NOUNS

EXERCISE I.
Here you have some exceptions, which have the ending -s, not the -es: video, photo, piano, cuckoo, solo, zoo, radio, soprano, studio, auto, kilo, memo, disco and tattoo.
Give the plural of the following nouns:
glass; piano; hero; cuckoo; brush; bush; cargo; photo; echo; box; solo; fox; tomato; bench; potato; lunch; schoolgirl; son-in-law.
EXERCISE II.
Make the nouns in brackets in plural:
1. They bought two (video), five (piano) and ten (radio) for their casino.
2. At last he found three new (soprano) for his theatre.
3. He is the owner of two big (studio).
4. Andy is fond of (tattoo).
5. He took a lot of (photo) last week.
6. The Browns bought ten (kilo) of cherries to make our famous jam.
7. For this case we have (memo) in our office.
8. Tom is famous for organizing different (disco).
9. Only in the (zoo) you can see such a great variety of wild animals.
10. Their children are fond of antique (auto) and their collection is the best.
EXERCISE III.
Give the singular of the following nouns:
heroes; valleys; bushes; leaves; binoculars; women; pianos; scis-sors; trousers; mathematics; news; jeans; children; hens; boxes; lions; photos; spies; weeks; plums; cherries; spectacles, zoos, physics, dis-cos, beaches, memos, lies, pies, tattoos, kilos.
EXERCISE IV.
These nouns are always used only in SINGULAR: furniture, money, food, news, advice, knowledge, fruit, twilight, information, chalk, prog¬ress, measles, politics, courage, cloth, economics, athletics, physics, gymnastics, hair, rice, margin, macaroni. These nouns are always used only in PLURAL: belongings, goods, grapes, trousers, police, jeans, scales, tweezers, mass media, oats, remains, reins (віжки), scissors, wages, contents, pyjamas, tongs, people, tights, spectacles, breeches, pants, pliers, outskirts (у місті), suburbs (за межами міста), arms, pro-ceeds, glasses, binoculars, manners, earnings, brains, stairs (у будин¬ку), steps (надворі), troops, savings, thanks, riches.
Note! Some nouns have the same form in singular and plural: fish, sheep, deer, means, trout, salmon, species, series, headquarters. When we speak about different kinds of fish and fruit we use these nouns in plural. For example: There were different kinds of fishes in the aquarium.
Choose the correct verb:
1. These grapes (is, are) sweet.
2. Ann’s jeans (is, are) new.
3. The information (is, are) interesting.
4. His knowledge of English (is, are) bad.
5. These trousers (is, are) too old.
6. The furniture (is, are) very nice.
7. The tights (is, are) green and new.
8. The scissors (is, are) very sharp.
9. The chalk (is, are) of bad quality.
10. Her hair (is, are) blond and long.
EXERCISE V.
Give the plural of the following nouns if they have it:
weather; cat; chalk; house; child; mouse; cucumber; knife; boot; furniture; sheep; plum; deer; room; country; information; advice; salmon; news, trout.
EXERCISE VI.
Give the singular of the following nouns if they have it:
armchairs; gymnastics; clothes; spectacles; photos; shorts; cows; schools; pyjamas; enemies; keys; kisses; wives; loaves; oxen; men; teeth; grapes; girls; series; riches; people, persons, athletics, news.
EXERCISE VII.
Give the plural to the following nouns:
fly; donkey; key; day; city; monkey; toy; lady; play; army; boy; spy; cry; pity,sky, dragonfly, butterfly.
EXERCISE VIII.
Here you see that — f changes into — ves in plural: thief — thieves, knife — knives, life — lives, wife — wives, wolf — wolves, half — halves, leaf — leaves, calf — calves, loaf — loaves. BUT these nouns end in — s: belief, roof, proof, muff, cliff, chief, kerchief, cuff, safe, grief.
Give the plural to the following nouns:
roof; kerchief; wife; muff; knife; chief; life; leaf; proof; thief; calf; half; shelf; wolf; loaf.
EXERCISE IX.
Make the nouns in brackets plural:
1. The (knife) get rusty when you put them into the water for a long time.
2. The (muff) of their new coats are rather lovely.
3. The (roof) of the houses look neat and nice.
4. In autumn all the (leaf) fall down.
5. He bought ten (kilo) of plums for his famous jam.
6. They invited two (soprano) to our Opera House.
7. Young artists want to have their own (studio).
8. (Zoo) are popular all over the world.
