Grammar Practice - Herbert Puchta, Jeff Stranks, Peter Lewis-Jones 2012
To be (negative)
This is how you form the negative of to be.
I'm not nervous. (= I am not...)
You / We / They aren't happy. (= You / We / They are not ...)
He / She / It isn't hungry. (= He / She / It is not...)
1 Complete with the words in the box.
1 Leona Lewis isn’t American. She’s English.
2 Elephants aren't blue. They’re ...
3 3 + 8 = 12. That isn’t right. It's ...
4 Brazil isn't a cold country. It’s ...
5 Breakfast isn’t in the afternoon.
It’s in the ...
6 Hamsters aren’t big. They’re quite ...
2 Look at the pictures and tick the correct sentences.
1 □ Today isn't Wednesday.
□ Today isn’t Tuesday.
2 □ The cat isn’t on the chair.
□ The cat isn’t under the chair.
3 □ Charlotte isn’t happy.
□ Charlotte isn’t angry.
4 □ The pens aren't next to the book.
□ The pens aren’t on the book.
5 □ It isn’t night.
□ It isn't morning.
6 □ The frog isn’t in the crocodile.
□ The frog isn't on the crocodile.
3 Write the short forms.
1 She is not Italian.
She isn’t Italian.
2 They are not happy.
...
3 I am not bored.
...
4 We are not cold.
...
4 Make the sentences negative. Use short forms.
1 I am English. I’m not English.
2 You are 15. ...
3 They are French. ...
4 He is happy. ...
5 It is blue. ...
5 Complete the dialogue.
Lucy Hello Zack.
Jeb I 1’m not Zack. I'm Jeb.
Lucy Oh sorry. But you are in class 3B.
Jeb No, I 2... in 3B. I'm in ЗА.
Lucy Oh. But Dave and Fred are your best friends.
Jeb No, Fred and Dave 3... my best friends. Carlos is.
Lucy Carlos? Oh Carlos, the boy from France.
Jeb Carlos 4... French. He’s Spanish.
Lucy Oh, I’m sorry. I’m very tired today.
Jeb You 5... tired. You’re confused. Zack and I are twins.
Lucy Twins!
6 Follow the lines. TickT (True) or F (False). Correct the false sentences.
7 Read about Dylan. How different are you? Write sentences about yourself.
All about Dylan
I’m 13.
I’m from England.
My hair’s black.
My eyes are blue.
My favourite day is Monday.
My favourite animals are hippos.
My favourite food is salad.
My best friend is called Tom.
All about me
I’m not 13, I’m 12. / I’m 13 too.
...