There is There are

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A) Complete the following sentences with there is / there are in the affirmative.
My name is Annie and I live in a very big house. _________________ twenty-three rooms in my house,
but _________________ only twelve bedrooms. I live in one of the rooms on the third floor. In my
room, _________________ a huge bed and _________________ nine windows. My bedroom isnt small.
On my bed _________________ lots of pillows, and _________________ my cat, Fluffy. In my closet
_________________ many toys, and _________________ also many clothes. I dont have a bathroom in
my bedroom, but ________________ a bathroom next to my room. Also in my house _______________
two kitchens, a big dining room and three living rooms. The house is really big!
B) Complete the following sentences with there isnt / there arent.
Be careful with countable and uncountable nouns!
1. ____________________ a flight from here to London.
2. ____________________ any movies that I want to see in the cinema.
3. Im very hungry, but ____________________ any food in the refrigerator.
4. We want to go to the concert, but ____________________ any tickets.
5. ____________________ any money in my bank account so I cant pay the bills.
6. ____________________ seventy minutes in an hour.
7. In my neighborhood, ____________________ any children.
8. Henry cant bake a cake because ____________________ any sugar in the cupboard.
9. Its sunny today and ____________________ a cloud in the sky.
10. Im sorry, ____________________ any letters for you today.
C) Describe your neighborhood: What is there in your neighborhood? What doesnt exist?
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D) Create sentences using there is / there are and the following words:
(You can change the words to their plural form if necessary)
1. Key
2. Tree
3. Music
4. Book
5. Floor
6. Food
7. Minute
8. Star
9. Restaurant
10. Coffee

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