellas.
3. Are this the post office?

These are my sunglasses.

Negative

Question

This is my vase.

Plural

These are my vases.
Those are zebras.
These aren’t pears.

That isn’t a car.
Is this your backpack?
−Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t .

–

–

Are those your coats?
−Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.

4. Are this your truck?
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10

These are my sneakers.

A

1. They have two daughters. Their daughters are pretty.

Grammar Station

2. He has new shoes. These are his new shoes.

Possessive Adjectives

3. I have some comic books. These are my comic books.

We use possessive adjectives before nouns to show who owns something.
We add ’s to someone’s name to show that he or she owns something.

4. We have a puppy. We love our puppy.

Subject

Possessive Adjective

Subject

Possessive Adjective

I

my name

it

its tail

you

your book

we

our house

he

his hair

they

their children

she

her shoes

David

David’s car

I have sneakers.
These are my

sneakers.

Circle the possessive adjectives.

5. Sally has a wallet. Her wallet is expensive.
6. Look at the parrot. Its feathers are beautiful.

B

She has a kitten.
Her kitten is
very cute.

Circle the correct words.
1. It is ( she / her ) house.

2. Those are ( his / he ) glasses.

3. This is ( our / our’s ) farm.

4. He is ( my / I ) grandfather.

5. They love ( they / their ) school.

6. That is ( you / your ) sandwich.

7. Is this ( Jeff’s / Jeff ) ruler?

8. ( It’s / Its ) legs are short.

David has a car.
David’s car is great.

They have a computer.
I like their computer.

C

Complete the sentences with his, her, its, or their.
1.

His

hair is brown.
sweater is green.

Match the subject pronouns with the correct possessive adjectives.
1. I

2. you

•

•

its

•

5. it

4. she

•

their
my

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3. he

•

her
your

•

6. we

2.

skirts are yellow.
hair is blond.

his
our

•

7. they

3.

bow tie is red.
ears are big.
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ing online,
When you write someth
things
ns
you can show who ow
s.
tive
jec
using possessive ad

Grammar in Writing
A

Complete the sentences using possessive adjectives.
1. Mrs. Ward has a baby.

Her

2. Look at the giraffe.
3. I know James.

Complete the sentences on Julieˇs webpage using possessive adjectives.

baby is very cute.
neck is long.

Julie Lowland

brother is my classmate.

4. Lisa and Paul have a truck.

truck is great.

5. My sister and I have a piano. We like
6. You look tired.

These are my family’s pets.
Ken Williams Oh, I love your dad’s
dog.

piano.

Its

His

dog is very big.

fur is nice.

eyes are red.
Brenda Miller I like your brothers’

B

Complete the sentences.
1

2

his

turtles.

Mom and

Dad and
dog

James Wards Wow,

brother is tall.

Amy Lorenz Your mom’s cat is

is old.
4

their

beautiful. I like

Me and

My brothers and

3. ( we / shoes )

owl is

Its eyes are very big
great.
and beautiful.

2. ( she / car )

3

turtles are cute. I

want to see them.

cat

1. ( he / brother )

His

Their

turtles

its

long tail.

owl

are red.
4. ( they / parents )
are kind.

C

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. This is he’s pencil case.

This is his pencil case.

• Complete the chart.
Subject
I

Possessive Adjective

my

bike

Subject
it

Possessive Adjective
eyes

you

hands

we

school

3. Welcome to I house.

he

mother

they

parents

4. Is this Steve jacket?

she

coat

Sam

puppy

2. It wings are very long.

5. Are they she brothers?
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11

My bag is green.

A

Circle the correct adjectives.
1. It is a ( thin / fat ) cat.

2

1

Grammar Station

Adjectives

2. I see ( tall / short ) buildings.

We use adjectives to describe nouns. Adjectives tell us more about nouns.
3

Color

Size & Shape

red yellow
blue green
white black
pink brown

big small
long short
thin
fat
round square

Feeling
happy
sad
angry hungry
thirsty sleepy
sick tired

I have a
They are

pretty ugly
beautiful cute
clean dirty
old young

4. There are many ( clean / dirty ) dishes.

B

The Verb Be + Adjective

Put the adjectives in the correct places.
small

There is

a
the

Noun

Subject

Be

Adjective

2.

cute

Look at

green
old

bag.
cars.

My bag
The cars

is
are

green.
old.

3.

long

This is

4.

big

She has

5.

pink

Brenda has a

I have a green bag.
My bag is green.

It’s a big house.
The house is big.

She is a happy girl.
The girl is happy.

These are cute kittens.
The kittens are cute.

1. I have a brown bag.

2. You are beautiful.

3. There is a round table.

4. These pants are short.

5. The clown is happy.

6. She wears a big hat.

6. young There

C

small

1.

Adjective

Circle the adjectives.

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3. It is a ( red / green ) dress.

Look

We can use adjectives before nouns or after the verb be.
Adjective + Noun

4

house.
baby.

a

snake.
eyes

.
coat

are

.
boys.

Change and complete the sentences.
1. I have a purple coat.

My coat

2. She has long fingers.

Her fingers

3. It has a sharp beak.

Its beak

4. He has strong arms.

His arms

5. It has beautiful eyes.

Its eyes

6. She has an expensive ring.

Her ring

is

purple

.
.
.
.
.
.
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and contrast
When you compare
adjectives
in writing you can use
s.
ng
to describe two thi

Grammar in Writing
A

Choose and complete the sentences.
Choose and complete the comparative writing.
blue
1. There is a

hungry

big

thirsty

2. The girl is

round

thirsty

boy.
.

3. The woman has
4. The sky is

long

hair.
.

5. The tree is

.

6. There is a

table.

The pig has a

neck.

The deer has a

.

The deer’s fur is

pink

The pig’s skin is

small .

The pig’s eyes are
The pig has

B

short

fat

a

1. The boy is tall.

He is

2. Her face is round.

She has

3. Ralph’s hands are big.

Ralph has

4. Your pants are pretty.

You have

5. This book is thick.

This is

tall

boy

legs.

The deer eats

fresh

grass.

.
.

fresh

long

big

pink

thin

short

brown

small

fat

.

.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.
1. There is rectangular a tray.

.
legs.

The deer has

.

• Complete the chart.
The Verb Be + Adjective

Adjective + Noun

C

brown .

The deer’s eyes are

The pig eats all kinds of food.

Change and complete the sentences.

neck.

There is a rectangular tray.

He is a

tall

boy

.

The boy is tall.

She is an angry woman.

The woman

2. Stacy likes the socks red.

It is a yellow taxi.

The taxi

3. The dinosaur huge has a body.

They are

4. Jason and Tina angry are.

They are square dishes.

.

.
.

The children are noisy.
The dishes

.

5. Ian has old an Jeep.
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