1. I have a ________ but I dont take many photos.
2. There are seven ________ in a week.
3. There are twelve ________ in a year.
4. A vegetarian is a person who doesnt eat ________.
5. There was a good ________ on at the cinema.
6. There are sixty________ in anhour.
7. He is not very good at writing ________.
8. There were very few ________ at University today.
9. I want to water the flowers. I need some ________.
10. I can speak two foreign ________.
11. Victor travels a lot. He has been to many ________.
12. Our house is very small. We dont have many ________ and there is not much ________ in it.
13. I have a lot of ________ in my group. They all are very nice.
14. John works for a company that makes agricultural ________.
15. Please can you help me with these ________? They are very heavy.
Ex.14. Translate into English.
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2. ³ .
3. .
4. , .
5. .
6. !
7. .
8. ?
9. , .
10. .
11. , .
12. .
13. , .
14. .
15. ?
Ex.15. Give the feminine of the following nouns.
Host, prince, male, actor, son, bull, heir, bachelor, emperor, steward, monk, gentleman, duke, gander, sir, earl, lion, husband, nephew, stallion, bridegroom, hero, king, drake, stepfather, god, tiger, boy-friend, boar, father-in-law, barman, landlord, cock, count, salesman, prince, uncle, policeman, conductor.
Ex.16. Give the masculine of the following nouns.
Landlady, doe, policewoman, queen, nun, barmaid, ewe, countess, heroine, mother, empress, leopardess, conductress, niece, sow, manageress, aunt, duchess, queen, widow, hostess, actress, stewardess, waitress.
Ex.17. Rewrite the following phrases as compound nouns (remember that the first noun is normally in the singular).
1. a holiday which lasts 3 days
2. a report on an accident
3. a court of law
4. a licence to export
5. research into the market
6. a person who pays taxes
7. the manager responsible for sales
8. a publisher of newspapers
9. the launch of the product
10. the campaign of advertising
11. information about products
12. list of prices
13. services for customers
14. message by telephone
15. a person who holds shares
Ex.18.Make compound nouns from the following words.
| weather credit inflation alarm market satellite container card hotel computer identity dish | share clock holder forecast card software washer research ship room rate number |
Ex.20. Match English compounds with Ukrainian equivalents.
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1. Outbreak a) ,
2. Break out b)
3. Upturn )
4. Turnupb) ,
5. Outlook ) ,
6. Lookout b) ,
7. Upset ) ,
8. Set up b) ,
9. Outline ) , _
10. Lineout b)
11. Overlay )
12. Layover b)
13. Turnover )
14. Overturn b)
Ex.21. Choose the correct form. In some cases, two variants are possible.
1.
a) the house of Nina b) Ninas house c) Ninas house
2.
a) thecar of the Chief Executive b) the Chief Executives car
c) the Chief Executives car
3.
a) the market share of NTL is 12% b) NTLs market share is 12%
c) NTLs market share is 12%
4.
a) the newspaper of yesterday b) yesterdays newspaper
c) yesterdays newspaper
5.
a) the students canteen b) the canteen of the students
c) the students canteen
6.
a) the design of the computer b) the computers design
c) the computers design
7.
a) Dr Audleys job b) Dr Audleys job c) The job of Dr Audley
8.
a) the cats food b) the cats food c) the food of the cat
9.
a)Ukraines economyb) the economy of Ukrainec) Ukraines economy
10.
a) the companiess results b) the companies results
c) the results of the companies
