The task is to fill in the proper verbs (forms of 'to be'). The students need to translate and understand each sentence because some sentences take negative verbs - according to the meaning. It can be helpful to do the exercise orally at the lesson together and then do it at home in writing.
Also can be used for cross-translation in pairs and groups.
is
(not)/ am (not) / are (not)?
1) A sentence ___________________
longer than one word.
2) Zebras ___________________ from
cold countries.
3) Cats ___________________ green.
4) A plant ___________________
green.
5) Bears ___________________
animals.
6) Our school canteen
___________________ downstairs.
7) I ___________________ Michael
Jackson.
8) Forests in Brazil
___________________ hot and big.
9) I ___________________ a boy.
10) We ___________________ animals.
11) A chair ___________________
bigger than a sofa.
12) A penguin can fly. - You
___________________ right.
13) My cassettes ___________________
with music.
14) I ___________________ in my
flat.
15) I ___________________ upstairs.
16) My English exercise book
___________________ in my bag.
17) A train ___________________
long.
18) I ___________________ on a boat.
19) The USA ___________________ a
continent. France ___________________ a
country.
20) Penguins ___________________
birds.
21) I ___________________ a bird.
22) An orange ___________________
black.
23) Dictionaries ___________________
with words.
24) Seven and fifteen
___________________ thirty two.
25) A tree ___________________ high.
26) The Amazon ___________________ a
river. China ___________________ a mountain.
27) Russia ___________________ far
from here.
28) Africa ___________________ far
from Europe.
29) I ___________________ from the
sea. I ___________________ a fish.
30) Rivers ___________________ high.
Mountains ___________________ high too.
31) How ___________________ you? How
old ___________________ you?
32) How ___________________ your
mother?
33) How ___________________ your
parents?
Made by: Olga Belyakova