Gateway A Review

Gateway A Review

Units 1, 2 and 3

VERB TO BE

• The most common use of the to be verb is to talk about names, ages, feeling, nationalities, and professions, especially when talking in the present tense.

Structure

Follow this formula:

Multiple Choice

I _____ your teacher.

• are

• is

• am

Multiple Choice

She ______ my mother.

• am

• is

• are

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We _____ from Brazil

• are

• is

• am

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_______ they in Morocco?

• Is

• Are

• Am

Multiple Choice

_____ he Italian?

• Is

• Am

• Are

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You ______ happy

• isn't

• am not

• aren't

Multiple Choice

I ______ American.

• isn't

• am not

• aren't

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A or AN?

The rule is very simple. It depends on the SOUND at the start of the following word. It does not depend on the way we WRITE the following word, it depends on the way we SAY it.

Multiple Choice

cat

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

animal

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

lion

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

airport

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

hour

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

university

• a

• an

Possessive Adjectives

A possessive adjective comes before a noun to show who or what owns it.

Multiple Select

I love to read. This is ______ favorite book.

• my

• your

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He is from Peru. _____ parents are from Chile.

• Her

• His

Multiple Select

We are sad. ______ dog is sick.

• Your

• Our

Multiple Select

They are siblings. ______ mother is a tennis player.

• Their

• Our

Multiple Select

You are Italian. ______ name is Giuseppe.

• Your

• My

Multiple Select

She is from France. ________ hometown is Nice.

• HIs

• Her

Multiple Choice

Family Members

• mother

• father

Multiple Choice

Family Members

• mother

• father

Multiple Choice

Family Members

• son

• daughter

Multiple Choice

Family Members

• son

• daughter

Multiple Choice

Family Members

• brother and sister

• mother and father

Multiple Choice

Family Members

• siblings

• parents

Possessive Case

• Possessive Nouns. With a noun, the possessive case is formed by adding 's to the end.

Multiple Choice

My __________ name is Lily.

• mother's

• mothers

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_______ book is red.

• Julias

• Julia's

• Julia

Multiple Choice

This is not my car. It's ________ car.

• Mike

• Mikes

• Mike's

Multiple Choice

What's your name?

• contraction

• possessive

Multiple Choice

Zac's birthday is in October.

• contraction

• possessive

Multiple Choice

Jack's father is from Italy.

• contraction

• possessive

Multiple Choice

Claire's my best friend!

• contraction

• possessive

Thank You

Good luck on the test!