The verb have

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Talking About Health Problems
When someone has a health problem, the verb have is often used.

I have an allergy. We have an allergy.
You have an allergy. All of you have an allergy.
He has an allergy. They have an allergy.
She has an allergy.

Health Problems Write the health problem under the picture.

asthma burn cold chicken pox _________________________________________

cough fever headache sore throat __________________________________________

earache toothache backache stomachache ___________________________________________

Fill in the blank with the correct form of have.

1. I__________ a backache. 8. He __________ asthma.
2. You __________ an earache. 9. You __________ a headache.
3. She __________ a fever. 10. He __________ a sore throat.
4. We __________ an allergy. 11. She __________ a burn.
5. He __________ a cough. 12. I __________ a cold.
6. They _________ a stomach ache. 13. They __________ chicken pox.
7. We __________ a toothache.

Read each sentence and review any vocabulary that you do not know. Then, fill in the blank with the correct form
of have.

1. His ear hurts. He __________ an earache.
2. My tooth hurts. I__________ a toothache.
3. Jill is short of breath. She __________ asthma.
4. Your back hurts. You __________ a backache.
5. Your throat hurts. You __________ a sore throat.
6. Bill and Don ate too much food. They __________ a stomach ache.
7. My nose is congested. I __________ a cold.
8. Kelly and I __________ a temperature over 100F. We __________ a fever.
9. I spilled hot water on my hand. I __________ a burn on my hand.
10. Mary __________ red spots on her skin. She __________ chicken pox.
11. Carl takes cough medicine. He __________ a cough.
12. Erin’s head hurts. She __________ a headache.
13. I sneeze when I am outside. I __________ an allergy.

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Look at the picture and read the sentence. If the sentence matches the picture, write one of these sentences:
Yes, he does. Yes, she does.

If the sentence does not match the picture, write one of these sentences:
No, he doesn’t. No, she doesn’t.

Example:

Alfred has asthma. Yes, he does.
Alfred has a backache. No, he doesn’t.

Howard has a fever. ________________________

Elizabeth has chicken pox. ___________________________

Justin has an earache. ____________________________

Abigail has a burn on her hand. __________________________

Fletcher has a sore throat. _______________________________

Farrah has a headache. ____________________________

Bradley has a toothache. _______________________________



Information Question Formation With Have.

What does Alfred have? What do you have?
Alfred has asthma. I have a headache.

When you ask an information question, use the base form of have.

What + do/does + subject + have?
What does Alfred have?
What do you have?

The verb that changes form in an information question is do. It changes according to the subject.

What do I have? What do we have?
What do you have? What do they have?
What does he have?
What does she have?

In an information question, do/does comes before the subject and have comes after the subject.

What does Elizabeth have? What does Elizabeth have?

Don’t forget to use the base form of have.

What do I have? What do we have?
What do you have? What do they have?
What does he have?
What does she have?
What does Alfred have?
What does Abigail have?

Fill in the blank with the correct form of have. Choose a partner and practice asking and answering the questions.

What does Alfred __________? What does Abigail _______? What does Bradley __________?
Alfred has asthma. Abigail has a cold. Bradley has a toothache.

What does Farrah __________? What does Fletcher __________? What does Howard __________?
Farrah has a headache. Fletcher has a sore throat. Howard has a stomachache.

What does Elizabeth have? What does Justin have? What does Alfred have?
Elizabeth ______ chicken pox. Justin ______ an earache. Alfred ______ asthma.

What does Abigail have? What does Bradley have? What does Farrah have?
Abigail ______ a cold. Bradley ______ a toothache. Farrah ______ a headache.


Card Game

Instructions. This card game uses name cards (see pages 5and 6) and health problem cards (see page7).

1. This game can be played in groups of 2, 3, or 4.

2. Copy a set of pages 5 through 7 for each group of card players. Cut out the cards.

3. Shuffle the name cards and place them in the middle of the table.

4. Shuffle the heath problem cards and deal them out evenly to the players.

5. The first player turns up a name card from the pile and places it in the middle of the table.

6. The first player decides which health problem card in his/her own hand to use. He/She also decides to which
player to ask a question. This question is formed from both the name card and the health problem card chosen.

Example:
Fred, Wilma, Betty, and Barney are playing the card game.
Fred draws a name card. The name card is Mary.
Fred chooses a health problem card from his own hand. He has these cards: asthma, a cold, a backache, and a
headache. Fred chooses a cold.
Fred decides to whom he would like to ask a question. Fred decides to ask Barney a question. Fred asks Barney,
“What does Mary have?”.

7. The second player answers by guessing what the selected health problem card is. If the second player answers
using the selected health problem, then the first player discards that health problem card. If the second player does
not guess the selected health problem, the first player keeps that card without showing it to the group.

Example:
Fred asks Barney, “What does Mary have?”.
Barney tries to guess what the health problem is.
If Barney answers, “Mary has a cold”, then Fred says, “Yes she does”.
Fred discards the card that says a cold.
If Barney answers, “Mary has chicken pox” , then Fred says, “No, she doesn’t”.
Fred keeps the card that says a cold. Fred does not show this card to the group.

8. The first player to discard all of his/her cards wins the game.


Card Game
The Name Cards

Mary Jane Bridget Larry

Ted Peter Lulu Todd

Laura Linda Carol Kelly


Card Game
The Name Cards

Eva Jim Paul Sharon

Charles Dave Harry Jerry

Joe Helen Jessica Scott


Card Game
Health Problem Cards

an
allergy asthma a burn a cold

chicken a a
a fever
pox cough headache

a sore an a a
throat earache toothache backache

a
stomachache


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