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COUNTABLLE NOUNS Give the plural forms of these nouns. Examples

(i) sheep

- sheep

(ii) thief

- thives

1. bush

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2. child

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3. woman

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4. tooth

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5. baby

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6. glass

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7. piano

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8. city

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9. mouse

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10. foot

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11. hour

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12. key

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13. leaf

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14. wife

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15. box

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16. girl

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17. chair

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18. house

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19. teacher

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20. larva

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UNCOUNTABLLE NOUNS Underline the correct word in the brackets. Example

The boy is good at making up (many, much) stories.

1. There is a (a few, a little) soup left in the bowl. 2. Don't add too (much, many) salt in the dish. 3. My teacher gave me (some, many) advice on studying. 4. The rich man owns (several, much) houses. 5. I have so (much, many) homework to do tonight. 6. Mrs Tan can't afford to buy that house. It costs (a lot, plenty) 7. You only have (a feww, many) minutes left to complete your work. 8. That table is covered with (sseveral, a lot of) dust. 9. They didn't give (much, any) answer to the question I asked just now. 10. I was not late today because there wasn't (much, many) traffic. 11. The pail contains (any, some) water. 12. Is there (any, plenty) coffee left? 13. He did not eat (much, many) food, but he drank (a lot of, any) water. 14. Please give me (a few, a little) drops of ink. My pen is running dry. 15. How (much, many) glasses were broken? I hope there were not (a lot of, many).

ARTICLES Example

I find enjoyment in painting ____-___ pictures.

A. Fill in the blanks with 'a' or “an” or leave the space empty. 1. Bring me _______________ plate. 2. The child can eat ________________bowl of ______________rice. 3. I drink ______________ cup of ______________ milk every morning. 4. A dog has _______________ long tail. 5. Her uncle gave her _________________ box of ____________ sweets. 6. It is __________ hour before ______________ class starts. 7. Sometimes er go to ______________ market. 8. My sister has lost ________________ lot of weight. 9. It is indeed _____________ honour to be given a chance to address this assembly. 10. Mrs Raju went to the market to buy _________ sack of rice and ________ packet of salt. 11. All the teachers in the school like Marlene because she is _______ honest girl. 12. My aunt has _________ legal firm in Johore. 13. _________ accident occurred at the crossroads recently. 14. It is _________ Japanese product. 15. There was _______ loud noise in the room.

B. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’. 1.____________ Artic 2.____________ hour 3.____________ Atlantic Ocean 4. ____________ awful 5. ____________ United States of America 6. ____________ aquarium 7. ____________ united team 8. ____________ Chinese painting smell 9. ____________ expensive watch 10. ___________ beautiful umbrella

NOUNS Fill in the blanks with the nouns given in the box. ride

villagers

clinic

accident

Injuries

buffalo

car

potholes

road

ditch

The road was narrow and full of ________(1). Father drove carefully, hoping to make the _________(2) less bumpy for us. Suddenly, a ____________(3) crossed the ___________(4), causing father to brake. The ____________(5) skidded and landed in a _________________(6). Luckily, no one was hurt. Some_____________(7) nearby saw the ___________(8) and came out to our rid. They pulled us out of the car and sent us to the ____________(9) nearby. We suffered only minor _____________(10) but the car was a total wreck.

SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT Example

The students do not stay back in school.

Fill in the blanks with 'does' or 'do'. 1. Chong ____________ not work every day. 2. I _____________ not believe you all. 3. The girls _____________ not live here. 4. Some insects _____________ not fly. 5. Her dog ____________ not eat bones. 6. This house ____________ not belong to my father. 7. That man ____________ not frive carefully. 8. The maids _______________ not speak English. 9. You _____________ not shout back at me. 10. The students _____________not stay back in school.

PRONOUNS Example

John said that he would do it.

Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns. (Themselves, Theirs, them, Its, Yourself, me, She, Our, it, her, Their)

1. “The girls claim that those pens on the table are ___________, sir,” the monitor told his teacher. 2. The cat is sleeping with __________ litter of kittens. 3.The children have to wash ________shoes every Sunday. 4.Fauzi said sadly, “I broke my sister’s spectacles so ________ shouted at ______ me. 5.Uncle Lim told the girls a story. ___________ sounded so exciting to _____________. 6. “You have to force _____________to study at least two hours a day” Miss Lee advised ________ students. 7.The hungry boys ordered several large pizzas with extra toppings for __________________. 8.We were told to carry _____________ own bags into the hall. 9. We met Henry last night. _____________ invited _____________ to his party. 10. The food is tasty. Do help yourself to _____________ . 11. I don't want to carry this bag. Could _____________ leave it here? 12. I am looking for my sister. Did _____________ see _____________ ? 13. Father punished my brother. _____________ had failed badly in _____________ tests. 14. She is sleeping. Don't disturb _____________ . 15. We cannot help _____________ but _____________ can advise you. 16. I cage up the birds so that I can feed _____________ . 17. I was rude to them. So _____________ refused to talk to _____________ . 18. Geetha is out. Who is looking for _____________ ? 19. I wash my car often. _____________ looks nice. 20. My parents work very hard. _____________ want to give us the best.

Answers. COUNTABLLE NOUNS 1. bushes 2. children 3. women 4. teeth 5. babies 6. glasses 7. pianos 8. cities 9. mice 10. feet 11. hours 12. keys 13. leaves 14. wives 15. boxes UNCOUNTABLLE NOUNS 1. a little 2. much 3. some 4. several 5. many 6. a lot 7. a few 8. a lot of 9. any 10. much 11. some 12. any 13. much, a lot of 14. a few 15. many, many ARTICLES A 1. a 2. a, 3. a, 4. a 5. a, 6. a, 7. 8. a, 9. an 10. a, a 11. an 12. a 13. an 14. a

15. a B 1. The 2. An 3.The 4.An 5.The 6.An 7. A 8.A 9.An 10.A SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT 1. does 2. do 3. do 4. do 5. does 6. does 7. does 8. does 9. do 10. do NOUNS 1. potholes 2. ride 3. buffalo 4. road 5. car 6. ditch 7. villagers 8. accident 9. clinic 10. injuries PRONOUNS 1.Theirs 2.Its 3.Their 4.She, me 5.t, them 6.Yourself, her 7.Themselves 8. Our