- •§ 1. Множественное число существительных
- •1. Give the plural of the following nouns:
- •2. Write the singular of the following nouns:
- •7. Open the brackets and choose the proper form of the verbs:
- •8. Open the brackets and choose the proper form of the verbs:
- •9. Rewrite these sentences in the plural making necessary changes:
- •10. Rewrite these sentences in the singular making necessary changes:
- •§2. Артикль
- •1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary:
- •2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary:
- •3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary:
- •4. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary:
- •5. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary:
- •6. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary:
- •7. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary:
- •8. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary:
- •9. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary:
- •10. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article where necessary:
- •§3. Неопределенные местоимения
- •1. Fill in the blanks with some, any, no:
- •2. Fill in the blanks with some, any, no:
- •3. Fill in the blanks with some, any, no:
- •6. Fill in the blanks with many, much, a lot of:
- •7. Fill in the blanks with many, much, a lot of:
- •8. Fill in the blanks with few, a few, little, a little:
- •9. Fill in the blanks with many, much, a lot of, few, a few, little, a little:
- •10. Fill in the blanks with many, much, a lot of, few, a few, little, a little:
- •§4. Степени сравнения прилагательных
- •1. Form the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives and adverbs:
- •2. Open the brackets and use the comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs:
- •3. Open the brackets and use the comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs:
- •4. Open the brackets and use the comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs:
- •5. Open the brackets and use the superlative form of the adjectives and adverbs:
- •6. Open the brackets and use the superlative form of the adjectives and adverbs:
- •7. Open the brackets and use the superlative form of the adjectives and adverbs:
- •8. Open the brackets and use the right degree of the adjectives:
- •9. Open the brackets and use the right degree of the adjectives:
- •10. Open the brackets and give the correct form of the comparative constructions:
§ 1. Множественное число существительных
1. Give the plural of the following nouns:
Orange, bus, radio, watch, box, dog, glass, piano, child, baby, key, roof, handkerchief, lady, leaf, goose, woman, knife, book, brush, song, church, pen, class, boy, deer, cup, girl, nose, lemon, peach, mouse, foot, butterfly, sandwich, raspberry, shelf, housewife, body, address, toy, fox, tooth, match, camera, tomato, school, day, face, means, branch, state, valley, man, volcano, job, book, degree, pie, ship, family, sheep, swine, plant, cow, journey, speech, mountain, zoo, daughter, datum, spy, hero, enemy, genius, criterion, bath, formula, basis, ox, cry, safe, glass, city, story, match, person, phenomenon, wolf, name, crisis, page, photo, possibility.
2. Write the singular of the following nouns:
Umbrellas, brushes, coats, mice, lines, tigers, leaves, children, gentlemen, villages, chairs, tomatoes, flies, boxes, secretaries, feet, keys, teeth, ladies, eyes, tongues, shoes, people, classes, factories, scales, phenomena, trees, pigs, copies, badges, rights, dresses, matches, answers, cocks, pictures, aunts, oceans, buses, sisters, horses, lectures, clothes, halves, progresses, paths, onions, birds, wolves.
3. Divide the following words into two columns: countable and uncountable:
Coffee, computer, holiday, scene, beach, country, advice, window, news, air, sun, money, progress, language, leaf, bread, mountain, work, water, information, furniture, knowledge, laugh, flour, shirts, hope, oil, ice, fish, milk, cake, paper, drawing.
4. Write out the nouns which are used only in the plural form:
Billiards, headphones, eyes, scales, economics, news, research, congratulations, darts, athletics, scissors, trousers, police, goods, soap, spectacles, stairs, clothes, taxes, Maths, shorts, contents.
5. Make the following word combinations plural:
This question, my study, this watch, this rose, that bus, his photo, that child, her toy, that policeman, this glove, that shelf, his box, this teacher, our house, their brother, your radio, this city, that knife, this deer, that roof, my tooth, your umbrella, this play, this foot, her eye.
6. Write the plurals of the words given in brackets to complete these sentences:
1) I cut the cake into (piece). 2) Would you bring the bottle and some (glass), please? 3) Would you like some of these (potato)? 4) He caught several (fish) that afternoon. 5) We saw a cartoon about (cat) and (mouse). 6) It was autumn, and the (leaf) were falling. 7) All the (house) have different coloured (roof). 8) They have some (chicken) and a few (sheep). 9) We use several (process) for painting the (car). 10) I’ve read his (book), but I haven’t seen any of his (play). 11) They visited several (disco) that night. 12) The (man) went in one door and the (woman) went in the other. 13) Would you bring the (knife) and (fork)?
7. Open the brackets and choose the proper form of the verbs:
1) There … (is / are) no money in my pocket. 2) What time (is / are) the news on television? 3) Your wages … (is / are) good. 4) I know my hair … (is / are) beautiful. 5) These swine … (is / are) not live. 6) I was here before the gates … (is / are) opened. 7) The papers … (is / are) dull. 8) The crops … (is / are) good this summer. 9) The government usually … (consist / consists) of the prime minister and several ministers. 10) This company … (was / were) founded in 1975. 11) The police … (is / are) investigating the murder. 12) Her clothes … (is / are) very fashionable. 13) My trousers … (is / are) too long. 14) Gymnastics … (is / are) my favourite sport. 15) Italy … (is / are) playing Brazil next week. 16) Twenty thousand pounds … (was / were) stolen in the robbery. 17) Six miles … (is / are) a long way to walk every day. 18) Your advice … (is / are) always welcome.