Starter | Unit 3

An interactive lesson on plurals, a/an, this/that/these/those, and small objects.

1. Dialogue: "Where are my keys?"

Read the conversation between Leo and Mia at home.

Leo: Oh no! Where are my keys? And my wallet?

Mia: I don't know. Are these your keys on the table?

Leo: No, those aren't my keys. My keys are small and silver.

Mia: Look over there. Is that your wallet on the chair?

Leo: Yes, that's it! Thank you! Hmm... what's this?

Mia: This is a souvenir from my trip. It's an umbrella from London.

Leo: It's very nice. What are those things in the box?

Mia: Those are souvenirs too. Two T-shirts and some photos.

Leo: Great! Ah, here are my keys! They're in my pocket. And here's a pen, too.

Mia: Good. Now you have all your things!

2. Grammar Focus

Singular & Plural Nouns; a / an

SingularPlural
a keykeys
a photophotos
a boxboxes
an umbrellaumbrellas
an ID cardID cards

this / that / these / those

Singular (Here)Plural (Here)
What's this?What are these?
This is a pen.These are my keys.
Singular (There)Plural (There)
What's that?What are those?
That is my wallet.Those are souvenirs.

3. Grammar Exercises

A. Complete with a or an.

1. It'spen.
2. It'sumbrella.
3. It'sID card.
4. It'swallet.
5. It'sbox.
6. It'sapple.
7. It'sbook.
8. It'sT-shirt.
9. It'sorange.
10. It'schair.
11. It'segg.
12. It'sphoto.

B. Choose this, that, these, or those.

1. (Here) Are ___ your keys?

2. (There) Is ___ your wallet?

3. (Here) What's ___?

4. (There) What are ___?

5. (Here) ___ is my phone.

6. (There) ___ are my glasses.

7. (Here) ___ are my new shoes.

8. (There) ___ is my house on the corner.

9. (Here) Is ___ your pen?

10. (There) ___ birds are very high in the sky.

11. (Here) I like ___ T-shirt.

12. (Here) ___ photos are from my vacation.

4. Vocabulary Exercises

A. Write the plural.

B. What is it?

Name the small things.

5. Pronunciation Game

Drag and drop the plural words into the correct ending sound category.

Words to sort:

/s/ (like boo**ks**)

/z/ (like key**s**)

/ɪz/ (like box**es**)

6. Final Unit Quiz

Test your knowledge! Answer the questions below.