There is & There are ESL Games, Activities & Worksheets

ESL ESL There Is There Are Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: True or False, Writing Sentences and Short Answers, Sentence Completion This productive 'There is' and 'There are' worksheet helps students describe what they can see in a park using simple, everyday English. First, students look at a park scene picture and mark 'There is/are' sentences as true or false. Students then rewrite the false sentences to make them true. Next, students answer 'Is there...? and 'Are there...?' questions about the picture using short answers. Finally, students think about their favourite park and complete four sentences about it using 'There is/are' and 'There isn't/aren't'. show less

ESL Is There and Are There Game - Grammar and Speaking: Gap-Fill, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled Practice - Group and Pair Work In this fun 'Is/Are there...?' and 'How many... are there?' game, students test a partner's memory of the classroom by asking 'Is there a...?', 'Are there any...?' and 'How many... are there?' questions. First, in two groups, students complete quiz questions about the classroom with 'Is there a...?', 'Are there any...?', and 'How many... are there?' Students then write the answer to each question. After that, check the questions with each group. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group. One student closes their eyes, and their partner asks them the quiz questions about the classroom, e.g. 'How many desks are there in the classroom?' The student then answers each question without opening their eyes, scoring one point for a correct answer and one point for forming a correct response, e.g. 'There are eight desks.' When all the questions have been answered, the two students swap roles. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL There Is There Are Game - Grammar: Matching, Forming Sentences - Pair Work In this free 'There is' and 'There are' game, students make true sentences about a bedroom picture while reviewing everyday objects vocabulary. In pairs, students take turns turning over one card from each pile. If the two cards make a true positive or negative 'There is/are' sentence about the bedroom picture, the student reads it aloud, places the sentence under the picture and scores a point. If the two cards don't make a true sentence, the cards are turned back over, keeping them in the same place. The game continues until all the sentences have been completed. The student with the most points at the end of the game is the winner. Afterwards, review the sentences with the class. show less

ESL Is There Are There Activity - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Listing - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this engaging 'Is there a...?' and 'Are there any...?' activity, students practice asking questions and giving short answers about bedroom objects and furniture. First, students match each word to a picture of a bedroom object and write the word under the picture. Students then write eight objects in their bedroom using the words. Next, in pairs, students take turns guessing the eight objects in their partner's bedroom by asking questions with 'Is there a...?' and 'Are there any...?' Their partner answers 'Yes, there is/are' or 'No, there isn't/aren't' as appropriate until all eight objects have been guessed. Finally, do a quick whole-class round. Choose one student. That student covers Exercise B, so the class can’t see it, but they can still read it. The class asks 'Is there a...?' and 'Are there any...?' questions to guess the eight things in their bedroom. show less

ESL Is There Are There Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Information Gap, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this useful 'Is there a...?' and 'Are there any...?' activity, students design their own shopping centre or mall plan and then ask a partner questions to find out what is on each floor of their partner's building. First, students create a shopping centre or mall by choosing eight shops or shopping facilities from a box on their worksheet and writing one on each floor of their building plan. Next, Student A finds out what's on each floor of their partner's shopping mall by asking questions with 'Is there a...?' or 'Are there any...?' and 'Where is it?' or 'Where are they?' When Student A has completed the plan for their partner's shopping mall, Student B asks questions about Student A's shopping centre. Finally, students compare worksheets to check their answers. show less

ESL There Was There Were Game - Grammar, Vocabulary and Speaking: Memorisation, Writing Sentences, Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work In this enjoyable 'There was' and 'There were' game, students memorise pictures, write sentences describing what they remember, and then check their answers by asking 'Was there...?' and 'Were there...?' questions. First, students have 30 seconds to remember as many pictures as they can from the worksheet in front of them. After 30 seconds, students turn the worksheet over and write sentences about the pictures from memory using 'There was' and 'There were', e.g. 'There was a TV. There were books.' When the students have finished, they swap picture worksheets with their partner for checking. Next, students take turns asking their partner questions using the sentences on their paper by turning each sentence into a question, e.g. 'Was there a TV?' or 'Were there any books?' Their partner looks at the picture worksheet and answers 'Yes, there was', 'Yes, there were', 'No, there wasn't' or 'No, there weren't.' Students score one point for each correct 'Yes' answer. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL There Is There Are Game - Grammar and Speaking: Reading Sentences, Guessing - Pair Work In this entertaining 'There is...' and 'There are...' game, students take turns reading short clues about a place and guessing where they are. In pairs, Student A starts by picking up a card from their pile without showing it to their partner. The student then reads out each clue in turn. After each clue has been read, their partner can choose to guess the place or go to the next clue. If Student B guesses the place after the first clue, they score six points. On the second clue, they score five points, and so on. All the way down to one point for the sixth clue. If Student B fails to guess the place after six clues, no points are awarded, and Student A reveals the place. The two students then swap roles. The game ends when all eight cards are used. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL There Is Are Activity - Grammar, Speaking and Writing: Picture Dictation, Drawing, Describing, Forming and Writing Sentences - Pair Work In this rewarding There is and There are activity, students use 'There is/are...' to describe a picture of a room and draw a room picture by listening to another student's description. This activity also covers furniture vocabulary and prepositions of place. In two groups, students draw items from a box in an empty room picture on their worksheet. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take turns describing their room picture to their partner using 'There is/are' and prepositions of place, e.g. 'There's a bed under the window.' Their partner listens and draws the picture on their worksheet. Afterwards, in their pairs, students write 'There is/are' sentences about both pictures. Finally, review the sentences by having the students show their pictures and read out their sentences. show less

