A. Which of these words can be used in the plural?
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accommodation bag beach bread car cotton cup furniture happiness job luggage melon piece room table traffic wave work |
can be used in the plural: bad, ………………………………………………
can’t be used in the plural: accommodation, ………………………………………………
Answers
can be used in the plural: beach, car, cup, job, melon, piece, room, table, wave
can’t be used in the plural: bread, cotton, furniture, happiness, luggage, traffic, work
B. Complete the text by writing a, an or – (= no article).
Where does 1……—…… chocolate come from?
Next time you buy 2………… bar of chocolate, think about where it came from. Did you know that it is made from 3………… cocoa butter? This butter comes from the beans of 4………… cacao trees. They grow mainly in South America and Africa.
Amazing Chocolate Facts
* The Aztecs thought 5………… cocoa beans were very important. They believed that the beans brought 6………… wisdom.
* The Aztecs and the Maya used the beans to make 7………… hot drink.
* The word ‘chocolate’ comes from 8………… word in the Aztec language, xocoatl.
* The Spanish brought 9………… cocoa to Europe in the 16th century. They mixed the beans with 10………… sugar.
* There is 11………… iron in cocoa.
* There are 5 mg of caffeine in 25 g of milk chocolate. In 12………… cup of coffee, there are about 100 mg of caffeine.
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2 a 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 a 8 a
9 – 10 – 11 – 12 a
C. Underline the correct option.
1 Did you show your homework / homeworks to Miss Elliot?
2 The woman gave me some useful information / informations.
3 Let’s make some cheese sandwich / sandwiches.
4 Black sand come / comes from volcanic rock.
5 Can you give me some advice / advices?
6 He has long hair / hairs and dark eye/eyes.
7 Spaghetti is / are my favourite food.
8 There are a lot of bus / buses in the city centre.
9 Good luck / lucks in your new job.
10 The news is / are not very good.
Answers
2 information 3 sandwiches 4 comes
5 advice 6 hair; eyes 7 is 8 buses
9 luck 10 is
D. Use the countable nouns in either the singular or plural form.
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car food friend good looks knowledge love money music weekend work |
Examples:
Work is important to me.
A car isn’t important to me.
Friends are important to me.
1 ……………………………………… important to me.
2 I cannot live without ………………………………………
3 ……………………………………… the best!
4 ……………………………………… not essential in life.
5 ……………………………………… all you need.
6 ……………………………………… last forever.
7 Everyone needs ………………………………………
8 ……………………………………… beautiful.
Answers
Possible answers
2 I cannot live without a car / food / friends.
3 A car is / Food is / Weekends are the best!
4 A car is / Money is / Good looks are not essential in life.
5 A friend is / Love is / Good looks are all you need. (The original line ‘Love is all you need’ comes from a Beatles song.)
6 A weekend doesn’t / Love doesn’t / Good looks don’t last forever.
7 Everyone needs a friend / work / music.
8 Music / A friend / Knowledge is beautiful.
E. Circle the correct option.
1 When I came home from the beach, my socks were full of …………. .
a red grain of sand
b red grains of sand
c a red grain of sand
2 I found …………. on the beach, so I picked it up and took it home.
a beautiful rock
b a beautiful rock
c some beautiful rocks
3 I didn’t eat my bar of …………. because it fell on the sand.
a bread b chocolate c pasta
4 I always listen to Paul when I need some good …………. .
a informations
b advice
c knowledges
5 Could I have …………., please?
a two coffees
b two cup of coffees
c two coffee
Answers
1 b 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 a
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