Part 6 Nouns, Articles, and Can / Can't

 

Unit 17 Possessive Nouns: This / That/ These / Those

Part 1 This / That / These / Those

 

 

 

Write questions and answers with this, that, these, and those.

 

 

 

1

________________________?

 

 

 

 

________________________.

 

 

 

2

________________________?

 

 

 

 

________________________.

 

 

 

3

________________________?

 

 

 

 

________________________.

 

 

 

4

________________________?

 

 

 

 

________________________.

 

 

 

5

________________________?

 

 

 

 

________________________.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 5 Possessive’s or Contraction?

 

 

 

Rewrite the sentences where possible.

 

 

 

1

Jack's wearing sunglasses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jack is wearing sunglasses. / Contraction

 

 

 

 

2

Jack's jeans are on the floor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No contraction. /  Possessive

 

 

 

 

3

Jack' s wearing black shoes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

4

Who's wearing that jacket?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

5

That's not her backpack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

6

The baby's not sleeping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

7

What's his last name?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

8

Amanda's here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

9

Where is Janet's jacket?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 7 Conversation Completion

 

 

Complete the Conversation. Use the words in the box.

 

 

 

brother's

Kathy's

occasion

Steve's

parent's

parents'

that

these

they're

this

those

yours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judy:

Mark, you look great!  What's the _____________?

 

Mark:

Dinner-with Kathy and her _________.  It's

 

 

her ________ anniversary.  Is the jacket. Ok?

Judy:

It's fine.

 

 

 

 

Mark:

It's my _______.

 

 

 

Judy:

I like _______ shoes.

 

 

 

Mark:

They're my roommate's.  How

 

 

 

about ______ tie?  Does it match

 

 

_____ suspenders?

 

 

 

Judy:

It's a perfect match.

 

 

 

Mark:

The tie is ______. The suspenders are his

 

 

too.

 

 

 

 

Judy:

Is anything ______?

 

 

 

Mark:

Sure my goatee.  It's all mine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 18 Count and Non-count Nouns: Some and Any

 

 

 

 

Part 1 Count and Non-count Nouns

Write a, an or some before each word.

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

bagel

bread

banana

cereal

chip

coffee

egg

fruit

hamburger

ice cream

juice

milk

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

________

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

olive

orange

peach

peanut butter

rice

sandwich

soda

spaghetti

strawberry

toast

water

yogurt

 

 

Part 2 Some and Any

Rewrite the sentences with plural nouns.  Use some or any.

1

Give me a bagel please.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Give me some bagels, please.     

 

 

2

I don't want a banana.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____________________________

 

 

3

I don’t have an orange.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Eat an egg, please.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____________________________

 

 

5

We need a sandwich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____________________________

 

 

6

She wants an olive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____________________________

 

 

7

Do you need a strawberry?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_____________________________

 

 

 

 

Part 4 Verb agreement with Count and Non-count Nouns

Complete the sentences.  Use is or are.

1

Here

________

some bagels.

 

 

 

 

 

2

Here

________

some tea.

 

 

 

 

 

3

Some fruit

________

on the table.

 

 

 

 

 

4

This

________

juice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Eggs

________

good for you.

 

 

 

 

 

6

Ice cream

________

delicious.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Olives

________

usually black, brown, or green.

 

 

 

 

8

The chips

________

good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 5 Count and Non-count Nouns

Complete the sentences. Use a, an, any, or some.

 

 

 

 

 

1

I don't have

________

sisters or brothers.

 

 

 

 

 

2

I'm writing

________

e-mail message.

 

 

 

 

 

3

Do you have

________

questions?

 

 

 

 

 

4

I have

________

questions.

 

 

 

 

 

5

I need

________

answer to this question.

 

 

 

 

6

I know

________

people from Canada.

 

 

 

 

 

7

I don't have

________

American friends.

 

 

 

 

 

8

We have

________

apartment on Main Street.

 

 

 

 

9

Do you like

________

green vegetables?

 

 

 

 

 

10

We want

________

tea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

I don’t want

_______

ice cream.

 

 

 

 

 

12

Please give me some

________

bananas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 19 A / An and The; One / Ones

Part 1 One / Ones

Match the sentences.

________

1

I like the blue blazer.

a

No, I don't like that one.

________

2

Here are your new suspenders.

b

No, I don't like the ones on D Ave.

________

3

Do you like the stores on Main Street?

c

I like the brown ones.

________

4

I like the black pants.

d

I like the old one.

________

5

This is your new office.

e

I want the old ones.

________

6

Do you go to restaurants?

f

Really?  I like the red one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2 One / Ones

Answer the questions.  Use one or ones.