ESL There Is Are Worksheet - Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises: Short Answer Questions, Drawing, Writing Sentences - Speaking Activity: Presenting, Freer Practice In this inventive There is and There are worksheet, students write about their dream home using 'There is/are...' First, students use 'There is' and 'There are' to write about their dream home by answering the questions on the worksheet in sentence form and drawing pictures of their dream bedroom and living room. When the students have finished, they present their dream home to the class by reading their answers to the questions and showing their pictures. show less

ESL There is There are Worksheet - Grammar, Reading and Writing Exercises: Short Answer Questions, Identifying, Error Correction, Writing Sentences Here is a free apartment-themed worksheet to help students practice 'There is' and 'There are'. First, students read a text about the type of apartment Tyler and Kayla are looking for. Students then go through information about four apartments they could be interested in. Next, students answer 'Is/Are there' questions about the four apartments using short answers from a box. Students then correct mistakes in 'There is/are' sentences about the apartments. After that, students write 'Is there...?' or 'Are there...?' questions for a set of answers. Lastly, students choose the apartment that they think is best for Tyler and Kayla and write a description of it using 'There is' and 'There are'. Afterwards, students read their descriptions to the class and discuss which would be the most suitable apartment for the two people. show less

ESL There is and There are Game - Grammar and Vocabulary: Matching - Group Work In this productive There is and There are game, students play dominoes by making affirmative and negative 'There is/are(n't)' statements and questions with 'Is/Are there...?'. In groups, the first player tries to make an affirmative or negative 'There is/are(n't)' statement or question with 'Is/Are there...?' by placing one of their dominoes at either end of the domino on the table. The player then reads the statement or question to the group for confirmation. The other group members judge the player's statement or question, making sure the quantifier and countable or uncountable noun match. If the statement or question is wrong, the player must take back the domino. Play then passes to the next student, and so on. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins the game. show less

ESL There Is Are Game - Grammar, Speaking and Writing: Forming Sentences and Questions, Guessing, Writing Sentences, Controlled Practice - Pair Work In this fun There is and There are game, students describe common places using 'There is/are' and 'There isn't/aren't' for a partner to guess. In pairs, students take turns using the prompts on the worksheet to describe places with 'There is/are' and 'There isn't/aren't' to their partner who listens and tries to guess the name of the place. Students score two points for correctly guessing without asking questions. If need be, they ask questions with 'Is/Are there...?' to help them guess for one point. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins. Finally, pairs write their own description of a common place and then take turns reading their descriptions to the class who tries to guess the name of the place. show less

ESL There Is Are Picture Dictation - Grammar, Listening and Speaking Activity: Picture Dictation, Forming Sentences, Drawing - Pair Work In this entertaining There is and There are drawing activity, students use 'There is/are' and prepositions of place to dictate pictures to each other. In pairs, students take turns describing the pictures to their partner using 'There is/are' and prepositions of place, e.g. 'In picture 1, there is a house with a door in the centre. There is a window on either side of the door, etc.' Their partner listens and draws the picture in the empty box on their worksheet. This continues until both students have described all four pictures. When the students have finished, they check their work by comparing pictures. show less

ESL There Is Are Questions Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group and Pair Work In this insightful There is and There are speaking activity, students practice forming, asking and answering conversation questions that contain various forms of 'there is' and 'there are'. First, in two groups, students complete each conversation question with the correct form of 'there is' or 'there are'. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take turns asking and answering the conversation questions with their partner, responding with an answer that includes 'there is' or 'there are' in its correct form. Afterwards, students share what they found out about their partner with the class. show less