9. Tom’s body is all covered with (tattoo).
10. We prepared new (memo) for our office.
11. Jack bought three new (piano) for his casino.
12. There are ten (radio) in the box.
13. Larry showed us a lot of (photo).
14. They said they needed two new (video) for their cinema theatre.
15. Look, there are five (cuckoo) in this cage.
EXERCISE X.
Here you see some collective nouns: sheep and birds — flock, dogs and wolves — pack, sportsmen and other players — team, people in the church — congregation, a lot of books — library, soldiers —
a company (a regiment, an army), flowers or keys — bunch, in-sects — swarm, men, who work on a boat or a ship — crew, cattle (cows, bulls, antilopes) — herd, a lot of people in the street — crowd, battleships — fleet or navy, people, watching or listening to smth. — an audience, rulers of the country — government, people, chosen to direct some work — committee, teachers, doctors and officials — staff, sticks and dirty laundry — bundle, relations between people — family, people of the same origin — race, nations under one ruler — empire, fish — shoal, criminals — gang.
Give a collective noun for each of the following:
1) a large number of insects;
2) people who are the members of one church;
3) a number of cows, bulls or elephants;
4) a number of birds;
5) a number of sheep;
6) people playing football as one body;
7) a number of flowers or keys;
8) a number of sticks;
9) a lot of dirty laundry;
10) a number of battleships;
11) people work on board the ship;
12) people who work together at school;
13) a number of books;
14) a number of bees;
15) a number of spectators;
16) a number of soldiers;
17) a lot of wolves;
18) a lot of fish.
EXERCISE XI.
Here you see some more collective nouns: herd — elephants, cows or bulls; school — sharks; town — prairie dogs; covey — quails (перепілки); gaggle — geese; raft — ducks; mob — kangaroos; harem — seals; pride — lions; pod — whales; knot — toads; litter — foxes; colony — termites; troop — baboons; fish — run.
Translate the expressions in the gaps into English:
1. Looking out of the window of our car we saw a (стадо) of ele-phants standing peacefully near the road. 2. A (Стадо) of seals was sleeping on the rocks. 3. Soon a big (зграя) of sharks gathered near the sunken ship. 4. A (Зграя) of prairie dogs was following the antelope. 5. We saw five lion cubs born in the (лев’ячій сім’ї). 6. The scientists had been researching the life of the (стада китів) for a year. 7. The tourists who trained diving saw a bright (зграйку) of fish near a big rock. 8. (Косяк) of wild geese was flying high up in the sky. 9. A (Сім’я) of baboons was usually sitting on a big branch of a huge tree. 10. A (Лисяча сім’я) was eating ducks when we saw them.
EXERCISE XII.
Form the abstract nouns from the following words:
choose, angry; courageous; hopeful; excited; helpful; hungry; kind; noisy; quiet; sleepy; weak; young; terrified; ready; comfortable; happy; easy; true; various; present; anxious; glad; hot; wonderful; wide; long; deep; high; absent; clean; clever; cold; dark; dead; friendly; good; hard; lonely; beautiful; fright; careful; strong; broad; healthy; wealthy; white; ugly; coward; brave; cruel; mean; generous; describe; enjoy; live; believe; oppose; lend.
EXERCISE XIII.
Here you have some nouns in the feminine and masculine gender: poet — poetess, host — hostess, actor — actress, waiter — waitress, lion — lioness, prince — princess, tiger — tigress, widower — widow, king — queen, sir — madam, earl — countess, steward — stewardess, father-in-law — mother-in-law, stallion (female horse) — mare, bull — cow, cock — hen, uncle — aunt, bridegroom — bride, duke — duchess, nephew — niece, drake — duck, gander — goose, hero — heroine, landlord — landlady, policeman — policewoman, ram — ewe (female sheep), monk — nun, god — goddess, heir — heiress, boar — sow (female pig), bachelor — spinster.
Give the feminine of the following nouns:
tiger; prince; lion; earl; man; bull; drake; landlord; gander; wid-ower; duke, heir, boar, hero, god, monk, bachelor, ram, host, king, waiter, nephew, stallion.
EXERCISE XIV.
