Grammar & vocabulary revision  Starter A

Grammar Subject pronouns and possessive adjectives

Present simple of be: positive and negative 4 Complete the sentences with a subject pronoun
or a possessive adjective.
1 Complete the sentences with the affirmative (✓)
or negative (✗) form of be. The boy’s name is Joe. His dog is Fido.
We are brothers. ✓ 1 Michael’s my friend. lives in my street.
1 Lucia here. ✗ 2 The boys like sport. favourite sport is
football.
2 They my dogs. ✗
3 I’m in class 1B. desk is near the
3 Sergio my dad. ✓
window.
4 I 15 years old. ✓
4 Sarah and I are students. teacher is Mr
5 You in the classroom. ✗
Riley.
6 The school’s name London Road
5 Blanca’s from London. ’s twelve years
School. ✓
old.
7 I Jack’s sister. ✗
6 Fiona and John are from Scotland. live
8 The DVDs in the classroom. ✓
in Glasgow.
7 You are good students. exam results
2 Look at the table. Then complete the sentences
are good.
using the correct form of be.
8 It is a house. rooms are green.
you a student – popular 9 The woman’s name is Joanna. cat’s
Diana a teacher – from Glasgow name is ‘Bob’.
Emma’s friends nice – 15 years old
I in class 2D – Italian
Alberto and you friends – 14 years old Vocabulary
your book interesting – new
Families
Diana is from Glasgow.
5 Match 1–6 with a–g to form pairs.
1 Alberto and you friends.
c mother a nephew
2 You unpopular.
1 sister b son
3 Your book old.
2 niece c father
4 Emma’s friends 15 years old.
3 aunt d brother
5 I English.
4 daughter e grandfather
6 Diana a teacher.
5 wife f uncle
7 Alberto and you 15 years old.
6 grandmother g husband
8 I in class 2D at school.
6 Read the text about a family and complete the
Possessive ’s sentences. Draw a family tree to help you.
3 Complete the sentences. Use the possessive ’s
or s’. Freddy is Sue’s brother. Their parents are Harry and
Sally. Harry’s brother’s name is Jim. Jim’s wife is
The teacher – house
Ann. Ben and Eva’s parents are Jim and Ann. Their
The teacher’s house is quite big. grandparents are called John and Mary.
1 Peter – favourite colour
Sue is Freddy’s sister.
is red.
2 The boys – pens 1 Harry and Sally are Sue and Freddy’s
are blue. .
3 Mr White – dogs 2 Ben is Freddy’s .
are friendly. 3 Jim is Ann’s .
4 The girls – bikes 4 Ben and Eva are Jim and Ann’s .
are fast. 5 Eva and Freddy are John and Mary’s
5 The students – bags and .
are heavy. 6 Freddy is Jim’s .
6 The teacher – dictionaries 7 Eva is Sally’s .
are new.
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