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nouns: more practice

^ Countable or uncountable? Put in a/an or some.

► We need ............. ... new bed. 5 I've g o t................. difficult job to do today.
► We need ..f.PKW?.. ... new furniture. 6 Ann gave m e.....

1 Can you give me .. .............. advice? 7 1need a taxi, because I've g o t.................
2 1 found................ . money in the street heavy luggage.
this morning. 8 Did you have..... ...........good journey?
3 Can you buy....... ........ bread while you're out? 9 I've just had................ good idea.

4 I've g o t................ . work to do this evening. 10 1must give you ... ........... important information,

0 Special plurals. Put in three different plural nouns which have no singular.
1 a pair o f.......................... 2 a pair f............ 3 a pair o f.....

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Q Singular or plural? Correct (/) or not (X)?
1 The team are playing well........ 6 People are all different........

2 The police don't usually carry guns in Britain. 7 Are those your pyjamas?......
3 My family have moved to Manchester....... 8 I need a new pair of glasses........
4 He buys too much clothes........ 9 I don't like that people very much.....
5 I bought two new blue jeans yesterday........ 10 The government are in trouble again.

Q Possessive forms. Correct the mistakes.

► What's your mothers' phone number? ..........................
1 That's the Peter's house.................................................
2 She writes childrens'books.................................................
3 That building is a boy's school.................................................
4 This is my fathers office.................................................
5 I want to talk to the boss secretary's.................................................

6 We're going round to Jane's and Peter place................................................
7 Here's a photo of my parent's wedding.................................................
8 Is this the teachers book? .............................................
9 Johns'friends are all here.................................................
10 He only reads mens'magazines.................................................

Q Noun + noun. Write shorter descriptions of these people and things.

► chocolate with fruit and nuts in it ...............
► a person who makes toys . . ..........................................

1 a shop that sells shoes ....................................................................

2 juice taken from oranges ....................................................................
3 a jacket made of leather ....................................................................
4 a person who drives trains ....................................................................
5 a table where you can drink coffee ...........................................................
6 a person who cleans windows ..................................................................
7 people who read the news (on TV) ...........................................................
8 a magazine about computers ...................................................................
9 a market in the street ....................................................................

10 a watch made of gold ....................................................................

206 NOUNS