ACLEDA Institute of Business ENG101

Lecturer: Chang Muoyseam

Plural Nouns

I. Write the plural forms of the following nouns.

1. friend ___friends__________ 2. box ____boxes_________

3. ox ______oxen_______ 4. watch ___watches__________

5. bike ______bikes_______ 6. staff _____staves________

7. chair ____chairs_________ 8. bus _____buses________

9. tray ______trays_______ 10. quiz _____quizzes________

11. goose _____geese________ 12. tomato _____tomatoes________

13. church _____churches________ 14. motorbike _____motorbikes________

15. city _____cities________ 16. prey ___preys__________

17. sheep ___sheep__________ 18. deer ____deer_________

19. fly _____flies________ 20. sister ____sisters_________

II. Write the plural forms of the nouns in the parentheses below.

1. There are some ___students___________(student) watching TV.

2. I have bought a few ______books________(book). Do you want to read them?
3. The number of the _____states_________(state) in the USA is 52.
4. A number of _____people_________(person) came here last week.
5. There are a lot of _____oxen_________(ox) in the fielf.
6. I don’t have any ______watches________(watch).
7. So far, I have been to 25 ____countries__________(country).
8. I like _____apples_________(apple) because they are delicious.
9. There are four _____cities_________(city) in that country.
10. There are ten ____sheep__________(sheep) in the field nearby.

III. Complete the following sentences using the plural forms of the words in the box below.

dog teacher tomato tooth quiz

Friend deer brother country book

1. I always brush my ____teeth__________every morning after I get up.

2. If you want to be good at English, please try to read many _____books_________.
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3. I have a sister and two ____brothers__________.
4. There are three ___countries___________next to Cambodia.
5. We do many _____quizzes_________every week because our teacher wants to study hard.
6. There are 8 _____teachers_________at AIB. They teach us very well.
7. I have a lot of ___friends___________in Jom Pov Vorn. They sometimes visit me at weekends.
8. I like to eat _____tomatoes_________.
9. There are some sheep and _____deer_________in the field.
10. There are some cats and ____dogs__________in my house. The dogs bark every night.

IV. Choose the alternative that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. There are a lot of ___A__________ in the aquarium which you saw last week.
A. fish B. fishs C. fishes D. a fish
2. We have a ____A_________.
A. ox B. oxen C. oxes D. oxs
3. We have a lot of _____D________.
A. friend B. two friends C. three friends D. friends
4. Sok has been many ______D_______.
A. coutrys B. much countries C. country D. countries
5. There are three ____C_________.
A. man B. woman C. children D. friend
6. They have solved one _____C________.
A. teeth B. problem C. data D. houses
7. We have lost our _____B________. How can we find them?
A. key B. keys C. book D. bag
8. They shot ____A_________ to death. It was a brutal killing. Why was he killed?
A. one man B. one men C. men D. two men
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Count Nouns and Non-count Nouns
I. Decide whether these nouns are countable (C) or uncountable (U)

1. The children are playing in the garden. C

2. I don't like milk. U
3. I prefer tea. U
4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution. C
5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes. U
6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom. C
7. We need some glue to fix this vase. U
8. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional. C
9. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning. C
10. The bread my mother prepares is delicious. U
11. Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery. C
12. Some policemen are organizing road traffic to avoid any accidents. C
13. I bought three bottles of mineral water for our picnic. C
14. I'd like some juice please! U
15. Successful candidates will join the camp later this year. C
16. A rise in oil prices is inevitable since there is more and more world demand for energy. U
17. The exercises on this website are interesting. C
18. Dehydrated babies must drink a lot of water. U
19. Adult illiterates learn through a special government program. C
20. I met some nice people when I was walking along the beach.C

