Elementary-Level Worksheets

Are you looking to clear up some common errors made by elementary learners? This worksheet is a fun way of helping your students understand some errors which they are likely to make. The target language is generally found in an elementary textbook. The Present Perfect isn't included here; we have set things at a more basic level, with emphasis on present and past tenses, prepositions, adjectives and more. You could cut the cards up or give the sheet out whole to pairs/small groups. If you're looking for something on these lines for your advanced classes, search for our other 'grammar goofs' lesson, which has much more challenging sentences!

This worksheet is great for making sure your students can deal with some common questions about a person and his/her business background.

The questions review: present simple, past simple, 'born', there is / are, want.

We have created a worksheet with two options. If your students need more support, you can cut up a set of question and answer slips. Your students can then match these.

Alternatively, they can use the interview sheet with blanks for the questions, and try to come up with the questions themselves.

There is also a blank template for your students to interview a partner. This information can then be turned into a simple presentation, with students having one minute to tell the class about their partners. T

his worksheet is written for lower-level students who need to consolidate simple questions in a business context.

There is also a general-English version of this worksheet. Search our listings for 'The Questions of Life'.

Elementary students need lots of practice of the Present Simple! This worksheet looks at a simple conversation about hobbies, and gives your class the opportunity personalize the language by asking and answering questions using the Present Simple. There is an opening speculation exercise, followed by a gap-fill conversation. Your students will then look at some common hobby collocations. The lesson rounds off with multiple conversations, as your students ask their classmates questions about hobbies, using the Present Simple. This lesson will help your elementary students become much more confident with their question and answering skills.

This conversation-based worksheet will help your students with basic telephone English and using 'could' for requests.

There is a lead-in on the topic of hotels, with simple questions. Your students will then need to put a conversation in order.

The conversation strips are provided along with teaching notes.

There is a short grammar quiz, followed by lots of practice of the target language.

By the end of the lesson, your students will be able to ask and answer basic telephone questions, and check a reservation at a hotel.

This worksheet is written for elementary-level students.

This picture can be used to establish the abilities of lower-level students. It can be used on its own, or together with our fuller level check. The picture comes with a set of suggested questions. You can simply ask the student to make as many sentences as possible about the picture, and/or ask some yourself. This picture can be used to check: * there is / there are * pronouns * to be * have / have got * clothing (including plurals) * present simple * present continuous * countable and uncountable nouns * time * weather * basic prepositions

This level check is a great way to check your students' spoken English ability.

This level check has around one hundred questions ranging from elementary level structures such as to be / there is, as well as tenses, passives, conditionals, adjectives, phrasal verbs, used to, and higher level structures. (recommend, insist, despite, cleft sentences etc.)

The questions gradually become more difficult. It's not necessary to ask them all; you can stop when the student is struggling.

If you have lower-level students, you could use the picture level check instead.

After conducting this level check, you'll have an excellent idea of your students' strengths and weaknesses in English.

Students need lots of practice of basic passive forms! This game will help take the pressure off them and add an element of fun to the lesson. This pairs game (also called concentration or pelmanism) has twelve different sentences made up of 24 cards. Students need to match the verb to the cue. They will then be able to make sentences such as: Penguins are found in Antarctica and Citizen Kane was directed by Orson Welles This worksheet is ideal for low-level students who are very new to the passive form.

Students can find the difference between 'I am reading' and 'I read' tough to master. This worksheet will definitely help! There is a conversation showing the difference between the two forms. This is followed by comprehension questions, personalisation work and a mixing activity to get your class using the language actively. This worksheet is written for elementary-level students.