THERE IS/ THERE ARE
To say that something exists (or doesn't exist) use...
There is (not) + singular noun or uncountable noun
There are (not) + plural noun
Direction: Complete these sentences with There is, There is not, There are,
or There are not:
_______________ two balls.
________________ two pens.
_________________ a chair in the room.
________________ a car.
________________ four kids in the room.
THERE IS/ THERE ARE
________________ three cats in the garden.
________________ two dogs in the yard.
________________ a lamb on the table.
________________ four people in my family.
Be careful! ________________ a puddle on the
ground.
To form a question we place is/are in front of there.
Questions
-we use any with plural nouns or uncountable nouns-
Answers We use there is/are in short answers.
Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.
Example Are there any dogs in the park? - No, there aren't.
Is there any milk in the fridge? - Yes, there is.
Direction: Look at the picture and then answer the questions below:
1. Is there a chair in the bedroom? ___________________
2. Are there pants on the bed? ___________________
3. Are there any cats in the bedroom? ___________________
4. Is there a notebook on the floor? ___________________
5. Is there a lamp on the floor? ___________________
6. Is there any water on the floor? ___________________
Answer keys
THERE IS/ THERE ARE
To say that something exists (or doesn't exist) use...
There is (not) + singular noun or uncountable noun
There are (not) + plural noun
Direction: Complete these sentences with There is, There is not, There are,
or There are not:
There are two balls.
There are two pens.
There is not a chair in the room.
There is a car.
There are not four kids in the room.
Answer keys
THERE IS/ THERE ARE
There are not three cats in the garden.
There are two dogs in the yard.
There is not a lamb on the table.
There are four people in my family.
Be careful! There is a puddle on the ground.
Answer keys
To form a question we place is/are in front of there.
Questions
-we use any with plural nouns or uncountable nouns-
Answers We use there is/are in short answers.
Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.
Example Are there any dogs in the park? - No, there aren't.
Is there any milk in the fridge? - Yes, there is.
Direction: Look at the picture and then answer the questions below:
1. Is there a chair in the bedroom? Yes, there is.
2. Are there pants on the bed? Yes, there are.
3. Are there any cats in the bedroom? No, there aren't.
4. Is there a notebook on the floor? Yes, there is.
5. Is there a lamp on the floor? No, there isn't.
6. Is there any water on the floor? No, there isn't.