A1 English grammar worksheet
Choosing has got or have got for the right person, and adding 's or ' correctly to show who owns something.
12 gap-fill exercises on Have got and possessive 's, the first thing most beginners get wrong in English. Answer in the browser and the rule appears with each answer, or print the PDF and work through it on paper.
This A1 sheet is free on the web. The graded set from A2 to C2 lives in the oqou app, where A1 is part of Pro as well.
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Exercise 1 of 12
My brother a driving licence, so he can drive us to the airport.
Choose the word that fills the gap.
A1 English grammar worksheet
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My brother ___ a driving licence, so he can drive us to the airport.
I'm afraid we ___ any milk left.
He ___ any brothers or sisters — he's an only child.
They ___ a beautiful garden behind their house, and they're very proud of it.
___ you got a pen I could borrow?
___ your sister got a car?
One boy left his shoes by the door. These are the ___ shoes.
Three boys share this room. These are the ___ beds.
I have one sister. I often visit my ___ office.
I have two sisters. I often visit my ___ flat — they share it.
Many children use this library. These are the ___ books.
Two men left their coats in the hall. These are the ___ coats.
Answer key
My brother has got a driving licence, so he can drive us to the airport.
We say has got for he, she or it, not have got.
I'm afraid we haven't got any milk left.
We say haven't got for I, we, you or they in the negative.
He hasn't got any brothers or sisters — he's an only child.
We say hasn't got for he, she or it in the negative.
They have got a beautiful garden behind their house, and they're very proud of it.
We say have got for I, we, you or they, not has got.
Have you got a pen I could borrow?
In questions with you, we say Have you got, not Do you got.
Has your sister got a car?
In questions with he, she or it, we say Has, not Have or Does.
One boy left his shoes by the door. These are the boy's shoes.
One boy owns the shoes, so we add 's after boy.
Three boys share this room. These are the boys' beds.
More than one boy owns the beds, so we add just ' after the plural boys.
I have one sister. I often visit my sister's office.
One sister, so we add 's after sister.
I have two sisters. I often visit my sisters' flat — they share it.
Two sisters share the flat, so we add just ' after the plural sisters.
Many children use this library. These are the children's books.
Children is already plural, so we just add 's to make children's.
Two men left their coats in the hall. These are the men's coats.
Men is already plural, so we just add 's to make men's.
The rest of the English grammar set
The oqou app carries the full graded set, one worksheet per CEFR level, alongside the reading it is meant to support. Grammar practice is part of Pro.
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- B2The three conditionals16 exercisesIn the app
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- C1Reduced and prepositional relative clauses12 exercisesIn the app
- C1Verb patterns that change meaning: stop, remember, go on, regret12 exercisesIn the app
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- C2Register: Latinate verb or phrasal verb12 exercisesIn the app
- C2Modality in formal and legal register: shall, be to, may12 exercisesIn the app
- C2Correlative structures: the more... the more, such... that, no sooner... than12 exercisesIn the app
- C2Reporting and distancing: allege, purport, be said to12 exercisesIn the app
Questions about the worksheets
Are these grammar worksheets really free?
Yes. The A1 worksheet for every language is free on this site, both to practise online and to download as a PDF, with no account and no email. You may print them for a class.
Where are the A2, B1 and higher worksheets?
In the oqou app, one worksheet per CEFR level per language, as part of Pro. A1 is free here on the web and part of Pro in the app, which is a deliberate exception rather than an oversight.
Can I use these with my students?
Yes. Print the PDF, hand it out, keep the answer key. A link back to this page is appreciated but not required.