A selection of English ESL in on under printables

A simple worksheet for young learners to drill on after introducing or teaching this topic.
This exercise aims to let the learners gain a better understanding on the use of Is / Am / Are. 

Verb To Be - Worksheet For Beginners

When designing a worksheet about occupations, the tasks should aim to reinforce vocabulary, comprehension, and the understanding of the roles associated with different jobs. Identify various occupations based on images or descriptions.

Occupation Worksheet

A gapfill worksheet on comparatives and superlatives. Most of the adjectives in the exercise are quite easy and lower-level students should be able to understand them.

Comparatives and superlatives 2

 This worksheet contains 3 exercises. Firstly, students have to write down the rooms of the house  (the picture provided) , then they have to fill in the blanks with the structure there is/ there are and some prepositions of place. Finally, they have to describe their house using the structure there is/ there are and prepositions of place (in, on, above, next to, behind, between, under, etc). 

My House + Rooms + There is/ there are + prepositions

Students will learnt he words about space. They will tick the meaning of the picture and write their names in their languages under the pictures. They will also tick the boxes on the pictures.

Space Objects (Worksheet)

Where is the bunny? In this worksheet students look at the picture and they complete with the correct preposition: over, between, behind, on, in, under,in front of, next to. Hope you can still use it before the Easter break. Happy Easter:)

Easter - Where's The Bunny

This engaging ESL worksheet introduces and practices the prepositions of place "in," "on," "under," and "next to" through colorful, whimsical illustrations perfect for young beginners (A1 level, ages 5-8). Students will delight in spotting hidden animals in fun scenes: a cheeky mouse hiding under a table, a tortoise peeking next to a cardboard box, another mouse snug in a gift box, playful ducks splashing in a bathtub, starfish exploring an underwater reef, a magician rabbit perched on a top hat, a loyal dog guarding its cozy house, and a relaxed mouse lounging on an armchair.

The worksheet features six illustrated panels with simple questions like "Where's the mouse?" and blank lines for students to write sentences (e.g., "The mouse is under the table"). Ideal for classroom warm-ups, homework, or interactive group activities—pair it with a class hunt or drawing extension! No prep needed; just print and go. Reinforces vocabulary while building descriptive skills.

Prepositions of Place: In, On, Under & Next To - Visual Spot-the-Preposition Worksheet for Young Learners

This material will be helpful and useful for teachers who teach beginner and elementary students (children at primary school or kindergarten) grammar and work with Prepositins of place "on", "in", "under".

Prepositions Of Place - On, In & Under

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Daniel and the lions worksheet

This worksheet consists of 20 gap-fill sentences designed for A2 learners. Students will practice using 'do', 'does', 'don't', and 'doesn't' in the present simple tense. The language is simple and understandable, allowing learners to focus on grammar and comprehension while engaging with original sentences.


Do / Does / Don’t / Doesn’t

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Yosef and his brothers

This worksheet deals with Passive and consists of four exercises. The answer key is provided. Students rewrite sentences in the passive or active, underline and choose correct answers. One of my previous works on this topic is https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar-practice/grammar-guide/passive-voice-or-active-voice/the-passive-1-present-and-past-simple/120957

Passive (revision)

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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