Give the masculine of the following nouns:
waitress; queen; mother-in-law; bride; hostess; stewardess; sister; niece; mare; hen; girl; heroine; aunt; daughter, spinster, heiress, ewe, goddess, nun, sow.
EXERCISE XV.
Replace the phrase by the Possessive case where possible:
1) the father of Bob;
2) the book of my brother;
3) the cat of the girls;
4) the child of her sister;
5) the order of the colonel;
6) the room of my mother;
7) the garden of my family;
8) the trousers of the boys;
9) the cage of the bird;
10) the hamster of Ann;
11) the pets of the children;
12) the sister of my aunt;
13) the money of my brother;
14) the cat of my great grandmother.
EXERCISE XVI.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Він вдівець і хоче одружитися.
2. Де господиня? У кімнаті нагорі.
3. Ця наречена дуже негарна.
4. Яка цікава новина. Вона свіжа?
5. Де ваші нові меблі? Вони у вітальні.
6. Левиця рикнула на левеня.
7. Вдова купила отару овець.
8. Принцеса покликала покоївку.
9. Герцог приніс намисто.
10. Королева замовила смажену качку.
11. Господиня купила стадо білих бичків.
12. Актор і актриса грали чудово.
13. Рій бджіл летів до лісу.
14. Зграя диких собак з’їла двох оленів.
15. Отару білих овець вів козел.
16. Колектив цієї лікарні чудовий.
17. Команда на кораблі повстала.
18. Вузол з брудною білизною принесли вчора.
19. Слухачі слухали концерт з великою увагою.
20. Забери цю в’язанку хмизу.
21. Це племінник королеви і внук герцогині.
22. Цей рис такий смачний. Дай мені ще.
23. Учора принесли наші фотографії.
24. Натовп на вулиці ніс плакати.
25. Гусак занадто жирний, принесіть мені печеного качура.
26. Граф купив білу кобилу.
27. Ці жовті м’ячі — Катеринині, а сині кульки (balloons) — Петрові.
28. Усі знають, що Террі — дядько Джона.
29. Ми бачили Томів замок, і він нам сподобався.
30. Ця корзина — тітчина, не бери її.
EXERCISE XVII.
Correct the mistakes if there are any in the use of the verbs:
1. The USA are a very powerful country.
2. The Chinese has a very ancient history.
3. One of the countries I saw last year was India.
4. The scissors is too sharp.
5. All the milk were sour.
6. The furniture were new.
7. The police is in the yard of our house.
8. The news have got much worse.
9. Mathematics were the most boring subject for me.
10. Each boy of the class have his own pen.
EXERCISE XVIII.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Лікар попросив медсестру принести окуляри. Вони на столі.
2. Де мій пінцет? Принеси його.
3. Ця тканина така м’яка і приємна.
4. Його знання французької посередні.
5. Твої поради чудові. Я скористаюсь ними.
6. Вона запитала, де її джинси.
7. Поліція вже там.
8. Цей виноград смачний? Передай мені його.
9. Твій одяг у шафі.
10. Моя піжама на стільці.
11. Його хоробрість відома всій армії.
12. Ірен мала чудове золотисте волосся. Воно було довге і ку¬черяве.
13. Зміст цього роману зовсім не цікавий.
14. Я забула окуляри на столі. Будь ласка, принеси їх.
15. Гроші — це товар, а товар — це виробництво.
16. Ця інформація застаріла.
17. Твої колготки такі гарні.
18. Де ви купили ці бриджі?
19. Ця крейда біла чи сіра?
20. Цікаві новини. Де ви їх чули?
EXERCISE XIX.
Put the verb to be into the correct form:
1. Most of the students … present.
2. The news … very important.
3. One of the girls … very pretty.
4. Some of the people … happy to meet her.
5. A lot of chairs … broken.
6. Half of the students … from India.
7. A number of pupils … absent today.
8. The number of students at that University … about 10000.
9. Some of the apples … red.
10. A lot of documents … lost.
11. The boy’s trousers … torn.
12. His clothes … made by a good tailor.
13. That furniture … very dear to me.
14. The advice that he gave me … good.
15. My scissors … not very sharp.
16. All the fish in the pond … gold and red.
EXERCISE XX.
