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Ex. 1. Write the plural form of the following.
a) regular nouns
story, play, glass, flag, photo, name, match, knife, push, chief, page, radio, roof, prize, set, key, factory, wolf, piano, class, cup, city
b) irregular nouns
child, goose, man, foot, mouse, woman, sheep, person, deer, tooth, OX
c) nouns of Greek or Latin origin
datum, formula, crisis, stimulus, phenomenon, medium, memorandum, basis, radius
d) compound nouns
fellow-worker, merry-go-round, man-of-war, passer-by, lily-of-the-valley.
Ex. 2. Divide the following words into two columns: countable and uncountable nouns (you must get 25 uncountable nouns).
furniture, coffee, leaf, food, completer, list, blood, job, work, language, country, advice, information, money, progress, permit, permission, baggage, language, beach, traffic, weather, window, knowledge, air, water, holiday, damage, accommodation, scenery, scene, pigeon, bread, mountain, luck, news, accident, laugh, flour, laughter.
Ex. 3. Put the verbs into singular or plural.
1. The water in this lake (look) very clean.
2. Maths (not interest) me very much.
3. All of our furniture (be) brand new.
4. Sugar (damage) your teeth.
5. The news they brought us (be) good.
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6. Your trousers (not match) your shirt.
7. The team (be) his favorite game.
8. Knowledge of other languages (help) people in business.
9. The scissors (cut) very well.
Ex. 4. Choose the right variant.
1. flat is large
a) Peter and Helens c) Peters and Helen
b) Peters and Helens d) Peter and Helen
2. She went to the .
a) baker c) bakers
b) bakers d) bakers
3. meeting has bin cancelled.
a) tomorrow c) tomorrows
b) tomorrows d) tomorrows
4. Toms flat is much larger than .
a) Ann c) Anns
b) Anns d) Anns
5. I dined at my .
a) friends c) friend
b) friends d) friends
6. I have got holiday.
a) a weeks c) a weeks
b) a weeks d) a week
7. Moscow is greatest scientific and cultural center.
a) Russia c) Russias
b) Russias d) Russias
8. A book is very interesting.
a) hildren c) childrens
b) childrens d) childrens
9. fathers are doctors.
a) Kate and Bens c) Kates and Bens
b) Kates and Bens d) Kate and Ben
10. He lives at a... distance from here.
a) kilometres c) kilometres
b) kilometres d) kilometre.
