Workbook: Unit 8: Have, Don't have, There is, There isn't (있어요 / 없어요)

✍️ Workbook Exercise

Workbook: Unit 8 - Have / Don't have

Practice using 있어요 and 없어요 to talk about what you have or what exists!

Exercise 1: Choose the correct particle

Before using 있어요 or 없어요, you need the subject marker (이/가). Choose the correct one for each noun.

  1. 시간 (si-gan - time) + [ 이 / 가 ]
  2. 차 (cha - car) + [ 이 / 가 ]
  3. 돈 (don - money) + [ 이 / 가 ]
  4. 커피 (keo-pi - coffee) + [ 이 / 가 ]

Exercise 2: Translation

Translate the following sentences into Korean.

  1. I have time.
  2. I don't have a car.
  3. I have money.
  4. Do you have coffee? (Make it a question!)

Exercise 3: Reading Context

Based on the Korean sentence, write down the two possible English meanings (Possession vs Existence).

Sentence: 컴퓨터가 있어요. (keom-pyu-teo-ga i-sseo-yo)

Meaning 1 (Possession): Meaning 2 (Existence):

Answer Key

(Try not to look until you are finished!)

Click to reveal answers **Exercise 1:** 1. 시간이 (Consonant ending) 2. 차가 (Vowel ending) 3. 돈이 (Consonant ending) 4. 커피가 (Vowel ending) **Exercise 2:** 1. 시간이 있어요. 2. 차가 없어요. 3. 돈이 있어요. 4. 커피가 있어요? **Exercise 3:** Meaning 1: I have a computer. (Or you/he/she has a computer, depending on context). Meaning 2: There is a computer.