Change the following sentences from singular to plural:
1. The cat caught the mouse.
2. The leaf fell from the tree.
3. The man and woman went to the cinema.
4. The child saw a sheep in the field.
5. The foot of the deer crushed the flower.
6. This sheep has white wool, that sheep has black wool.
7. The bookcase is made of oak.
8. The army went into battle.
9. I have invited my sister-in-law for dinner.
10. I dropped a penny in the beggar’s hat.
EXERCISE XXI.
These nouns are always used in plural: peas, raisins, beans, apri-cots, grapes, cherries and prunes. When we speak about the vegetales or fruit in general, we use these nouns in plural, FOR EXAMPLE: Tomatoes are very good this year. When we speak about these nouns as used in the soups or salads we use them in singular, FOR EXAM-PLE: There is too much onion in this salad.
Fill in is or are in these sentences:
1. There (is, are) many prunes in this salad.
2. There (is, are) too many grapes in the vase.
3. There (is, are) a lot of cherries in this pie.
4. There (is, are) too much apple in the cake.
5. There (is, are) too few peas in the soup.
6. There (is, are) few raisins in the ice-cream.
7. There (is, are) too much onion in this stew.
8. There (is, are) too many grapes in the bowl.
9. There (is, are) too few raisins in the cake.
10. There (is, are) too much carrot in the soup.
11. There (is, are). too many prunes in this pie.
12. There (is, are) too few beans in the borsch.
13. There (is, are) few prunes in my cakes.
14. There (is, are) too much cabbage in this salad.
15. There (is, are) few apricots in the ice-cream.
EXERCISE XXII.
As a modifier the noun is always used in the singular: a two day trip, a three hour exam, a two year old child, vegetable salad, a nine room flat, cat food, a guest room, a twenty dollar bill, a three day hik-ing and a student book.
Use these modifiers in the following sentences:
1. It was a … exam and it was rather difficult.
2. Here you have … bill and you can spend it as you like.
3. We are going to buy … room flat.
4. They always buy … food and their cats look so bushy.
5. This is our … room. Our guests like to stay here.
6. This … hiking was really wonderful.
7. I don’t like this … salad. Maybe because of leek.
8. They have a … old son. He looks rather smart.
9. We shall have. .. trip to Paris. We are looking forward to it.
10. I think he is lucky. He has found … bill today.
11. She looks very slim. Her diet consists of … salads.
12. Our … room was renovated. Do you like these wall papers?
13. It was a … book for the first year students.
14. Most of all he likes a … salad.
15. They feed their dog with the … food.
EXERCISE XXIII.
Notice that the Netherlands, the USA, the United Kingdom take the verb is not are. Also five hours of walk is, twenty dollars is, two hundred miles is.
The name of language is used in singular. Chinese is, but the peo-ple will be always in plural — the Japanese are. A few adjectives preceded by the definite article the are used as plural nouns: the poor, the rich, the old, the living, the dead, the blind, the deaf, the disabled (handicapped).
Insert the correct verb:
1. The Netherlands (is, are) a very rich country.
2. The French (is, are) friendly people.
3. Four hours of sleep (is, are) enough for him. He is a workaholic.
4. Japanese (is, are) a very difficult language.
5. One thousand dollars (is, are) too much to pay.
6. The old (is, are) always obstinate.
7. The young (is, are) supposed to be inexperienced.
8. Two hundred miles (is, are) too tiring for hiking.
9. The living (is, are) careless for the nature.
10. The disabled (is, are) well protected abroad.
11. Russian (is, are) my mother tongue.
12. The Vietnamese (is, are) very hardworking people
13. The blind always (use, uses) the guide dogs.
14. The rich usually (give, gives) money for charity.
15. Five hours of walk (is, are) rather tiring.
EXERCISE XXIV.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Більшість студентів їде до Лондона.
2. Мої ножиці недостатньо гострі.
3. Половина дівчат зробили зачіски.
4. Не купуй банани. Ці фрукти швидко псуються у спеку.
5. У цьому салаті надто багато квасолі.
6. Цей пиріг не смачний. У ньому мало чорносливу.
7. Морозиво дуже смачне. У ньому багато абрикос, але мало родзинок.
8. Цей чотиригодинний екзамен був дуже важкий для нього.
9. Ось тобі стодоларова банкнота в подарунок.
