There is / There are, quantifiers

A Complete the sentences. Use There is, There are, There isn’t or There aren’t.

There is
1 .................................. a glass on the table.
2 .................................. a baby next to the bed.
3 .................................. a skateboard under the table.
4 .................................. any clothes on the table.
5 .................................. one shoe near the table.
6 .................................. some apples under the bed.
7 .................................. a shirt on the chair.
8 .................................. some books next to the chair.

B Complete the sentences. Use There is, There isn’t, There are, There aren’t, some or any.

There is some water in the aquarium.

1 ................................... 1 2
2 ................................... meat on the plate.
3 ................................... books on the shelf.
4 ................................... pictures on the wall. 3 4
5 ................................... flowers on the table.
6 ................................... windmills in the field.
5 6

C Ask and answer questions about the pictures. Use the words below to help you.

shirts three elephant notebooks

1 3 5

2 4 6

Is there a kangaroo in the picture? ..No,

1 ...................... there isn’t. There is an elephant in the picture.
.............................................................................................
2 ...................... a bag on the table? .........................................................................................................
3 ...................... any bicycles in the shop? ................................................................................................
4 ...................... a dog in the bag? .............................................................................................................
5 ...................... two basketball players? ...................................................................................................
6 ...................... any computers on the desk? ...........................................................................................

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There is / There are, quantifiers – Answers
A 1 There is 5 There is
2 There isn’t 6 There are
3 There is 7 There isn’t
4 There aren’t 8 There are

B 1 There is some 4 There aren’t any

2 There isn’t any 5 There are some
3 There aren’t any 6 There are some

C 1 Is there ... No, there isn’t. There is an elephant in the picture.
2 Is there ...Yes, there is.
3 Are there ... No, there aren’t. There are some shirts in the shop.
4 Is there ... Yes, there is.
5 Are there .... No, there aren’t. There are three basketball players.
6 Are there ... No, there aren’t. There are notebooks on the desk.

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