1

Do you like a cheap car or an expensive car?

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

2

Do you like formal shoes or casual shoes?

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

3

Do you like the cell phone or the new cell phone?

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

4

Do you like the black sunglasses or the blue sunglasses?

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 3 The Definite Article

Complete the conversations.  Use the where necessary.

 

 

 

 

1

A:

Does Tim like ______ hats?

 

 

 

 

 

B:

No, he never wears them.

 

 

 

 

2

A:

I like ____ hats in that store.

 

 

 

 

 

B:

Yes, they're nice.

 

 

 

 

3

A:

What do we need?

 

 

 

 

 

B:

We need ______ bananas.

 

 

 

 

4

A:

Do you ever eat at Tom's Restaurant?

 

 

 

 

 

B:

No, I don't like _______ hamburgers there.

 

 

 

 

5

A:

Where's Annie?

 

 

 

 

 

B:

In _____ kitchen.

 

 

 

 

6

A:

Open ____ windows, please.

 

 

 

 

 

B:

Okay.

 

 

 

 

7

A:

Do you ever eat at Tom's Restaurant?

 

 

 

 

 

B:

No, never.

 

 

 

 

8

A:

How do ______ shoes feel?

 

 

 

 

 

B:

Great.  They're comfortable.

 

 

 

 

9

A:

Have some strawberries.

 

 

 

 

 

B:

I don't like _____ strawberries.

 

 

 

 

10

A:

These pants for Mary.

 

 

 

 

 

B:

But she doesn't wear _______ pants

 

 

 

 

Part 4 A / An and The

Complete the paragraphs.  Use a, an, or the where necessary.

 

        I shop at Clothes For You.  It's _____ nice store. It always has ______clothes in my size.  It has ______ clothes for ______   men and

 ________ women.  _______ clothes there are always stylish and not very expensive.

        I go to Nice Feet for ___ shoes.  ___ shoes there are a little expensive, but they're always comfortable.  It's ______ a big store, and it's usually busy.  I know ______ clerk there.  I don't know his name, but he's the only clerk there with ___ goatee.  He also wear ____ orange tie.

 

 

 

 

Unit 20 Can / Can't

Part 1 Affirmative and Negative Statements with Can

Complete the sentences.  Use the words in the box.

 

bake

cook

listen

play

run

sit

 

 

 

 

1

In a kitchen, we can _______ cookies, but we can't take a shower.

 

 

2

At a beach we can _____ Frisbee, but we can't do the laundry.

 

 

3

In a hospital, we can ____ and wait, but we can't _____ tennis.

 

 

4

In a class we ____ listen to the teacher, but we can't play _____ food.

 

 

 

Part 2 Yes / No Questions with Can

Rewrite the requests.  Use can.

1

Please do me a favor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Give Kath this message, please.

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Tell me the answers, please.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Call the police, please.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Please wait for me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Help me with the homework, please.

 

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 3 Affirmative and Negative Statements with Can

Complete the sentences on the next page.  Use can or can't and the words in parentheses.

 

Can   ?

Amanda

Judy

Steve

Josh

 

 

 

 

 

Sing

Yes

No

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Dance

Yes

Yes

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

Swim

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

Dive

No

Yes

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

Water Ski

No

Yes

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

Ski

No

No

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Play piano

Yes

No

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Bake

No

No

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

1

Amanda/ (sing / dance)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amanda  can sing, and she can dance

 

 

 

 

 

2

Josh/ (sing / dance )

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________

 

 

 

 

 

3

Steve and Josh / (water ski / ski)

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________

 

 

 

 

 

4

Judy/ (play the piano / bake )

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________

 

 

 

 

 

5

Judy / (swim / dive)

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________

 

 

 

 

 

6

Steve and Amanda / (swim / dive )

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________

 

 

 

 

 

7

Amanda / (water ski / ski )

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________

 

 

 

 

 

8

Amanda / (play the guitar / play the piano)

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________

 

 

 

 

 

9

I / (sing / dance)

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________

 

 

 

 

 

10

I / (swim / dive )

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 4 Yes/ No Questions with Can

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

you / speak Mandarin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you speak Mandarin? 

Yes, I can. (or No, I can't)

2

your teacher / speak Spanish

 

 

____________________

______________________

3

your friends / play soccer

 

 

____________________

______________________

4

you / drive

 

 

____________________

______________________

5

your parents / speak English

 

 

____________________

______________________

6

your father / cook

 

 

____________________

______________________

7

you / sing well

 

 

____________________

______________________

8

your mother / play golf

 

 

____________________

______________________

9

your teacher / give you work

 

 

____________________

______________________

10

your classmates / study

 

 

____________________

______________________