English Grammar Exercises for B1 B2 – It and there

A. Match the sentences to the replies.

a   Yes, it’s time we went home.

b   Yes, there’s some at the front.

c   It doesn’t matter. Jay will have it.

d   No, there’s no sign of him.

e   Yes, there’s someone at the door.

f   It’s a surprise.

g   It’s Miss Collins.

h   Yes, but there’s no guarantee of a job at the end of it.

B. Circle the correct option. Sometimes more than one option is possible.

1    It is best …………… honest.

      a to be     b that you are     c be

2    …………… safe to drink the water?

      a Is there     b Is it     c Is she

3    Thanks again – it has been lovely …………… to you.

      a that talk     b talking     c to talk

4    She’s a great dancer. It’s a shame ……………

      a that she’s giving up

      b she to give up

      c give up

5    …………… no need to get upset.

      a It’s     b There are     c There’s

6    She didn’t phone to say where she was. …………… was very worrying.

      a This     b There     c It

7    …………… reported to be fewer than 2,000 Giant Pandas left in the world.

      a It is     b There are     c There’s

8    I hate …………… when you talk to me like that.

      a it     b this     c there

C. Complete the sentences with it or there.

1    How long does ……it…… take to get to the airport?

2    Who were you talking to last night? ………………… was Tina.

3    Go straight on. …………………’s a post box on the corner of the street.

4    ………………… seems strange that walking to school is now often quicker than going by car.

5    A: What can you do at the sports centre?

      B: …………………’s lots of different exercise classes.

6    …………………’s nearly my birthday!

7    I knew something had happened to her. ………………… was just a feeling I had.

8    This year ………………… has been a big increase in crime in this area.

D. Complete the text with the words in the box.

Bullying is a problem which affects millions of teenage students.

It is 1……thought…… that nearly half of all teenagers have suffered from cyber-bullying: on mobile phones or the Internet.

What can you do if it happens to you?

Be positive. Don’t think this is your fault and there’s 2………………… you can do about it.

● Walk away. If you walk away or ignore someone’s rude messages, you are making it 3………………… that you just don’t care. He or she will soon get bored.

● Don’t reply. There’s no 4………………… trying to fight back or reply to the messages. It’ll only make things worse.

● It’s 5………………… to build your confidence. It doesn’t 6………………… if it’s karate or computers – join a club and do something you enjoy.

● There’s no 7………………… talking to someone will help you. Talk to an adult you can trust.

● Think carefully about sharing personal information or photos. Once you’ve put a photo or message online, it can be 8………………… to delete.

E. Write two sentences using it and two sentences using there for each picture. Use the labels to help you.

5    …………………………………

6    …………………………………

7    …………………………………

8    …………………………………

F. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using the word in brackets.

1    There was no point. (worth)

      It wasn’t worth it.

2    It’s not necessary for you to know. (There’s)

      …………………………………………………..

3    It’s time for you to leave. (left)

      …………………………………………………..

4    There’s no use in talking to him. (good)

      …………………………………………………..

5    I needed three hours to finish it. (me)

      …………………………………………………..

6    People say there are 500,000 words in the English language. (said)

      …………………………………………………..

7    I’m definitely not going on my own. (way)

      …………………………………………………..

8    The winner is certain. (doubt)

      …………………………………………………..

9    I was really surprised when they walked in the room. (couldn’t)

      …………………………………………………..

G. Complete the sentences about your feelings and experience of learning English. Use a different structure in each sentence.

1    …It’s a good idea to…… watch the news in English.

2    ……………………………… understand people on the phone.

3    ……………………………… visiting an English-speaking country is helpful.

4    ……………………………… make mistakes.

5    ……………………………… understand a joke in English.

6    ……………………………… people talk too fast.

7    ……………………………… learning long lists of vocabulary.

8    ……………………………… remember new words.

H. Circle the correct option.

1    …………… been very cold at night.

      a It     b It’s     c There

2    It’s good …………… to someone who understands.

      a that talk     b to talk     c talk

3    I find …………… hard to study when I’m tired.

      a I’m     b it     c there

4    …………… doubt in my mind.

      a There are no

      b It’s no

      c There’s no

5    …………… lots of people at the party.

      a There were

      b They were

      c It was