EXERCISES

I. Look at these nouns. Are they countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

6. golf 7.
banana
1
.
car
(C) 2. work
3.
news
8. rice

4.
meat
9. song

5. photo
10. minute
16. love

17. furniture
11. music

12. flower

13. money
18. electricity
14. ship
19. water

15. advice
20. meal

II. Complete the sentences, using one of the following words. Use a/an where
necessary.

sugar key electricity sand

apple milk coat
moment
accident

luck
cheese
blood letter

1. It wasn't your fault. It was an accident.

2. You'd better drink hot milk before going to bed.
3. I couldn't get into the house because I didn't have
4. Do you take
in your tea?

for job tomorrow morning.

5. The heart pumps
6. John has got
7. I didn't phone you. I wrote
8. I'm not ready yet. Can you wait
through the body.

instead.

"

please
?
?
music interview

9. It's very warm today. Why are you wearing

10. Good
in your new job.
11. Listen! Can you hear
12. Power station produce
13. Are you hungry? Would you like
14. Is there
in this soup?
15. Wait! There's
in my shoes.
III. Complete the postcard. Choose the correct
form.
The island is very peaceful. (0) Life/ A life is good here. Everybody moves at a nice
slow pace. People have (1) time/ a time to stop and talk. It's (2) experience/ an experience I
won't forget a long time. There aren't many shops, so I can't spend all my money, al-
though I did buy (3) painting/ a painting yesterday. Now I'm sitting on the beach
reading (4) paper/ a paper. The hotel breakfast is so enormous that I don't need to have lunch. I've
just brought (5) orange/ an orange with me to eat later. I've been trying all the different
(6) fruit/fruits grown in this part of the world, and they're all delicious.

IV. Which of the underlined part of these sentences is correct?

1. Did you hear noise/ a noise just now?

2. There was somebody in the house because there was light/ a light on inside.
3. What would it be like to travel at the speed of light/ a light?
4. I didn't have time/ a time for breakfast.
5. We had wonderful time/ a wonderful time in Paris.

6. It's very difficult to find a work/job at the moment.

7. They offered me a job because I had a lot of experience/ experiences.
8. I haven't got a paper/ any paper to write on.
9. Bad news don't/ doesn't make people happy.
10. We had very good weather/ a very good weather while we were on holiday.
11. Your hair is/ Your hairs are too long. You should have it/them cut.
12. Let me give you an advice/ a piece of advice.
13. The house is built of stone/ stones.

14. If you want to know the news, you can read paper/ a paper.
15. E-mail is a relative new mean/ means of communication.

V. Choose the right answer.

1. It's important to brush your

a. tooth

2. We have a lot of

a. factorys
3. There are a number of interesting
a. people
b. persons
4. Have you ever seen the new
a. radioes

5. They've put some lovely

a. benchs

6. We usually buy three

a. loaves

7. You're really afraid of

a. mouses

8. Those cows have got their

a. calfs
b. teeth
at least twice a day.
c. tooths
d. toothes

near our house causing pollution.

b. factores
c. factories
d. factoris

at my party.

c. peoples
d. person
in that shop next door?
b. radies
c. radioses in the city park.
d. radios

b. benchies
c. benches
of bread at the weekend.
d. bench

b. loafs
 c. loafes
d. loave

aren't
you?
b. mice
c. mices

with them.
d. mouse

b. calfes
c. scarves
d. calves

to wear.

b. cloths
c. clothes
d. cloth

b. rooves
c. roofs
d. roof

b. childes
c. childrens
d. children

grazing in the fields.

b. sheeps
c.
sheepes
d. ships

b. gooses
c. geese
d. geeses
?

b.
photos
c. photo
d.
 photoies
cause diseases.
b. bacteriums
c. bacterias
d. bacteria
9. We've bought some new
a. clothies

10. They had to mend the

a. roofes

a. childs
11. The nursery has places for 30

12. We saw a flock of

a. sheep
13. The farmer kept a flock of
a. goose

14. Do you like these

a.
photoes
15. Some types of
a. bacterium
of the houses after the storm.
VI. Complete the sentences with the given nouns, adding final -s/-es if
necessary.
change river garbage hardware music
traffic
junk thunder screwdriver homework

1. I put some banana peels, empty juice cartons, and broken bottles in the waste can.
The can is full of

2. Tools that are used for turning screws are called

3. The children got scared when they heard
during the storm.
4. I have some coins in my pocket. In other words, I have some in my pocket.
5. They have a rusty car without an engine, broken chairs, and an old
refrigerator in
their front yard. Their yard is full of
6. The Mississippi, the Amazon, and the Nile are well-known
7. The street is full of cars, trucks, and buses. It is full of
8. I like to listen to operas, symphonies, and folk songs. I enjoy
9. Tonight I have to read 20 pages in my history book, do 30 algebra problems, and
write a
composition. In other words, I have a lot of _____ to do
tonight.
10. I went to the store to get some nails, hammers, and srews. In other words, I bought
some

VII. Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or plural.

