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StartUp Level 1 Inductive Grammar Worksheet Unit 3, Lesson 1

ADJECTIVE + NOUN PLACEMENT

Study the Examples
Read the sentences with adjective + noun. Underline the adjectives.
Example: You have a beautiful house.
I live in a small apartment.
They are nice offices.
My house has a large balcony but no garage.
This apartment has big bedrooms, but it has a small living room.

Figure Out the Rules

Look at the examples again. Complete the rules. Circle the correct answer.
1. Place the adjective before / after the noun it describes.
2. Add / Don’t add -s to an adjective that describes a plural noun.
3. The adjective / verb follows the article.

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StartUp Level 1 Inductive Grammar Worksheet Unit 3, Lesson 2

PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION; THERE IS / THERE ARE

PART 1 Prepositions of location
Study the Examples
Read the statements with prepositions of
location.
The coffee shop …
is across from the hospital.
is next to the bank.
is down the street from the library.
is near the gas station and the bus stop.

The bank …
is between the coffee shop and the library.
is around the corner from the shopping center.
is near the park.

Figure Out the Rules

Look at the examples again. Look at the map. Read the rules. Write True or False.
1. Prepositions of location go after the verb.
2. Between is followed by two places.
3. Near can be followed by one or more places.
4. Across from means around the corner from.
5. Between means across from.

PART 2 There is / There are

Study the Examples
Read the statements with There is and There are.
There are three restaurants down the street.
There are no gas stations near here.
There is a great coffee shop next to our office.
There’s a supermarket around the corner from here.

Figure Out the Rules

Look at the examples again. Complete the rules. Circle the correct answer.
1. Use there is + a noun. 3. Don’t contract .
a. singular a. There is
b. plural b. There are
2. Use there are + a noun. 4. Use there is and there are to make .
a. singular a. questions
b. plural b. statements

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StartUp Level 1 Inductive Grammar Worksheet Unit 3, Lesson 3

QUESTIONS WITH WHERE + BE; PREPOSITIONS OF PLACEMENT

PART 1 Questions with where + be
Study the Examples
Read the questions with where + be and the answers.
Q: Where is the pan? A: It’s on the stove.
Q: Where’s my glass? A: It’s on the table.
Q: Where are the plates? A: They’re in the dishwasher.
Q: Where are the cups? A: They’re in the cabinet.

Figure Out the Rules

Look at the examples again. Complete the rules. Circle the correct answer.
1. Use where to ask about time / place.
2. Use where are with singular / plural nouns.
3. Use where is with singular / plural nouns.
4. Don’t contract where is / where are.

PART 2 Prepositions of placement

Study the Examples
Read the statements with prepositions of placement.
The sink is in front of the window. The window is behind the sink.
The microwave is over the stove. The stove is under the microwave.
The pot is on the stove.
The forks are in the dishwasher.

Figure Out the Rules

Look at the examples again. Look at the picture. Read the rules.
Write True or False.
1. Prepositions of placement go before the verb.
2. Use prepositions of placement to describe locations in a neighborhood.
3. The opposite of over is under.
4. The opposite of in front of is behind.
5. In means on.

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