The Verb “to be”

Directions: Complete the sentences using the correct verb form. Some sentences will use the negative
form.

1. The boys ..................................... walking to class.

2. French ..................................... a romantic language.
3. Fred and Roman ..................................... students in Pattie’s class. They are students in
Kelly’s class.
4. The Smith family ..................................... going on vacation next week.
5. I ..................................... very nervous last week because I took a test.
6. Marie and Steve ..................................... smiling because they received an “A” on their
midterm test.
7. My grandmother ..................................... in Spain last year. She was in Italy.
8. Those reading books ..................................... really interesting.
9. English ..................................... a difficult language to learn.
10. Studying and taking good notes ..................................... both important skills for learning
English.

Singular nouns : Complete each sentence with a word from the word pool.
Write the word with a or an in front of it.

animal car city color continent language ocean season sport vegetable

1. A taxi is …………………………………………………………..

2. A carrot is .................................................

3. An elephant is ............................................

4. Africa is ....................................................

5. Summer is .................................................

6. Blue is .......................................................

7. Golf is ........................................................

8. The Pacific is ..............................................

9. Spanish is ..................................................

10. Rome is .....................................................

Singular nouns

Write the words in the correct column. Write a or an before the noun.

actor banana carrot cow doctor egg

horse mouse orange pilot teacher tiger

Foods Animals Occupations

Names of places

Write the words in the correct column.

Antarctica Asia Bangkok Chicago Egypt Europe

Italy Japan Kenya North America Paris Sao Paulo

Continents Countries Cities

 Adjectives

Complete the sentences with words from the word pool.

crowded empty full

1. The mailbox is ……………………………………..

2. The mailbox is ……………………………………………….

3. The bus is

4. The bus is full. It is ………………………..

5. The theater is full. It’s ………………………………………..

6. The theater is ……………………………………..

Adjectives : Complete the sentences with words from the word pool.

big cheap cold empty expensive hard hot narrow round small soft square

1. The earth is .............................. It isn’t square.

2. This box is............................. It isn’t round.
3. The box isn’t full. It’s ...................................
4. An elephant isn’t small. It’s ........................................
5. Insects are not big. They’re ..................................
6. Puerto Rico is not cold. It’s ..........................................
7. Antarctica is ........................................ . It’s not hot.
8. A trip around the world is not cheap. It’s .........................................
9. Newspapers are not expensive. They’re ....................................
10. Rocks are not soft. They’re .......................................
11. Cats are not hard. They are ....................................
12. The shoe is not wide. It is .......................................

Adjective Mix and Match

1. Draw a line from each adjective to its opposite.

Hot healthy
Intelligent poor
Big cold
Rich small
Sick stupid

2. Write a sentence using each adjective in the box.

cold short open young new

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 Adjectives,

1. A basketball player is ...................................................................

tall long square flat
2. The opposite of a tall person is a ..................................................... person.
large big small short

3. The box is not light. It’s .......................................................................

small narrow short heavy
4. The bird is ................................................................. It’s not heavy.
flat wide light short
5. The towels in the bathroom aren’t wet. They’re .....................................
dry long round short
6. The boots and the floor are ................................................................
dry wet light narrow

NOUN + IS AND ARE

If the noun is with a singular in the example, change to a plural. If the example is plural, change to
singular.

Example: The woman is a golfer. → The women are golfers.

1. The pencil is sharp. → .............................................................

2. The dogs are barking. → .............................................................

3. The girls are intelligent. → .............................................................

4. A Porsche is a fast car. → .............................................................

5. A horse is an animal. → .............................................................

6. Diamonds are expensive. → .............................................................

7. A teacher is educated. → .............................................................

8. Shirts are on sale today. → .............................................................

9. A donation is welcomed. → .............................................................

10. A backpack is not allowed. → .............................................................

Noun + Is and Are

Make sentences with the following information. The sentences may be SINGULAR or PLURAL.
Look at the example.

 car / machine A car is a machine.

1. cow / animal ……………………………………………………………………..

2. horses / animals ……………………………………………………………………..

3. Colombia / country ……………………………………………………………………..

4. airplane / vehicle ……………………………………………………………………..

5. Peru and Ecuador / country ……………………………………………………………………..

6. ant / insect ……………………………………………………………………..

Using Be in Negations : Change the sentences to negative.

1. John is here.
………………………………………………………

2. They are my friends.

………………………………………………………

3. This is our English book. ………………………………………………………

4. Some people are friendly. ………………………………………………………

5. I am number one. ………………………………………………………

6. The students are outside in the rain.

………………………………………………………

7. Our books are old. ………………………………………………………

8. They are the new students from Japan. ………………………………………………………

9. We are in a big classroom.

………………………………………………………

10. The pictures of the party are very beautiful.

…………………………………………………………………………….
Adjectives : Complete the sentences. Choose the correct word or phrase and write it in the blank.

1. Turtles are …………………………………………………..

Difficult fast slow shy
2. A handsome man is …………………………………………………..
Lazy angry good-looking hardworking
3. Roberto is absent. In other words, he’s not ___________________ today.
at home in class on the telephone asleep
4. When you are homesick, you are away from home and are ___________________.
wrong unhappy in the hospital tired
5. The bus is full of people. It’s _____________________.
sour expensive crowded tall
6. Tom isn’t lazy. He’s ____________________.
shy friendly funny hardworking
7. The trees aren’t dead. They’re ____________________.
easy noisy alive busy
8. My shoes are small. My feet are big. My shoes are __________________.
single shy sour uncomfortable
9. This area is dangerous. It’s not _____________________.
cold hot safe clean

Adjectives : Complete the sentences. Write the correct word from the word pool in each blank. One
word is used twice.

big cold hot new old  sick small well young

1. The boy is __sick___ in bed. He’s not ...................................

2. I have a 1985 car. In other words, my car is not .......................................

It’s .......................................

3. My grandfather 93. In other words, he is not ....................................... He’s ...................................

4. China and Monaco are countries. They are not the same size. China is .......................................

Monaco is .......................................

5. Winter and summer are seasons. The weather is different. Winter is .......................................

Summer is .......................................