10. Я збираюсь купити двадцятикімнатний будинок.
11. Ти завжди купуєш їжу для собак? — Так.
12. Вона має трирічного хлопця, і він дуже неслухняний.
13. Ця дводенна пішохідна прогулянка дуже корисна для тебе.
14. Фінська мова не важка, чи не так? — Ні, важка.
15. Старі завжди дуже цікаві.
16. Бідняки у Швеції не хвилюються за своє майбутнє.
17. Китайці дуже працьовиті люди.
18. Англійці завжди говорять про погоду.
19. Об’єднане королівство Великобританії — острівна країна.
20. Більшість студентів сьогодні відсутня.
EXERCISE XXV.
Here you see some borrowed forms of nouns: phenomenon — phenomena, medium — media, datum — data, bacterium — bacteria, symposium — symposia, analysis — analyses, crisis — crises, axis — axes, thesis — theses, formula — formulae, cactus — cacti.
Fill in the correct form in the gaps below:
1. Hail, thunder, lighting and rain are natural (phenomenon, phe-nomena).
2. The Hague is the city where a lot of (symposium, symposia) are held.
3. He published all the (analysis, analyses) of his scientific re-search.
4. At this factory they produce special (bacterium, bacteria) for producing pills.
5. Barbara has a large collection of (cactus, cacti).
6. The (data, datum) in the scientific research are very important.
7. This chemist left a lot of papers with hundreds of (formula, for-mulae).
8. The Earth moves round its (axis, axes).
9. It was one of the biggest (crisis, crises) in the world.
10. The rules for representing (thesis, theses) change every two years.
EXERCISE XXVI.
Put in the missing words from the box:
Back, dog food, cat food, vegetable salad, like, hundred year old, guest room, old fashioned, the house windows, house door, twenty five year old, sheep farmers, red brick, have moved, three day
The Smiths (1) … here this month. They bought a large (2) … house just opposite our garden. Mr. Smith is one of the richest (3) … in our area. He himself and his (4) … son manage this huge farm. The house looks lovely, especially the ancient (5) … made of bronze. (6) … are rather big and made of stained glass. This (7) … house is a Vic-torian building, which looks rather respectful. Their (8) … is espe-cially nice and comfortable. There you can see a (9) … piano, stand-ing in the corner. The Smiths (10) … healthy food. All of them are fond of (11) … Very often they go to a (12) … hiking. Their cats and dogs stay at home having their (13) … and (14) … They are very happy when their masters come (15) … home.
EXERCISE XXVII.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Ти знаєш, які зоопарки найбільші у світі?
2. Вона захоплюється татуюваннями і зробила собі нові та¬туювання.
3. Ми купили двадцять кілограмів цукру, щоб зварити джем.
4. Ці новини дуже приємні, і вони нас порадували.
5. Його знання найкращі в групі, і він найкращий студент.
6. На столі було багато крейди, і ми її прибрали.
7. Поля в зошиті були широкі, і він почав писати.
8. Де наші ножиці? Їх треба нагострити.
9. Поліція вже приїхала і почала роботу.
10. Східці були високі, і бабусі було важко підніматись.
11. Вона переслала йому його пожитки минулого тижня.
12. Ножі можуть заіржавіти, коли їх кладуть у воду.
13. Дідусь тримав два буханці хліба в руках.
14. В офісі було три сейфи, і вони там тримали готівку.
15. Дві нові хустини лежали на столі, і вона поклала ще чотири.
16. Стадо слонів ішло повільно джунглями.
17. Стадо гусей ішло через дорогу, і ми зупинили авто.
18. Зграя акул плавала біля потопаючого корабля.
19. Ця відома актриса в юності працювала офіціанткою.
20. Валентина Терешкова — всім відома жінка-космонавт.
21. Вона ведуча цієї програми вже давно.
22. Його наречена поїхала торік в Африку.
23. У цьому салаті надто багато родзинок.
24. Мені не подобається це морозиво. У ньому надто багато че¬решень.
25. Для нього двадцять доларів — то велика сума.
26. Дві сотні миль — дуже велика відстань.
27. Японська мова дуже важка для вивчення.
28. Корейці надзвичайно працелюбні.
29. Її колекція кактусів набагато краща за мою.
30. Сліпі завжди мають собаку-поводиря (guide dog).
