English Grammar Exercises for A1 – there is / there are; some and any

1. Choose There’s or There are to complete the sentences. Are the sentences true or false for you? Correct the false sentences.

1  There’sThere are four people in home.

  True / False _________

2) At school, there’sthereare a gym.

  True / False _________

3  There’sThereare a swimming pool in town.

  True / False _________

4  There’sThereare six letters in first name.

  True / False _________

5  There’sThereare a lot of shops in town.

  True / False _________

6  There’sThereare a beach near house.

      True / False _________

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1) There are (Students’ own answers)

2) There’s (Students’ own answers)

3) There’s (Students’ own answers)

4) There are (Students’ own answers)

5) There are (Students’ own answers)

6) There’s (Students’ own answers)

2. Complete the sentences with some or any.

1) We haven’t got __________ milk for the cereal.

2) I don’t want __________ lettuce in sandwiches.

3) We need __________ olives for this recipe.

4) Please buy __________ mushrooms at the supermarket.

5) I can’t see __________ prawns in the fridge.

6) Have we got __________ large tomatoes?

7) Have __________ rice with your chicken.

8) Are we having __________ fish at the barbecue?

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1) any   2) any   3) some   4) some   5) any   6) any

7) some   8) any

3. Make the sentences negative. Be careful with some and any.

1) There’s some chicken in the fridge.

      There isn’t any chicken in the fridge.

2) I want some prawns on pizza.

  ________.

3) I’m eating some melon with breakfast.

  ________.

4) There’s a pineapple on the table.

  ________.

5) There are some tomatoes in the shopping bag.

  ________.

6) I want an egg for breakfast.

  ________.

7) I’ve got some apples.

  ________.

8) There are some sandwiches for your friends.

     ________.

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2) I don’t want any prawns on pizza.

3) I’m not eating any melon with breakfast.

4) There isn’t a pineapple on the table.

5) There aren’t any tomatoes in the shopping bag.

6) I don’t want an egg for breakfast.

7) I haven’t got any apples.

8) There aren’t any sandwiches for your friends.

4. Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then look at the picture above and write short answers.

1) is / fish / any / there

     Is there any fish?

     Yes, there is.

2) sandwiches / there / any / are

 ________?

 ________

3) are / mushrooms / any / there

 ________?

 ________

4) a / is / chicken / there

 ________?

 ________

5) is / pineapple / there / a

 ________?

 ________

6) prawns / there / any / are

 ________?

     ________

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2) Are there any sandwiches? Yes, there are.

3) Are there any mushrooms? No, there aren’t.

4) Is there a chicken? No, there isn’t.

5) Is there a pineapple? Yes, there is.

6) Are there any prawns? Yes, there are.

5. Complete the questions about your English classroom. Use the interrogative form of there is/are and any or a / an. Then write short answers.

1) Are there any windows?

 Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

2) _________ bin in the room?

 ____________

3) _________ whiteboard?

 ____________

4) _________ shelves on the walls?

 ____________

5) _________ table for the teacher?

 ____________

6) _________ cupboards?

 ____________

7) _________ computer?

______________

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2) Is there a bin in the room? Yes, there is./No, there isn’t.

3) Is there a whiteboard? Yes, there is./No, there isn’t.

4) Are there any shelves on the walls? Yes, there are./No, there aren’t.

5) Is there a table for the teacher? Yes, there is./No, there isn’t.

6) Are there any cupboards? Yes, there are./No, there aren’t.

7) Is there a computer? Yes, there is./No, there isn’t.

6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of there is or there are (affirmative, negative or interrogative).

1) _________ a jacket on the chair. Is it yours?

2) _________ any people in the café.

3) _________ any meat in this pie?

4) _________ a Japanese restaurant here, so we can’t have sushi.

5) _________ any apples on the tree?

6) _________ any sugar in tea.

7) _________ a dishwasher in the flat?

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1) any   2) a   3) any   4) any   5) an   6) some   7) any

7. Complete the dialogue with a, an, some or any.

Alice  We need to go shopping. Let’s make a list.

Tania OK. Here’s a pen. You can write.

Alice  Perfect. So, have we got 1) _______ fruit?

Tania There’s 2) _______ pineapple in the fridge, but we haven’t got 3) _______ oranges.

Alice  Right. Have we got 4) _______ vegetables?

Tania We’ve got a lettuce, some tomatoes and a cucumber. Oh and there’s 5) _______ onion.

Alice  OK. What about rice and pasta?

Tania We’ve got 6) _______ pasta, but there isn’t 7) _______ rice.

Alice  Right. What else?

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1) many   2) How much   3) a few   4) a lot of   5) a little

6) How many   7) much

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