1. The results of Dr. Noll's experiment was/ were published in a scientific
journal.
2. One of your children has/ have lost a shoe.
3. A number of police officers here works/ work with dogs.
4. There is/are some interesting pictures in today's paper.
5. No two teams wear the same. Each team wears/ wear a different color.
6. Every man, woman, and child is/ are protected under the law.
7. The cattle is/are going to be sold with the farm.
8. An officer and his dog has/ have to work closely together.
9. My cat as well as my dogs likes/ like cat food.
10. Gymnastics is/ are an easy lesson at school.
11. The trousers you bought for me doesn't/ don't fit me.
12. Where do/ does your family live?
13. Three days isn't/ aren't long enough for a good
holiday.
14. My cousin, along with my aunt and uncle, works/work in my grandpa's
hardware store. 15. Measles is/are cured without much difficulty nowadays.
16. The United Nations has/ have its headquarters in New York.
17. Neither the moon nor stars is/ are visible in this dark night.
18. Why isn't/ aren't there a hospital close to those villages?
19. The staff at the school wasn't/ weren't happy with their working
condition.
20. The news on the radio and TV stations confirms/ confirm that a serious storm is
approaching our
city.
21. I don't like very hot weather. Thirty degrees is/ are too warm for
me.
22. Not all policemen is/are allowed to carry
guns.
23. One of our jobs is/are to prevent crime happening in the first
place.
24. A lot of crime is/ are caused by people being careless.
25. Each of my friends has/ have a present.
26. The number of desks in that classroom is/are thirty-five.
27. The remains of the meal was/ were thrown in the bin.

28. Three-fourths of the pizzas has/ have been already eaten. 29.
Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn't/ aren't sharp enough. 30.
Five times five is/are twenty-five.

VIII. Supply the correct form (singular or plural) of the verb in brackets.

(have) signed the new human rights

agreement.
1. The Philippines
2.
(Be) bacon and eggs what you usually
eat?
3. The police________ (think) that more than one person _____(be) in the
stolen car. 4. The majority of children's parents
(be) unemployed.
(be) pleased with her answer.
5. Everyone
6. None of my brothers
(remember) my mother's birthday. (be) dirty.
7. Both of these shirts
8. Fifty minutes_____ (be) the maximum length of time allowed for the exam.
9. Some of my friends
10. Ann, along with her friends
(live) abroad.
(be) playing volleyball.
11. I wonder if either of those alternatives

12. A lot of the students in the class 13. Alex, as

well as his two older brothers, 14. Two-thirds
of the money
15. The Japanese
(be) a good idea.
(be) from Southeast Asia.
(have) a good full-time
job.
(be) mine.
(have) a long and interesting history.

IX. Most of the sentences are wrong. Put a tick () if the sentence is correct. If it is incorrect,
cross the unnecessary or wrong word and write or correct it in the space.

1. I like a classical music very much.

2. The crowd are all enjoying the game.
3. My grandmother wears glass when she reads.
4. We like Martin and Jill. They're nice persons.
5. The government want to increase taxes.
6. Cattle was driven hundreds of miles.

7. This scissors is not very sharp.

8. That's a wonderful news!

9. There was a police officer standing at the corner.

10. Leafs turn yellow in the fall.
11. I'm going to buy a new
pyjama.
12. There is some luggages in the car.
13. Three pounds are not a big enough
 tip.
14. I heard an interesting piece of information.
15. Has the police arrived yet?
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X. What do we call these things and people? Use the structure noun +
noun.
1. A station from which trains leave is a train station.

2. Shoes made of leather are

3. A boy who is five years old is

4. Clothes for working in are
5. Somebody whose job is to inspect factories is

6. The carpet in the dining room is

7. The Director of Marketing is
8
.
A bottle containing medicine and made of glass is
9. Shops that sell shoes are

10. A card that gives you credit is

XI. Answer the questions using two of the following words each time.

card credit editor frying forecast

accident belt

number

pan road room se

seat shop weather
newspaper
window

1. This can be caused by bad driving. A road accident

2. If you're staying at a hotel, you need to remember this. Your
3. You should wear this when you're in a car. A
4. You can sometimes use this to pay for things instead of cash. A
5. If you want to know if it's going to rain, you can read or listen to this. The
6. This person is a top journalist. A
7. You might stop to look in this when you're walking along a street. A
8. This can be used for cooking. A

XII. Complete the sentences, using one of the following. Sometimes you need
the singular
(day/ page...) and sometimes the plural (days/
pages ...).

five day(s) 60 minute(s)

15 minute(s) two hour(s) five day(s)
six mile(s) 500 year(s) 20
pound(s) ten page(s) 450 page(s) two year(s) five course(s) 15 year(s) old

1. It's quite a long book. There are 450 pages.

2. A few days ago I received a ten-page
letter.
note.

break for coffee.

3. I didn't have any change. I only had a 4.
At work in the morning I usually have a
5. There are

6. It's only a
in an hour.

flight from London to Madrid.

7. It was a big meal. There were
8. Mary has just started a new job. She's got a
9. The oldest building in the city is the
10. I work
contract.

old castle.

a week. Saturday and Sunday are free.

11. We went for a 12. I
teach English for two
walk in the country.
girls.
XIII. Join the two (or three) nouns. Sometimes you have to use 's or -s; and sometimes
 you have to use of.

1. the mistake/ the policeman

2. the bottom/ the bottle

3. the daughter/ Mr Hill

4. the name/ this street

5. the gardens/ our neighbors 6. the

children/ Don and Mary 7. the
wedding/ the friend/ Helen 8. the
ground floor/ the building
9. the car/ the parents/ Mike
10. the economic policy/ the government
11. the money/ the gangsters
12. the tail/ the horse

13. the house/ the people we met in Spain

14. the arm/ the chair

15. the monthly meeting/ the club

16. the work/last year
17. the death/someone important
18. the middle/ the night

19. the room/ my sisters

20. the door/ the garage
the policeman's mistake
the bottom of the bottle
XIV. Rewrite the underlined phrases, using a possessive form.

1. The storm last week caused a lot of damage.

Last week's storm caused a lot of damage.
2. The meeting tomorrow has been cancelled.
3. The only cinema in the town has closed down.

4. Exports from Britain to the United States have fallen recently.

5. Tourism is the main industry in the region.
6. The prices this year are even lower.
7. A rest for five minutes is enough for me.
8. From here it's a drive of two hours.

9. I'll see you in a week.

10. The paper yesterday reported the assassination of the Prime Minister.