31. Заможні мають багато проблем, які не завжди можна ви¬рішити.
32. Біднякам у нашій країні важко жити.
33. Ці формули було вкрадено у цього вченого.
34. Ці явища природи дуже цікаві, і ми будемо їх спостерігати.
NOUNS
TEST I
TASK 1.
Rewrite the nouns, which can be used in plural:
1) bread; 4) tree; 7) advice; 10) news;
2) book; 5) calf; 8) carrot; 11) toast;
3) meat; 6) story; 9) tomato; 12) money.
TASK 2.
Rewrite these nouns in plural:
1) life; 5) knife; 9) half; 13) loaf;
2) proof; 6) roof; 10) cuff; 14) grief;
3) wife; 7) wolf; 11) leaf; 15) thief;
4) chief; 8) cliff; 12) safe; 16) belief.
TASK 3.
Translate the followins nouns into English:
1) зоопарки; 5) кущі; 9) носовички; 13) телята;
2) кілограми; 6) щітки; 10) скелі; 14) ножі;
3) пам’ятки; 7) фотографії; 11) докази; 15) студії;
4) піаніно; 8) половинки; 12) манжети; 16) листя.
TASK 4.
Put the verbs into the correct form:
1. He is always told to be very clever. His knowledge of computers (be) the best.
2. They say the contents of his new physics book (be) very in-teresting.
3. The mass media always (write) about him a lot.
4. His wages (be) rather high.
5. Billiards (be) his hobby.
6. Her favourite colour (be) blue. And her jeans (be) blue. Even her pyjamas (be) blue.
7. Our favourite food (be) macaroni.
8. His advice (be) always useful.
9. The information about her life (be) very interesting.
TASK 5.
Give the definitions of the following expressions:
1) a lot of dogs or wolves;
2) a lot of sheep or birds;
3) a lot of players who play one game;
4) people in the church;
5) a collection of private or public books;
6) a lot of flowers or some keys;
7) a lot of insects;
8) teachers, doctors or officials who work together;
9) a lot of cattle or any animals who have horns;
10) people who work on a boat, ship or steamer;
11) a lot of soldiers;
12) people who visit concerts or theatres;
13) people who are chosen to rule the country;
14) people of the same origin.
TASK 6.
Give the feminine of the following nouns:
1) bull; 5) gander; 9) tiger; 13) horse;
2) drake; 6) poet; 10) actor; 14) king;
3) cock; 7) lion; 11) steward; 15) widower;
4) hero; 8) host; 12) prince; 16) earl.
TASK 7.
Give the masculine to the following nouns:
1) duchess; 5) waitress; 9) hen; 13) cow;
2) niece; 6) landlady; 10) aunt; 14) princess;
3) mare; 7) duck; 11) policewoman; 15) poetess;
4) madam; 8) widow; 12) mother-in-law; 16) lioness.
TASK 8.
Supply the missing words:
1. This furniture … new and very nice.
2. The goods … been delivered in time.
3. … your clothes expensive?
4. If your jeans … dirty put … into the washing machine.
5. The fruit … rotten in hot weather.
6. The new steps … very steep.
7. The twilight always … me.
8. Her tights. .. too bright.
9. This cloth. ... smooth and soft.
10. There … a lot of trout here.
TASK 9.
Fill in the singular or plural forms of the verb to be:
1. Mathematics … taught at our university.
2. Why … your clothes so dirty? What have you been doing?
3. The remains of the meal … thrown to the dog.
4. Light athletics … a sport that develops the whole body.
5. Phonetics … very important when you start learning English.
6. Oats … grown in this field.
7. The news … very unusual.
8. The grounds … well laid out.
9. Where … my glasses?
10. Billiards … a very interesting game.
TASK 10.
Put in the missing words from the box:
Brick building, twenty room, is, are, have, river bank, hall door, house windows, is, spring flowers, garden gate, sheep farmer, five year old
Tom told he had bought a new (1) … house. It is on the (2) … near the forest. The most beautiful is the (3) … which is made of oak.
The house itself is a red (4) … The (5) … are in Victorian style with stained glass. The house looks nice especially in spring because there are a lot of (6) … on the beds. The garden is lovely with a very large (7) … Tom wants to buy a farm and some sheep and become a (8) … His family (9) … not large. His (10) … son is just in infant school. Tom hopes he will inherit his estate. He himself is very industrious. The Chinese (11) … always very industrious and hardworking. Tom wants his son to be rich. The poor (12) … a lot of problems. And the USA (13) … a country of great opportunities for industrious people.
