A. Write the plurals of these nouns.
1 boy – ……boys……
2 child – ……children……
3 dog – ………………
4 man – ………………
5 shoe – ………………
6 tomato – ………………
7 box – ………………
8 table – ………………
9 computer – ………………
10 mouse – ………………
11 tooth – ………………
12 banana – ………………
13 knife – ………………
14 house – ………………
15 dictionary – ………………
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3 dogs 4 men 5 shoes 6 tomatoes
7 boxes 8 tables 9 computers 10 mice
11 teeth 12 bananas 13 knives
14 houses 15 dictionaries
B. Change the sentences in to the plural. Be careful with words like a, the, some and this.
1 This boy has found a key.
These boys have found some keys. / These boys have found keys.
2 That lady has a pretty baby.
…………………………………………….
3 The man is going to buy a new watch.
…………………………………………….
4 The woman found a mouse under the piano.
…………………………………………….
5 That girl stole a glass.
…………………………………………….
6 This bus has a broken window.
…………………………………………….
7 The child is eating a potato.
…………………………………………….
8 That farmer is buying a sheep and a fish.
…………………………………………….
Answers
2 Those ladies have pretty babies.
3 The men are going to buy (some) new watches.
4 The women found (some) mice under the pianos.
5 Those girls stole (some) glasses.
6 These buses have (some) broken windows.
7 The children are eating (some) potatoes.
8 Those farmers are buying (some) sheep and fish.
C. Put the nouns from the box in the correct places in the table.
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advice air chair city family feeling fun furniture game garden help ice cream information luggage music problem soap soup tree trip water work |
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a/an |
some |
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chair
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water
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a/an |
some |
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city, family, feeling, game, garden, ice cream, problem, tree, trip
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advice, air, fun, furniture, help, information, luggage, music, soap, soup, work |
D. Underline the correct option.
1 Jill jumped into a / some water.
2 I have just read any / a book about it.
3 He did a / some good work.
4 He did a / some good job.
5 A / Some people like it.
6 M r and Mrs Brown don’t have any / some children.
7 Have you lost any / a money?
8 The police now have some / an information.
9 Would you like to come on some / a trip?
10 Please give me some / an advice.
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2 a 3 some 4 a 5 Some 6 any
7 any 8 some 9 a 10 some
E. Match the pairs.
1 We need to talk about your plans for the future. Do you have
2 I’ve forgotten my watch. Do you have
a time?
b the time?
3 Do you often eat
4 Do you want to eat
a a pizza?
b pizzas?
5 I want to be a teacher because I love
6 Dinner’s ready. Please go and tell
a children.
b the children.
7 Her house is in the middle of
8 I love walking in
a a forest.
b the forest.
9 Marconi invented
10 My mobile phone doesn’t have
a a radio.
b the radio.
11 My sister never drinks
12 Ugh … this coffee’s disgusting. There’s something wrong with
a milk.
b the milk.
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1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 a 6 b 7 a 8 b 9 b 10 a 11 a 12 b
F. Write a, an, the or – (= no article) in each space.
Last year we went to Wales for 1……a…… holiday and we stayed in 2……… old house. 3……… family of 4……… mice was living in 5……… house too. We never saw 6……… mice, but we knew they were there, because they used to eat our bread.
On 7……… last day of 8……… holiday we decided we wanted to see 9……… mice, so we bought 10……… smelly cheese. That night, we put 11……… cheese in 12……… bowl and put 13……… bowl on 14……… floor of 15……… living room. We sat in 16……… dark and waited for 17……… mice to come. After 18……… two hours of waiting, I was feeling hungry, so I went to 19……… kitchen to make myself some 20……… tea and 21……… sandwich. I remembered there was some bread on 22……… table. When I turned on 23……… light I saw 24……… mouse. It was sitting on 25……… kitchen table and eating 26……… bread.
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2 an 3 A 4 – 5 the 6 the 7 the
8 the 9 the 10 – 11 the 12 a
13 the 14 the 15 the 16 the 17 the
18 – 19 the 20 – 21 a 22 the
23 the/a 24 a 25 the 26 the
G. Complete each sentence b so that it means the same as sentence a. Use two to four words including the word in brackets.
1 a She teaches English at our school. (teacher)
b She’s ……an English teacher…… at our school.
2 a He’s a violinist in an orchestra. (violin)
b He ……………………………… in an orchestra.
3 a I want a relaxing beach holiday this year. (beach)
b This holiday, I want to relax ……………………………… .
4 a We had some cheese in the fridge this morning, but now it’s gone. Who’s eaten it? (all)
b Who’s eaten ……………………………… from the fridge? It was here this morning.
5 a Kenny is Tom’s only brother. (of)
b Kenny is ……………………………… Tom.
6 a I’m going out now. I’ll be about 6 0 minutes. (hour)
b I’m going out now. I’ll be back in ……………………………… .
7 a Sorry I’m late. I had a meeting with my bank manager. (bank)
b Sorry I’m late. I went to ……………………………… meeting with the manager.
8 a She needs to travel to Italy on business. (trip)
b She needs to go ……………………………… to Italy.
Answers
2 plays the violin 3 on / at the / a beach
4 all the cheese 5 the only brother of
6 an hour 7 the bank for a
8 on a business trip
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