F. Write the plurals of the following words: 1. book 2. class 3. watch 4. child 5. echo 6. piano 7. photo 8. army 9. city 10. sheaf 11. cliff 12. dwarf 13. loaf 14. proof 15. gulf 16. mouse 17. tooth 18. louse 19. radio 20. syllabus G. Rewrite the following sentences correctly: 1. I bought two dozen apples. 2. The passer-by laughed at him. 3. This pair of scissors is blunt with use. 4. The rich man gave alms to the beggar. 5. Mathematics is an interesting subject. 6. Measles is a tropical disease. 7. These trousers are new. 8. I like to play billiards. 9. This poultry is mine. 10. His sons-in-law looked after him in his old age. 11. My uncle keeps cattle at his farm. 12. He wore a yellow shirt and green trousers. Rewrite these sentences in plural: 1. Tables have four legs. 2. They have bags full of rice. 3. They want glasses of milk each. 4. The soldiers are standing near the flagpoles. 5. The jars have no sugar. 6. My dolls are kept on the shelves. 7. They want to eat slices of bread. 8. Do you have money to lend to me? I. Fill in the blanks with - a, an, few, a little, some, more, many: 1. There is some coffee in your mug. 2. I want some help to lift this heavy box. 3. There are some toffees in the jar. 4. I can answer only a few questions in this test paper. 5. He works for many companies as a consultant. 6. I ate an apple after lunch because I was hungry. 7. It has not rained for many days. 8. We should show some kindness towards wild animals. 9. He needs a little time to complete this project. 10. He knows many languages. 11. How many bananas did you purchase? 12. The mountain top had a little snow in spite of the heat. 13. I don't have much patience with the lazy. 14. There are some fruits in the basket. J. Choose and write uncountable nouns from those given: oil, gold, honesty, kindness, wisdom, sugar. 1. a healthy beverage - oil 2. we use this to cook food - oil 3. a sweetener - sugar 4. goldsmiths use this metal - gold 5. it is the best policy - honesty 6. its synonym is gentleness - kindness 7. fools do not have this - wisdom 8. it covers ¼ of earth's surface - water (not in given list) 9. Goliath was known for its strength (not in given list)
Answer (1)
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F. Write the plurals of the following words:
book - books
class - classes
watch - watches
child - children
echo - echoes
piano - pianos
photo - photos
army - armies
city - cities
sheaf - sheaves
cliff - cliffs
dwarf - dwarfs or dwarves
loaf - loaves
proof - proofs
gulf - gulfs
mouse - mice
tooth - teeth
louse - lice
radio - radios
syllabus - syllabi or syllabuses
G. Rewrite the following sentences correctly:
I bought two dozen apples.
Correct as it stands.
The passer-by laughed at him.
The passers-by laughed at him.
This pair of scissors is blunt with use.
Correct as it stands.
The rich man gave alms to the beggar.
Correct as it stands.
Mathematics is an interesting subject.
Correct as it stands.
Measles is a tropical disease.
Correct as it stands.
These trousers are new.
Correct as it stands.
I like to play billiards.
Correct as it stands.
This poultry is mine.
Correct as it stands.
His sons-in-law looked after him in his old age.
* Correct as it stands.
My uncle keeps cattle at his farm.
* Correct as it stands.
He wore a yellow shirt and green trousers.
* Correct as it stands.
Rewrite these sentences in plural:
Tables have four legs.
Correct as it stands.
They have bags full of rice.
Correct as it stands.
They want glasses of milk each.
Correct as it stands.
The soldiers are standing near the flagpoles.
Correct as it stands.
The jars have no sugar.
Correct as it stands.
My dolls are kept on the shelves.
Correct as it stands.
They want to eat slices of bread.
Correct as it stands.
Do you have money to lend to me?
Correct as it stands.
I. Fill in the blanks with - a, an, few, a little, some, more, many:
There is some coffee in your mug.
I want some help to lift this heavy box.
There are some toffees in the jar.
I can answer only a few questions in this test paper.
He works for many companies as a consultant.
I ate an apple after lunch because I was hungry.
It has not rained for many days.
We should show some kindness towards wild animals.
He needs a little time to complete this project.
He knows many languages.
How many bananas did you purchase?
The mountain top had a little snow in spite of the heat.
I don't have much patience with the lazy.
There are some fruits in the basket.
J. Choose and write uncountable nouns from those given:
a healthy beverage - oil
we use this to cook food - oil
a sweetener - sugar
goldsmiths use this metal - gold
it is the best policy - honesty
its synonym is gentleness - kindness
fools do not have this - wisdom
it covers ¼ of earth's surface - water (not in given list)
Goliath was known for its strength (not in given list)