TASK 11.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Мені не подобається цей пиріг. У ньому занадто багато родзинок.
2. Дай мені кілька порад. Я хотіла б мати деяку додаткову інформацію.
3. Гнів і жадібність — погані почуття.
4. Він відчував самотність та хвилювання. Іноді він думав, що він боягуз.
5. Ведучий сказав, що графиня N виграла перший приз.
6. В одній руці у неї були ключі, а в другій — вузол з бі¬лизною для прання.
7. Ці гроші зібрала їхня церковна громада.
8. Ця тканина така м’яка на дотик, і я думаю, що піжама буде теж м’якою.
9. Я вам раджу купити цей виноград. Він дуже солодкий.
10. Засоби масової інформації мають великий вплив на людей.
11. У кожному зоопарку є кілька оленів та овець.
12. Роби поля ширші і пиши позначки на полях.
13. Його манери завжди гарні.
14. Зміст цього оповідання надзвичайно цікавий.
15. Ваші ножиці в ящику. Візьміть їх.
16. Цей магазин прислав фотографії нових піаніно.
17. Для художників було торік збудовано нові студії.
18. Детектив шукав нові докази.
19. Купи мені три носовички. Гроші на столі.
20. Нові зоопарки зручніші за старі.
21. У цьому салаті надто багато квасолі та чорносливу.
22. Вдова підкликала офіціантку і замовила смажену качку.
23. Хіба ви не знали, що він працює стюардом?
24. Ти знаєш, що бідні завжди мають багато проблем.
25. Молодим у нашій країні цікаво жити.
26. Англійці завжди говорять про погоду.
27. Українська — моя рідна мова.
28. Деяким людям достатньо і чотири години сну.
29. Я думаю, для нього триста кілометрів — невелика відстань.
30. Нідерланди — країна з високим рівнем життя.
31. Це був чотиригодинний екзамен, і її сімнадцятирічний син дуже втомився.
32. Батько дав синові стодоларовий чек на дводенну про¬гулянку.
33. Їхні друзі допомогли вирішити синову проблему.
34. Більш за все я люблю поезію Ліни Костенко.
35. Ця книга належить Бобу, а капелюх — Тому.
NOUNS
TEST IІ
TASK 1.
Tick the words, which can be used in plural:
1) sugar; 4) zoo; 7) studio; 10) rose;
2) pen; 5) cat; 8) advice; 11) tea;
3) water; 6) roof; 9) bush; 12) room.
TASK 2.
Rewrite these nouns in plural:
1) wolf; 5) wife; 9) loaf; 13) thief;
2) grief; 6) roof; 10) cliff; 14) proof;
3) life; 7) knife; 11) half; 15) leaf;
4) chief; 8) cuff; 12) muff; 16) kerchief.
TASK 3.
Translate into English:
1) кілограми; 5) телята; 9) зоопарки; 13) докази;
2) буханці; 6) щітки; 10) скелі; 14) вірування;
3) зозулі; 7) полиці; 11) студії; 15) пам’ятки;
4) фотографії; 8) татуювання; 12) піаніно; 16) покрівлі.
TASK 4.
Put the verb into the correct form:
Sheila is a famous film star. Mass media always (to write) about her. Her sixty room house (to be) very luxurious. Her clothes (to be) always very fashionable. Even her jeans (to cost) one thousand dol-lars. Her wages (to be) rather high and she doesn’t like to pay taxes. She likes low fat food which (to be) very healthy. She says that there (to be) a lot calories in grapes. She doesn’t eat (it, them). She always follows her doctor’s advice which (to be) very useful for her.
TASK 5.
Give the definition of the following expressions:
1) when the nation is under one ruler;
2) many sticks joined together;
3) close relations of people who are one flesh and blood;
4) people who visit concerts, theatres;
5) a lot of sheep or birds;
6) a lot of animals which have horns;
7) people of the same origin;
8) a lot of dogs;
9) people who are chosen to direct some;
10) a lot of soldiers;
11) doctors or teachers who work together;
12) people in the church;
13) sportsmen or players.