II. Choose the correct answer.

1. She burst into _____tears__________ (tear/ tears) when she heard the bad news.
2. Peter and Jack shake ____hands___________ (hand/ hands) and become friends again.
3. She can’t see what is written on the blackboard without her contact ____lens___________ (len/ lens)
4. The two sisters took _____turn__________ (turn/ turns) at sitting up with their sick mother.
5. Quite a number of ____DJs___________ (DJ/ DJs) have extended their careers to singing.
6. If you want to get well, you should take the doctor’s _____advice__________ (advice/ advices).
7. Mary never does her _____homework__________ (homework/ homeworks)
8. Johnny has lost his ___luggages____________ (luggage/ luggages).
9. The factory workers stopped working and took (a rest/ rest). A rest
10. The children sat on the _____grass__________ (grass/ grasses).
III. Underline the incorrect word in each sentence and write the correct word in the space provided.
1. He takes part in a lot of extracurricular activitys. ____activities__________
2. I always put three teaspoon of sugar in my coffee. ___teaspoons___________
3. The field is full of sheeps. ____sheep__________
4. The thief was wearing jean. ___jeans___________
5. Money cannot buy happinesses. __happiness____________
6. They want to finish the job themself. ___themselves___________
7. How many piece of cheese would you like? _____pieces_________
8. A mice was hiding under the table. ___mouse__________
9. Three passer-bys were shot in the raid. ____passers-by__________
10. Put on more cloth or you will get a cold. ____clothes__________
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IV. Tell whether the underlined noun is countable or uncountable
1.He used the computer to find more information. ___U__________
2.She unfolded the towel on the sand. ____C_________
3.There was too much furniture in the room. ____U_________
4.A student sat down in her seat. _____C________
5.The radio was playing a beautiful song. ____C_________
6.The teacher gave the students some advice. _____U________
7.Steven had to hang a picture on the wall. ____C_________
8.Sarah played the music for the class. _____U________
9.The rice was steaming on plate. ______U_______
10. She put the jelly bean into her mouth and chewed. _____U________
11. Tabitha gathered research on the Internet. _____U________
12. The duty aide found a jump rope on the playground. ___U__________

V. Error Correction. Rewrite the correct sentence below.

1. Hank wants to give you some advices, but the informations are not available.
__________________information___________________________________
2. Two mens and three womens are dancing in the hall.
_______men, women______________________________________________
3. Heera needs a paper. She heard a good news, and she wants to write two letter.
_________letters____________________________________________
4. The love is stronger than the hate.
_____________________________________________________
5. Martha says the beauty is not as important as the intelligence in a partner.
_____________________________________________________
6. Coffee has many caffeines, so they keep me awake.
_____________________________________________________
7. The Argentine peoples is very generous.
_____________________________________________________
8. Harvey had bad accident. He hurt his feets.
_____________________________________________________
9. I cooked three fishes for dinner.
_____________________________________________________
10. How many furniture are there in your apartment?
_____________________________________________________
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A Lot of, Much, Many, A Few, Few, A little, Little, Some, Any

I. Complete the gaps with some/any.

1. We didn't buy __any________ flowers.
2. I didn’t have ___any_______ money, so I had to borrow ____some______.
3. Can I have ____some______ milk in my coffee, please?
4. He doesn’t have ___any_______ pens, but I have ___some_______ pens.
5. Our teacher didn’t give us ___any_______ homework yesterday.
6. I’m tired. Do we have ____any______ time to take a nap?
7. Do they have ___any_______ library cards?
8. Mr. Smith has ____some______ questions that he wants to ask you.
9. They have __some________ apples, but they don’t have ____any______ bananas.
10. I need ____some______ help with my homework.
11. Have we got ____any______ bread?
12. Would you like ____some______ more meat?
13. There’s ___some_______ money in my handbag.
14. Did you buy ___any_______ chicken?
15. I didn’t find ___any_______ problems.
16. Could you give me ___some_______ paper?

II. Complete the gaps with much/many.

1 There isn't ___much______ milk left in the fridge.

2 You shouldn't eat so __many_______ sweets.
3 My friend doesn't eat ___much______ fruit.
4 They don't know ___much______ about the history of their country.
5 I don't have __much_______ time to practise basketball.
6 There aren't ____many_____ people in the shops today.
7 There is not ____much_____ homework to do.
8 How __many_______ of you are coming to the party?
9 We don't have ____many_____ oranges, and we don't have much olive oil.
10 There wasn't ___much______ dust in that house, was it?
III. Complete the gaps with a little/a few.
1 This president had __a little_______ power.
2 She spoke ____a little_____ English. It was nearly impossible to understand her.
3 They got ___a few______ complaints.
4 I’m sorry, but I have ___a little______ time to waste.
5 He is lucky. He has __a few_______ problems.
6 They have ___a little______ interest in politics.
7 There’s very __a little_______ communication between them.
8 ___a few______ children understand the difference.
9 We had ___a little______ hope that his sister would survive.
10 Very __a few_______ students studied Latin last year.
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1 There aren’t __any_______ car parks in the centre of Oxford.

2 Eating out is expensive here. There aren’t ____any_____ cheap restaurants.

3 Liverpool has ___some______ of great nightclubs.

4 Hurry up! We only have ___a little______ time before the coach leaves.

5 We saw ___some______ beautiful scenery when we went to Austria.

6 There are a few_____ shops near the university.

7 It’s very quiet. There aren’t ___any______ people here today.

8 There are _some________ expensive new flats next to the river.