Lesson 5

Exercise 1. Translate and practice reading them.

1. There’s a girl here. 13. I use this one.

2. There isn’t a boy here. 14. He uses that one.
3. Are there many cars? 15. He says this.
4. How many cars are there? 16. He says that.
5. Is there a telephone here? 17. Mr. Martin says yes.
6. No, there isn’t. 18. Mrs. Martin says no.
7. Aren’t there ten letters? 19. I write every day.
8. No, there are eight. 20. He writes every day too.
9. How many notebooks are there? 21. He reads English.
10. There are five. 22. I read English too.
11. You write many letters. 23. John reads English.
12. He uses a Brown pen. 24. Mary reads English too.

Of

Study: some of the boys, many of the girls.

Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks.

1. I live ______ 9 Harvey Street.

2. I live ______ a very big city.
3. Alice goes _______ the park every day.
4. The boys go _____ the movies.
5. Some _____ the boys live _____ the city.
6. Many _____ the girls live ______ the United States.
7. These girls live _____ my street.
8. My brother works _____ an office.
9. We bring the books _____ school.
10. Everything is _____ the table.

Like

Study: I like to help, you like t oread, He likes to work, We like to write, It likes toe at (animal), My brother
likes Mary.

Can

Study: I can go, I can’t go, you can come, you can’t come, he can help, he can’t help.

Exercise 3. Translate the sentences and practice reading them.

1. I like to go to school. 8. John likes the car.

2. You like to come too. 9. My sister likes John.
3. He likes to help. 10. My mother likes candy.
4. She likes to help too. 11. I can go every day.
5. We like to work. 12. I can’t go every day.
6. You like to say that. 13. Can I go every day?
7. They like to read. 14. Can’t I go every day?

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 15. Where can I go? 20. He can eat apples.
16. You can help Alice. 21. He can’t eat apples.
17. You can’t help Alice. 22. Can he eat apples?
18. Can you help Alice? 23. How many apples can he eat?
19. Can’t you help Alice? 24. Can’t he eat apples every day?

That, that one, those

Study: That boy is Mexican and that one is American.

Those boys are Mexican and those are American.

Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with that, that one, and those.

1. ________ girls live in Mexico. 7.

2. ________ boy lives in the city. 8. _________ boys can help Mrs. Grant.
3. ________ man lives at 10 Grant Street. 9. Can you go to _____ park?
4. ________ girls aren’t my sisters. _______ 10. Can’t you live on ____ Street?
is. 11. He works in _____ city.
5. I like to help _______ girl. 12. _______ books are red and _____ is
6. You like _______ movie. green.

Possessive Adjectives (No singular and no plural)

My, your, his, her, its, our, their.

Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks.

1. Mother like ________ new house.

2. I bring ______ book.
3. Robert goes to school with _______ brother.
4. They help ________ mother.
5. We take _______ pencils.
6. You read _____ book.
7. John reads _____ e-mails.
8. I eat _____ candy
9. Father likes _______ old car.
10. John and Robert go with _____ mother.

Exercise 6. Expand the following sentences until include all the pronouns.

1. I live in Mexico. 4. I can’t live in Mexico.

2. I like to live in Mexico. 5. Can I live in Mexico?
3. I can live in Mexico. 6. Can’t I live in Mexico?

Exercise 7. Repeat exercise 6. Use eat (apples), bring (candy), read ( English), help (John), write (letters),
say (good morning), use (a phone) and go (to the movies).