Simple Grammar Exercises

Lesson 1 Verbs The verb To Be is a state of being verb. It doesn't indicate any action by itself.

I am ..... You are ..... He is ..... She is ..... It is ..... We are ..... They are ..... Use am, is, or are to complete the following sentences: 1. Mary __________ from Jonquire. 2. You __________ in my class. 3. Our school __________ new. 4. The girls __________ talking to Mr. Johnson. 5. She __________ really nice. 6. I __________ in grade five. 7. David __________ with his mother. 8. They __________ outside. 9. We __________ tired today. 10. He __________ in his father's car.

En|glish Teacher: Virginia Padilla Camacho

Simple Grammar Exercises

Lesson 2 Verbs More practice with the verb To Be. Choose Is or Are to complete the following questions: (Refer back to Lesson 1 if necessary) 1. ( Is/Are ) the twins in the living room? 2. ( Is/Are ) Aunt Tessa going to come with us today? 3. ( Is/Are ) your baseball team participating in the tournament? 4. ( Is/Are ) we in time to watch the movie? 5. ( Is/Are ) they from British Columbia? 6. ( Is/Are ) you Canadian? 7. ( Is/Are ) the members of Joe's family sick? 8. ( Is/Are ) he on the hockey team? 9. ( Is/Are ) summer your favourite season of the year? 10. ( Is/Are ) it going to arrive before your birthday? 11. Where ( Is/Are ) the plates that I put on the table? 12. When ( Is/Are ) your grandfather supposed to visit you? N.B. - Use "is" when the subject is in the third person singular form.

En|glish Teacher: Virginia Padilla Camacho

Simple Grammar Exercises

Lesson 3 Verbs In North America, we usually use do and does with the verb To Have. I have ..... Do I have .....? I don't have .... You have ..... Do you have .....? You don't have .... He has ..... Does he have .....? He doesn't have .... She has ..... Does she have .....? She doesn't have .... It has ..... Does it have .....? It doesn't have .... We have ..... Do we have .....? We don't have They have ..... Do they have .....? They don't have ....

Use have or has to complete the following sentences: 1. Ronald __________ a girlfriend in Toronto. 2. Does Sandy __________ some new clothes? 3. I don't __________ any money. 4. The teachers __________ fun talking to my baby brother. 5. She doesn't __________ her dog with her. 6. I __________ a question. 7. Does Jerome __________ a picture of his mother?. 8. They __________ red hats and red boots. 9. We __________ a serious problem. 10. He doesn't __________ his father's permission.

En|glish Teacher: Virginia Padilla Camacho

Simple Grammar Exercises

Lesson 4 Verbs Action verbs tell us what action is taking place. For example: To Eat is an action verb. I eat ..... Do I eat .... I don't eat ... You eat ..... Do you eat ....? You don't eat ... He eats ..... Does he eat ....? He doesn't eat ... She eats ..... Does she eat ....? She doesn't eat ... It eats ..... Does it eat ....? It doesn't eat ... We eat ..... Do we eat ....? We don't eat ... They eat ..... Do they eat ....? They don't eat ... Look at the following sentences and write down the action verb that is used. 1. I sharpen my pencil 2. Danny ties his shoe laces. 3. You read a book. 4. Mrs. Davidson writes a letter. 5. The girl with the yellow sweater sings a song. 6. The angry students refuse to do their homework. 7. Dr. Smith plays the guitar. 8. My physical education teacher jogs everyday. 9. They walk to school. 10. I use the computer. N.B. - Notice that the third person singular always has the letter "s" at the end of the verb in the present tense.

En|glish Teacher: Virginia Padilla Camacho

Simple Grammar Exercises

Lesson 5 Articles We use the article an in front of words that begin with a vowel or a silent h. For example: an e lephant or an h our. We use a in front of words that begin with a consonant. For example: a d og. We use some in the plural form. For example: some animals Use a , an or, some to complete the following sentences: 1. Daniel is __________ old man. 2. My cousin has __________ ugly dogs. 3. She has __________ beautiful house. 4. David has __________ cat called Ping. 5. There are __________ apples in the bowl. 6. Gwen is __________ American. 7. My teacher is __________ honest man. 8. My sister is __________ accountant. 9. Nicolas has __________ pencils. 10. I am __________ Canadian. 11. I love to eat fruit. May I have __________ orange please? 12. There is __________ apple tree in the yard. 13. Jean is __________ nice guy. 14. Julien is __________ handsome boy. 15. You have __________ English dictionary.

En|glish Teacher: Virginia Padilla Camacho