Name/Surname:

Worksheet: TO BE
A. Complete this postcard by using “AM, IS, ARE, ISN’T, AREN’T”.

Hello!
My name __is__ Jack, and this __is_ Sue. She ________my sister. Sue_______ twelve years old and I
______ sixteen. We _______ students. Our parents __________ doctors. They _________at work
now. They _________at home. We ________Americans. We ______ from New York. New York
__________in the United States. This __________our cat. Her name _______Kitty. She__________
very cute. She _________ naughty. She _______ very quiet.
Best regards,
Jack

B. Fill in the blanks using “HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY”.

cat and horse________ Mary____________ Tom ______________

Jack and I ___________ books ___________ sister _____________
You and Dave ________ plane____________ sunshine __________
cheese _____________ cactus ____________ parents ___________
school _____________ daughter __________ milk ______________
bicycle _____________ Ann and Kate__________ tennis ____________
son ________________ mice ____________ sky _______________
shop_______________ buses ____________ papers ____________
friendship __________ dolphin ___________

C. Fill in the blanks using “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT, ISN’T, AREN’T”.

1. It ___________ an onion. (+) 10. İzmir _____________ a city. (+)

2. Jasmine___________ a student. (-)
3. We ___________friends. (+)
4. I ________ hungry. (-)
5. Mark _______ 20 years old. (+)
6. A bee __________ a big insect. (-)
7. Newsweek ________a magazine. (+)
8. I ______ a professional footballer. (-)
9. I know you. You_________ in my class. (+)
11. He __________ a postman. (+)
12. It ________ nine o’clock. (+)
13. England ________an island. (-)
14. Mr. Richards_________ a lawyer. (+)
15. I ______ill. I ___________happy. (+ / -)
16. London _____________a big city. (+)
17. New York ______ near New Jersey. (+)

D. Write sentences.

Example:
(Chris, 9, student, short, not Chinese)
Chris is nine years old. He is a student. He is short. He isn’t Chinese.

1. (Leonard and Mike, 25, firemen, tall, American)

___________________________________________________________________________

2. (Patty, 12, not doctor, short, Canadian)

___________________________________________________________________________

3. (Natalie and I, nurse, not tall, French)

___________________________________________________________________________
Name/Surname:

4. (Mark, 19, teacher, short, British)

___________________________________________________________________________

5. (Cem, 28, engineer, tall, Turkish)

___________________________________________________________________________

E. Change the sentences into questions.

Example: I am an engineer. Am I an engineer?

1. You are ill. _____________________________________________
2. Linda is a pretty girl. _____________________________________________
3. Belinda is a singer. _____________________________________________
4. Nick is an actor. _____________________________________________
5. We are good friends. _____________________________________________
6. He is an engineer. _____________________________________________
7. It is an eraser. _____________________________________________
8. You and Eda are partners. _____________________________________________
9. Ayşe is angry. _____________________________________________
10. Jack and I aren’t good swimmers. ________________________________________

F. Ask questions and give answers.

Example: engineer / William Is William an engineer? Yes, he is an engineer. (+)

1.good rider / Steve____________________________ ? __________________________________ (+)

2. lazy students / Mark and Lucy ________________________ ? ____________________________ (-)

3.the soup / hot____________________________ ? _____________________________________ (+)

4. the baby / asleep _______________________ ? _______________________________________ (-)

G. Answer the questions.

Example: Is he your cousin? No, he isn’t my cousin. He is my nephew. (nephew)

1) Am I your doctor? _______________________________________ (dentist)
2) Is it their car? ______________________________________________ (bike)
3) Is she our new secretary? ____________________________________ (lawyer).