Practice worksheet for "There is / There are" grammar with sentences to complete.

Let’s go step by step through each sentence. We’ll use “There is” for singular (one thing) and “There are” for plural (more than one). For questions, we use “Is there...?” or “Are there...?” And for negatives: “There isn’t...” or “There aren’t...”

Also remember:
- “There is” = contraction → “There’s”
- “There are” does NOT have a common contraction in this context (we don’t say “There’re” here — the worksheet says so!)
- In negative sentences with countable nouns, we often use “any” after “aren’t” or “isn’t”

Now let’s fill in each blank:

1. ___ a library next to the park.
→ “a library” = singular → There is

2. All the students went home. ___ students in the classroom.
→ No students left → plural + negative → There aren’t any

3. ___ 50 states in the United States.
→ 50 = plural → There are

4. No, ___ polar bears at the South Pole.
→ Polar bears = plural, and answer starts with “No,” so negative → there aren’t any

5. A: ___ a message for me? B: No, ___.
→ First part: question about “a message” (singular) → Is there
→ Second part: short negative answer → there isn’t

6. Why ___ so many cars in the parking lot?
→ “so many cars” = plural → are there

7. A: I’m hungry. B: ___ a restaurant across the street.
→ Suggesting existence of one restaurant → There is (or “There’s” — but since worksheet says “There is = There’s”, either is fine; we’ll write full form unless specified)

But note: The worksheet example uses “There is” without contraction in answers, so we’ll stick with that.

8. How many days ___ in March, thirty or thirty-one?
→ Asking about number of days → plural → are there

9. ___ a few things I have to do this afternoon.
→ “a few things” = plural → There are

10. A: ___ a post office nearby? B: I’m sorry, I don’t know.
→ Question about “a post office” (singular) → Is there

11. ___ something I can help you with?
→ “something” = treated as singular → Is there

12. No, ___ public holidays next month.
→ Negative, and “public holidays” = plural → there aren’t any

13. How many countries ___ in the world?
→ Plural noun → are there

14. ___ a woman in the picture. She is smiling.
→ Singular → There is

15. ___ only three more days before the exam. Let’s study!
→ “three more days” = plural → There are

Wait — let’s double-check #15: “only three more days” — yes, plural → “There are”

But sometimes people might think “only three” feels small, but grammar rule: if it’s more than one, use “are”.

✔ All checked.

Final Answer:
1. There is
2. There aren’t any
3. There are
4. there aren’t any
5. Is there / there isn’t
6. are there
7. There is
8. are there
9. There are
10. Is there
11. Is there
12. there aren’t any
13. are there
14. There is
15. There are