Practice worksheet for English grammar focusing on "There is / There are" with sentence completion and fill-in-the-blank exercises.

Let's solve the worksheet step by step.

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Part 1: Complete the sentence with *is* or *are*

We use:
- "There is" for singular nouns.
- "There are" for plural nouns.

Now, let’s go through each sentence:

a) There are 25 students in the class.
→ "students" is plural → are

b) There is a hospital in the city centre.
→ "hospital" is singular → is

c) There is a big supermarket near my house.
→ "supermarket" is singular → is

d) There are two teachers in this CD.
→ "teachers" is plural → are
(Note: This might be a typo — CDs don’t usually contain teachers. Possibly meant to say "on this CD" or something else, but grammatically, we follow the noun.)

e) There are 12 songs on this CD.
→ "songs" is plural → are

f) There is a good film on TV tonight.
→ "film" is singular → is

g) There are his friends.
→ "friends" is plural → are

h) There is your mobile phone.
→ "mobile phone" is singular → is

i) There is a computer and a TV in my room.
→ When two items are joined by "and", if both are singular, the verb agrees with the closest noun ("TV"), which is singular → is
(Also, it's common to use "is" when referring to multiple items as a unit in such contexts.)

j) There are seven books in my bag.
→ "books" is plural → are

k) There is no homework today.
→ "homework" is uncountable (singular) → is

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✔ Part 1 Answers:
a) are
b) is
c) is
d) are
e) are
f) is
g) are
h) is
i) is
j) are
k) is

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Part 2: Fill in the gaps using *There is, There are, Are there or Is there*

We need to choose the correct form based on whether the noun is singular/plural and whether the sentence is a statement or question.

1) There is a big kitchen in my flat.
→ Singular noun ("kitchen"), statement → There is

2) Are there two kitchens in your house?
→ Plural noun ("kitchens"), question → Are there

3) Is there a bookcase in your room?
→ Singular noun ("bookcase"), question → Is there

4) There is a chair, a desk and a wardrobe by the window.
→ Multiple items, but "chair" is the first and closest noun; also, it's a statement → There is (common usage)

5) Are there three floors in your house?
→ Plural noun ("floors"), question → Are there

6) There is a living room and a dining room in my flat.
→ Two rooms, but "living room" is singular; statement → There is

7) Are there five chairs at the table?
→ Plural noun ("chairs"), question → Are there

8) Is there a bookshelf on the wall?
→ Singular noun ("bookshelf"), question → Is there

9) Are there many boxes under the table?
→ Plural noun ("boxes"), question → Are there

10) Is there a bed and a wardrobe between the chairs?
→ Singular noun ("bed") and "wardrobe"; structure similar to #i → Is there

11) There is a new carpet on the floor.
→ Singular noun ("carpet"), statement → There is

12) Is there a new carpet and an old carpet on the floor?
→ Two carpets (plural), but the sentence starts with "a new carpet" (singular), then adds another. Since both are singular and connected by "and", and the subject is still treated as singular in this context → Is there
(Alternatively, some may argue for "Are there" since two carpets, but grammatically, it's acceptable to use "Is there" when listing items with "and" if they're seen as a single idea.)

But strictly speaking, if we consider “a new carpet and an old carpet” as two separate things, then Are there would be better.

However, in informal English, "Is there..." is often used even with dual items. But for accuracy:

👉 Are there a new carpet and an old carpet on the floor?

Wait — actually, the structure "Are there...?" requires a plural subject. So if we’re saying “two carpets,” we should say:

✔ Are there a new carpet and an old carpet on the floor?

This is a bit tricky because "a new carpet and an old carpet" is technically two singulars, but together they form a plural idea. So Are there is correct here.

So final answer: Are there

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✔ Part 2 Answers:

1) There is
2) Are there
3) Is there
4) There is
5) Are there
6) There is
7) Are there
8) Is there
9) Are there
10) Is there
11) There is
12) Are there

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✔ Final Answer Summary:

#### Part 1:
a) are
b) is
c) is
d) are
e) are
f) is
g) are
h) is
i) is
j) are
k) is

#### Part 2:
1) There is
2) Are there
3) Is there
4) There is
5) Are there
6) There is
7) Are there
8) Is there
9) Are there
10) Is there
11) There is
12) Are there

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