TO BE (Y/N Qs) A/AN NOUNS JOBS COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES ADJECTIVES

LINKS OF LANGUAGE QUIZZES TO PRACTICE FOR YOUR EXAMS

TO BE

be

Use:

• am with the personal pronoun I
• is with the personal pronouns he, she or it (or with the singular form of nouns)
• are with the personal pronouns we, you or they (or with the plural form of nouns)

example: I am hungry.

	affirmative	negative	question
I	I am.	I am not.	Am I?
he/she/it	He is.	He is not.	Is he?
you/we/they	You are.	You are not.	Are you?

Exercise on simple present with 'be'

Resource:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form 

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-1/exercise-english-924.php

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-1/exercise-english-157.php

A, AN

Important things to keep in mind when using nouns are which article to use and how to form the plural and how to form the possessive case.

Article

Direct article - the

example: the house

Indirect article a / an

a - if the first letter of the following word is pronounced like a consonant

example: a car, a university

an - if the first letter of the following word is pronounced like a vowel

example: an apple, an hour

Exercise on indirect articles

Exercise on direct articles

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/302.html   

NOUNS

Plural

general rule: singular form + s

example: a car - two cars

after s, ch, x, z the plural is formed by adding es

example: a box - two boxes

y after a consonant is changed to ie before the plural s

example: a city - two cities

But: y after a vowel is not changed

example: a boy - two boys

After o the plural is usually formed by adding es (this is not the case, however, with words used for electric gadgets and music: radio, video, disco)

example: a tomato - two tomatoes

Exercise - singular or plural?

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/free/news/0ggender.htm

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/71.html

Plurals (regular and irregular nouns)

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/free/news/0gplural.htm

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/288.html

Singular or plural?

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/246.html

Vocabulary Corner

Here you are some helpful vocabulary about the topics you are going to need for the next classes.

Occupations
Draw a picture for each word

1. architect
2. accountant
3. lawyer
4. engineer
5. housewife
6. physician
7. dentist
8. secretary
9. driver
10. police officer
11. trainer
12. chemist
13. scientist
14. nurse
15. writer
16. sales person
17. maid
18. designer
19. photographer
20. cook/chef

Countries and Nationalities
Write the correct country for each nationality:

1. American _________________________
2. British ______________________
3. French ______________________
4. Australian _________________________
5. Egyptian ___________________
6. Mexican _________________________
7. Chinese _____________________
8. Japanese ________________________
9. Dutch ______________________
10. German _________________________
11. Spanish_________________________
12. English _________________________
13. Polonaise _________________________
14. African _________________________
15. Italian _________________________
16. Colombian _________________________
17. Venezuelan _________________________
18. Spanish _________________________
19. Mexican _________________________
20. Peruvian _________________________

Adjectives
Draw a picture for each word

1. tall/short
2. a little heavy/thin
3. big/small/tiny
4. pretty/handsome
5. not good looking/gorgeous/beautiful
6. long/short
7. young/old
8. old/new
9. soft/hard/tough
10. slim/chubby