Choose the correct variant
Noun
Make the following nouns plural.
Car, potato, dictionary, baby, roof, child, man, boy-friend, toothpaste, boy, sheep, person, mouse, mother-in-law, shelf, fox, fish, year, money, man-servant, day, knife, tape-recorder, information, address, institute, hair, foot, story, wolf.
2.Choose the correct verb is / are. Mind the noun (singular or plural).
- Ladies and gentlemen. Here _____ the news.
- Where _____ my jeans?
- Further information _____ available in the office.
- 4.The stairs _____ over there, Sir.
- The furniture in our classroom _____ uncomfortable.
- The USA _____ a very nice country.
- Your sunglasses _____ on the table.
- Homework _____ boring.
- The scissors on the table _____ mine.
- Physics _____ not easy.
3. Make selected nouns plural. Don’t forget to make other changes in the sentences.
1. His child studies very well. 2. This man works at our office. 3. There is a new house in our street. 4. This story is very interesting. 5. The roof of the house is covered with snow. 6. I have hurt my foot. 7. That car has been sold. 8. He keeps his toys in the box. 9. In our country a woman is equal to a man. 10. Put this knife on the table.
Choose the correct word in brackets.
- My hair (is, are) clean.
- Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (is, are) not sharp enough.
- There (is, are) hair in my soup.
- I’d like 3 (dozen, dozens) of eggs.
- Knowledge (is, are) power.
- I need my glasses. Where (is, are) the glasses?
- The police (is, are) looking for the stolen car.
- Money (is, are) not everything.
- Last Saturday we went fishing, but we didn’t catch many (fish, fishes).
- Some people (is, are) always late.
- Mathematics (is, are) an exact science.
12. The (louse, lice) were caught.
13. The news (is, are not) very bad today.
Choose the correct form of the compound noun.
1. Cinderella had two cruel _____ .
A. step-sisters B. steps-sisters
2. There were ten _____ in the choir.
A. woman-singers B. women-singers
3. _____ are so beautiful.
A. Forgets-me-not B. Forget-me-nots
4. She had two _____ .
A. brothers-in-law B. brother-in-laws
5. Both of his grannies are _____ .
A. housewifes B. housewives
6. Letters, newspapers and magazines are delivered by _____ .
A. postmen B. postman
7. There had been no _____ till the second half of the 19th century.
A. women-doctor B. woman-doctors
8. There were some thrilling _____ in the park.
A. merry-goes-rounds B. merry-go-rounds
8. All the _____ smiled at the scene.
A. passer-byes B. passers-by
9. The _____ were dressed in the scarlet uniform.
A. men-servants B. man-servants
10. _____ cater for all needs of the clients.
A. Hotels-keepers B. Hotel-keepers
6. Rewrite these sentences using ‘s, s’, or just an apostrophe (‘).
1. This bicycle is for a child. – This is a child’s bicycle.
2. This pen belongs to the teacher. ___________________ .
3. He describes the career of the actress. ______________ .
4. That’s a job for a stewardess. _____________________ .
5. These toys belong to the children. _________________ .
6. This is a club for women. ________________________ .
7. It’s a school for girls. ___________________________ .
8. This is the lounge for residents. ___________________ .
9. This umbrella belongs to James. ___________________ .
10. That hat belongs to Doris. _______________________ .
Translate into English.
1. Покладіть книжки на полиці.
2. Листя вже зелене.
3. Чи можу я взяти твою ручку? Я забув свою дома.
4. Мені потрібні мої окуляри. – Де вони?
5. У будинку було багато мишей.
6. Жінки та діти стояли біля школи.
7. Картопля дуже гарна в цьому році.
8. Зміст цього листа був зовсім несподіваним.
9. Математика – цікавий предмет.
10. Коли починаються ваші літні канікули?
11. Там було дуже мало людей.
12. У мене багато меблів у квартирі.
13. Волосся мого брата дуже довге. Його слід підстригти.
14. Це твої брюки? – Так, мої.
15. Поліція хоче поговорити з тобою про той випадок.
Revision Test on Noun
Choose the correct variant.
1. Our two _____ are crying all the time.
a) babies b) babys c) babyes
2.It is rather dangerous to walk on _____ after the rain.
a) roofs b) roofes c) rooves
3. Dentists recommend using _____ twice a day: in the morning and in the evening.
a) tooth’s paste b) toothpaste c) teethpaste
4. _____ are flowers of life.
a) childs b) children c) childrens
5. Those were the happiest days of our _____ .
a) lifes b) lives c) lifees
6. Rock music of the 1970s is an extremely interesting cultural _____ .
a) phenomen b) phenomena c) phenomenon
7. I don’t like going by car. If I have a chance, I always go on _____ .
a) foot b) feet c) foots
8. _____ in our house are so annoying. We definitely need a cat.
a) mouses b) mices c) mice
9. _____ usually fall from trees in autumn.
a) Leaf b) Leaves c) Leafs
10. No news _____ good news.
a) is b) are c) am