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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S It's generally true

Activity Type Introduction

Grammar Exercises: In this zero conditional worksheet, students learn and practice
matching, gap-fill, how to form the zero conditional and use it to describe facts and
true or false, rewriting things that are generally true.
sentences, sentence
completion Procedure
Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet.
Focus
Students begin by matching sentence halves together to make
Zero conditional zero conditional sentences.

Exercise A - Answer key

Aim
1. g 2. e 3. a 4. h 5. f 6. d 7. b 8. c
To learn and practice
how to form the zero Next, students use vocabulary from a box to complete zero
conditional and use it to conditional sentences.
describe facts and things
that are generally true. Exercise B - Answer key

1. upset, go 5. lazy, sit

Preparation 2. stressed, does 6. energy, work
3. mad, give 7. clear, confused
Make one copy of the
4. eat, not 8. jealous, attention
two-page worksheet for
each student. After that, students answer whether zero conditional sentences
are factually true or false.
Level Exercise C - Answer key
Intermediate (B1)
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T

Students then move on to rewrite pairs of sentences to create a

Time zero conditional sentence for each one.
25 minutes
Exercise D - Answer key

1. If you hurt someone's feelings, they are upset.

2. If it is humid and there is no wind, I get very hot.
3. If you mix yellow and blue, you get green.
4. If I'm cold at home, I drink hot tea.
5. I f you eat fast food, and you don't exercise, you become
unhealthy.
6. If I don't sleep, I'm extremely tired.

In the last exercise, students use their own ideas to complete

zero conditional sentences, saying how they feel or what they do
in the given situations.

Finally, review the students' sentences as a class and provide

feedback.

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 ZERO CONDITIONAL

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S It's generally true

The zero conditional is used to make statements about facts or things that are
generally true. Each situation is real or possible and refers to now or always.

A. Match the sentence halves together to make zero conditional sentences.

1. If I'm angry with my sister, ....... a. if I'm confused over an assignment.

2. If I'm nervous before a presentation, ....... b. I hide in my room under the blankets.

3. I ask for an explanation ....... c. if I'm a bit hungry before dinner.

4. When I'm sad, ....... d. if I'm tired in the middle of the day.

5. If I feel sick, ....... e. I breathe and remind myself to calm down.

6. I take a nap ....... f. I stay home from school.

7. When I'm scared, ....... g. I don't speak to her for a few days.

8. I make myself a snack ....... h. I cheer myself up by listening to music.

B. Use the vocabulary from the box to complete the zero conditional sentences.

attention upset do lazy work jealous eat go

clear stressed give not sit confused energy mad

1. When I'm ...................., I .................... to my friends for advice.

2. If my mum is ...................., she .................... yoga for an hour.

3. I f me and my brother are .................... at each other, we .................... each other the
silent treatment.

4. I don't .................... if I'm .................... hungry.

5. If I feel ...................., I .................... on my sofa and watch TV.

6. H
 e has no .................... if he doesn't .................... out every morning.

7. If instructions aren't ...................., I get ....................

8. I'm .................... if my boyfriend doesn't give me ....................

C. Are the sentences factually true or false? Write 'true' or 'false' on the lines.

1. When a person is sad, they usually laugh. ............

2. If a person is happy, they usually smile. ............

3. When a person is thirsty, they eat a big meal. ............

4. If a person is busy, they have a lot of things to do. ............

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 ZERO CONDITIONAL

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S It's generally true

D. Rewrite each pair of sentences to create one zero conditional sentence.

1. You hurt someone's feelings. They are upset.

..................................................................................................................................

2. It is humid and there is no wind. I get very hot.

..................................................................................................................................

3. You mix yellow and blue. You get green.

..................................................................................................................................

4. I'm cold at home. I drink hot tea.

..................................................................................................................................

5. You eat fast food, and you don't exercise. You become unhealthy.

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6. I don't sleep. I feel extremely tired.

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E. Using your own ideas, complete the zero conditional sentences by saying how you
feel or what you do in the given situations.

1. When I receive good news, I ......................................................................................

2. I am worried if I .......................................................................................................

3. I feel stressed if I .....................................................................................................

4. I'm not scared if I .....................................................................................................

5. If I come home early, I ..............................................................................................

6. If I'm very busy, I .....................................................................................................

7. I get really jealous if I ...............................................................................................

8. If I'm a bit sleepy in class, I .......................................................................................

9. I get angry if I .........................................................................................................

10. When I go on holiday, I ............................................................................................

11. I wake up early if ....................................................................................................

12. I get excited if I .....................................................................................................

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