There is vs There are Exercises - Grammar

1 There is There are 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 isn't small. On my bed _____ lots of pillows, and _____ my cat, Fluffy. In my closet _____ many toys, and _____ also many clothes. I don't 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 isn't / There aren't. Be careful with countable and uncountable nouns!

2 1. _____ a flight from here to London. 2. _____ any movies that I want to see in the cinema. 3. I'm 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 can't pay the bills. 6. _____ seventy minutes in an hour. 7. In my neighborhood, _____ any children. 8. Henry can't bake a cake because _____ any sugar in the cupboard. 9. It's sunny today and _____ a cloud in the sky. 10. I'm sorry, _____ any letters for you today. C) Describe your neighborhood: What is There in your neighborhood? What doesn't exist? _____. _____. _____. _____. _____. _____. D) Create sentences using There is / There are and the following words: (You can change the words to their plural form if necessary).

3 1. Key _____. 2. Tree _____. 3. Music _____. 4. Book _____. 5. Floor _____. 6. Food _____. 7. Minute _____. 8. Star _____. 9. Restaurant _____. 10. Coffee _____. Photocopiable 2011 Rob Woodward - Classroom and Personal Use Permitt