TASK 6.
Give the feminine to the following nouns:
1) duke; 5) waiter; 9) drake; 13) host;
2) nephew; 6) bridegroom; 10) steward; 14) poet;
3) horse; 7) cock; 11) widow; 15) actor;
4) sir; 8) bull; 12) tiger; 16) prince.
TASK 7.
Give the masculine to the following nouns:
1) countess; 5) lioness; 9) goddess 13) hen;
2) aunt; 6) waitress; 10) lady; 14) poetess;
3) mother in law; 7) princess; 11) ewe 15) spinster
4) queen; 8) niece; 12) widow; 16) duck.
TASK 8.
Supply the missing words:
1. The luggage … brought at once.
2. … much information about it?
3. There … a lot of food in the fridge.
4. The wages … increased for two years.
5. The tights … very bright and fashionable.
6. Do you see … new scales? Where … they?
7. The stairs … very steep and the old lady got tired.
8. The police … already here. Do you see … in the yard?
9. His jeans … from a famous designer.
10. My pajamas … very soft and comfortable.
TASK 9.
Fill in the singular or plural forms of the verb to be:
1. Where … your new tights?
2. Here … your binoculars. Take …
3. Phonetics … my favourite subject.
4. Why … your trousers so dirty?
5. The twilight … very beautiful.
6. Where … my pyjamas? I have put it on the chair.
7. Look here. The fruit … ripe.
8. Usually his advice … very useful.
9. The police … already here.
10. The margin … too wide.
TASK 10.
Put in missing words from the box:
Three room, the English, twenty room, hall, is, spring flowers, two year old, five year old, children, the rich, is, want
Ann got married Paul and they sold their (1) … flat and bought a new (2) … house. It (3) … situated in a very lovely place. The most beautiful in it is a (4) … with ancient stained glass. The house is a lovely Victorian (5) … The lake which is not far from the house (6) … nice. The banks of the lake are rather green covered with (7) … in spring. Tom and Ann have two lovely kids now. Their (8) … daughter has just started to walk and (9) … son visits a local infant school. Tom and Ann dream about Eton for their (10) … It is one of the most pres-tigious places for (11) … Tom and Ann think that (12) … can allow good education. Their parents wanted to take the grandchildren to the USA as the USA (13) … the country of great opportunities but Tom and Ann refused. As the real English they (14) … to bring up their children in England.
TASK 11.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Мені подобається це морозиво. У ньому дуже багато род¬зинок. 2. Ця тканина м’яка та гладенька на дотик. 3. Він завжди дає гарні поради. 4. Я завжди роблю широкі поля і пишу нотатки на полях. 5. Він відчув гордість і хвилювання за свій учинок. 6. Ми знали про їхнє благородство та мужність. 7. Ти знаєш цю леді?
8. Біля столу лежав вузол із брудною білизною. 9. Їхня церковна громада дає благодійні обіди. 10. Цей виноград кислий. Не купуй його. 11. Наш комітет було обрано торік. 12. Олені та вівці є на кож¬ному полі в Шотландії. 13. Рій метеликів літав біля озера. 14. За¬соби масової інформації тут не популярні. 15. Зміст цієї статті дуже цікавий. 16. Ця піжама така м’яка. 17. Околиця міста зазви¬чай відрізняється від центру. 18. Там можна було вибрати два-три татуювання та зробити їх. 19. Ці скелі такі високі та красиві.
20. Зоопарки світу закуповують нових тварин регулярно. 21. Де¬тектив знайшов нові докази. 22. Три нові студії продаються не¬далеко від нас. 23. У цьому супі надто багато картоплі. 24. Вони кажуть, що Таммі — справжня героїня. 25. Графиня N відвідала свою подругу. 26. Заможні завжди мають можливість вибору.
27. Старим у нашій країні важко жити. 28. Американці завжди пи¬шаються своєю країною. 29. Японська — моя рідна мова. 30. Спо¬лучені Штати — країна емігрантів та великих можливостей. 31. Це була важка десятигодинна подорож, і я дуже стомилась. 32. Батько дав йому чек на п’ятсот доларів на день народження. 33. Мамині родичі допомогли хлопцеві. 34. Більш за все я люблю батькові поради. 35. Це будинок бабусі, а землі належать дідусеві.