Grammar exercises Nouns

Exercise 1. Write plural form

1. city- 7. roof- 13.sunshade-

2. headline- 8. mouse- 14. trout-

3. photo- 9. tooth- 15. hoof-

4. couch- 10. knife- 16. radio-

5. dish- 11. potato- 17. medium-

6. tray- 12.calf- 18.wife-

Exercise 2. Countable and for uncountable nouns. Underline the correct word.

1. She has had love/a love horses since she was a little girl.

2. I can’t sleep if I drink coffee/a coffee at night.

3. I went skiing for the first time this year; it’s experience/an experience that I’ll never forget.

4. I’ve just heard a/some very good news about Emma and Bill.

5. Lisa’s got a / an towel.

6. Ana’s got a / some rucksack.

7. Lucia’s got an / some insect repellent.

8. Javi hasn’t got some / any sunglasses.

9. Antonio’s got a / some swimming costume.

10. Ignacio hasn’t got any / some sandwiches.

Exercise 3. Which sentence is right in each pair?

1. Get some glass out for dinner/ Get some glasses out for dinner.

2. He visited lots of capital in Europe/ He visited lots of capitals in Europe.

3. I bought some wood/ I bought some woods.

4. I can’t stand the bad language on TV/ I can’t stand the bad languages on TV.

5. I did lots of revision before my test/ I did lots of revisions before my test.

6. I got some interest from the bank/ I got some interests from the bank.

7. I like to have some fire in my house/ I like to have a fire in my house.

8. I walked so far I had to put some plaster on my feet/ I walked so far I had to put some plasters on my feet.

9. I watched some drama last weekend/ I watched some dramas last weekend.

10. I wrote my experience on my CV/ I wrote my experiences on my CV.

11. Some light came through the window/ Some lights came through the window.

12. Some life was lost/ Some lives were lost.

13. The teacher made me do some exercise for homework/ The teacher made me do some exercises for   homework.

14. Watch some television/ Watch some televisions.

15. We bought 200 tons of iron/ We bought 200 tons of irons.

Exercise 4. Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. Economics is/are my favourite subject.

2. The trousers he bought for her doesn’t/ don’t fit her.

3. The police want/wants to interview men about the robbery.

4. Physics was/were my best subject at school.

5. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t/aren’t sharp enough.

6. The news wasn’t/weren’t as bad as we had expected.

7. Where does/do your family live?

8. Four days isn’t/aren’t long enough for a good holiday.

9. He can’t find his binoculars. Do you know where they’re/it is?

10. Do you think the people is/are happy with the government?

11. Does/do the police know how the accident happened?

12. She doesn’t like hot weather. Twenty-eight degrees is/are too warm to for her.

13. The staff at school is/are not happy with their new working conditions.

14. 30000 pounds was/were stolen in the robbery.

15. Two years is/are a long time to be without job.