Variant II

1. Give the plural of the following noun:

1. tomato, pen, bench, brush, path, sofa, ski, shelf, loaf, family;

2. tooth, mouse, goose, child, ox, sheep, woman, man;

3. mother-in- law, forget-me-not, merry-go-round, passer-by, editor-in chief.

2. Change the number of the noun in bold type where possible and make all other necessary changes.

1. The deer was seen on the road.

2. I bought one trout for supper.

3. You’d better follow his advice.

4. His hair is dark and wavy.

5. There is a piano in the room.

6. The clothes were neat and elegant.

7. He is our chief.

8. Where is money?

9. His wages are very small.

3. Translate into English.

1. Де гроші? Вони у гаманці.

2. Я дам тобі декілька порад.

3. Поліція приїхала за декілька хвилин після виклику.

4. Містер Джаггер збирав колекцію ножів.

5. Доберіть для натюрморту фрукти та овочі.

6. Ми знайшли інформацію про цей маршрут у довіднику.

7. Відсутність новин – це добре.

8. Фонетика – мій улюблений предмет.

4. Replace the prepositional group by the possessive case where possible.

1. We stayed at the flat of Mary.

2. The wedding of Jack and Jill was reported on March, 17.

3. Di d you hear the result of the football match?

4. You can find additional information at the bottom of the page.

5. The husband of Catherine was employed for Fiat.

6. The storm last week caused great damage.

7. The owner of the restaurant greeted us warmly.

8. The newspaper issued yesterday contained an interesting editorial.

5. Replace the word-combinations in bold type by the absolute possessive.

1. There was a gorgeous wedding ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

2. Our car is faster than the car of Peter.

3. A cousin of my husband presented us a book by G. Grisham.

4. When people fall in love they hear the music by Puccini.

5. She usually buys a loaf of bread and some delicious buns at the baker’s store.

6. Let’s meet at the house of Uncle Harvey.

Test Paper V The Article

Variant I

1. Use the proper article with countable noun in the following sentences:

1. Would you like ... apple?

2. Could you close ... door, please?

3. We live in ... small flat near ... centre of the city.

4. Did ... police find ... person who had stolen your bicycle?

5. As I was walking along the street, saw ...10 note on ... pavement.

6. We went out for ... meal last night. .. .restaurant we went to was excellent.

7. ... tiny little stream burst out of ... ground.

8. They entered ... carriage in which there were no free seats.

9. ... room 215 is on ... fifth floor.

2. Use the appropriate articles with uncountable nouns in the following sentence.

1. ... sweets can not replace ... sugar.

2. While we were talking ... ice-cream melted.

3. What ... good weather!

4. ... water is precious in this area.

5. Don't drink from this pond ... water is stale.

6. He became as white as ... snow.

7. ... silence grew oppressive.

8. There always was ... certain dampness about this room.