ASSIGNMENT #1 Nouns & Pronouns Name: __________________________ Student Number: _________________ EXERCISE #1 Fill in the correct plural forms of the given words. plural 22 singular 0 0 0 country sky highway kilo pencil teacher prize nose half fork Fill in the correct plural forms of the given words. plural 22 singular 0 0 0 adult mountain tooth truck coin oven calf self highway loaf Fill in the correct plural forms of the given words. plural 22 singular 0 0 0 hero business stadium French truck deer baby symphony park ox EXERCISE #2 - COMMON NOUNS Underline the Common Nouns in the following sentences. 1. We arrived early at the station. 2. There are different species of fish. 3. The man was trying to steal his car. 4. They have gone to the zoo. 5. The baby is crying. 6. My mother is in the kitchen. 7. He threw some nuts to the monkeys. 8. The children are playing in the field. 9. That temple was built before I was born. 10. He has bought a new car. 11. My father likes to swim. 12. She won a trophy in a competition. 13. I like to ride on a camel. 14. Do birds eat meat? 15. He went to visit his uncle. 16. My brother wants to play with us. 17. Let me have a look at your puppy. 18. The taxi broke down. 19. The boys are playing noisily. 20. She is hanging out the clothes to dry. EXERCISE #3- PROPER NOUNS Use capital letters for Proper Nouns in the following sentences. 1. paris is the capital of france. 2. william shakespeare is a famous english author 3. ‘war and peace' was written by leo tolstoy. 4. The universities of oxford and cambridge offer degree courses at the highest level. 5. john's two dogs are named rover and boxer. 6. david will travel to france to do a degree course on the french revolution. 7. suez canal joins the red sea and the mediterranean sea. 8. republic of iiberia is on the west coast of africa. 9. mick jagger is the lead singer of rolling stones 10. mount kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in africa. EXERCISE #6 - COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Complete each sentence by choosing the correct word. 1. There is so (many, much) smoke coming out of the chimney. 2. There are (plenty of, a large amount of) fish in the pond. 3. (A little, A few) minutes is all it takes for him to shave. 4. The postman put (a great deal of, a lot of) letters into the bag. 5. He threw (a little, some) nuts to the monkeys. 6. She uses only (a few, a little) cooking oil in her cooking. 7. My hens lay (a large amount of, several) eggs very day. 8. (A great deal of, A large number of) dust has collected on the desk. 9. We saw (a large amount of, many) cows grazing in the field. 10. The butcher sells (a large amount of, a large number of) meat. 1. On account of an accident, Louis Braille, who was three years old, became blind. On account of an accident, _______three-year-old Louis Braille _____ became blind. 2. All extracurricular activities were cancelled during two weeks of the examination period. All extracurricular activities were cancelled during _______two-week____ examination period. EXERCISE #11 Choose the correct sentence/ Circle the letter a or b. 1. a. The cargoes of mercury were lost during hurricane in 1742. b. The cargos of mercury were lost during hurricane in 1742. 2. a. The heroes should be awarded. b. The heros should be awarded. 3. a. The echoes of cuckoos were heard in the forest. b. The echos of cuckoos were heard in the forest. 4. a. In the zoos children enjoy seeing a lot of funny animals, clowns, and acrobats. b. In the zooes children enjoy seeing a lot of funny animals, clowns, and acrobats. 5. a. Let's take some photoes of the Grand Canyon. b. Let's take some photos of the Grand Canyon. EXERCISE #12 Complete the sentences. Use the plural forms of the words in the box. roof chief life thief leaf safe half 1. The __________roofs______________ need repairing. 2. _____Thieves___________________ have broken into the office. 3. It is autumn. The _________leaves____________ are falling from the trees. 4. We all have problems in our ________lives__________. 5. Some ____________chiefs____________ are coming to stay at the weekend. 6. Do you think it is safe to keep cash in these ________safes _______. 7. Don't eat two ________halves__________ of the apple yourself. Share one with your sister. PRONOUNS EXERCISE #1 Underline the correct form of the pronoun. 1. Did anyone notify the principal or (they, them)? 2. The person (who, whom) I vote for must have experience. 3. It was Tony and (she, her) (who, whom) made the arrangements. 4. Everybody left some food on (their, his, her) plate. 5. Mary and (I, me) would rather go to the movies. 6. John (he, himself) went to the meeting. 7. Yes, it was (I, me) who made that pie. 8. You will stick (you, your, yourself) with the pins if you are not careful. 9. All of can play except Cindy and (he, him). 10. (Yours, Your) record is scratched and (my, mine) is too. 11. Everyone knew (who, whom) the astronauts were. 12. Our family and (they, them) know each other for years. 13. Was it you or (she, her) who bought the tennis table? 14. Everyone but (we, us) used a typewriter. EXERCISE #2 Put in a suitable pronoun. 1. My sister is older than ____I________. 2. They like her more than ____me/I________. (Meaning is different) 3. We ate more than ____they________. 4. Can you speak French as well as ____I________. 5. Nothing happened when I was away, did ______it______? 6. I don't know ____whom________ she's going out with now. 7. "Who greeted each child by name?" It was ____he________ -- Santa Clause. EXERCISE #3 Underline the correct form of the pronoun. 1. If everyone comes to the party, it will be impossible to accommodate (them, him) 2. The faculty argued among (itself, themselves) over the curriculum. 3. Either Joan or Karen will bring (her, their) microphone. 4. Both Bill and John made (his, their) own trout flies. 5. Each of the girls will finish (her, their) biology assignment. 6. The swarm of hornets has a \abandoned (its, their) nest. 7. The committee is discussing (its, their) report tomorrow. 8. Some of the girls have brought (her, their) own lunch. 9. Either the parents or your friend will give you (his, their) sweater. 10. He never puts anything back in (its, his) place. MORE NOTES ON NOUNS KINDS OF NOUNS: Common Nouns – are names of people (e.g. man), things (e.g. books), animals (e.g. monkey) and places (church). 2. Proper Nouns – are special names of people (e.g. George Bush), things (e.g. Financial Times), animals (e.g. King Kong) and places (e.g. Paris). A proper noun begins with a Capital Letter. 3. Abstract Nouns – An abstract noun is the name of something that we can only think of or feel but cannot see (e.g. friendship). 4. Collective Nouns – are names used for a number of people, things or animals together and treated as one. For example: a group of friends, a bunch of bananas, a litter of puppies. 5. Countable and Uncountable Nouns – Countable nouns are nouns which can be counted (e.g. trees). Uncountable nouns are nouns which cannot be counted. (e.g. smoke). Countable and Uncountable Nouns are used with the following: 1. Countable Noun Uncountable Noun a, an, a few, several, many, a little, much, some, plenty of, some, plenty of, a lot of, a lot of, a large amount of, a large number of a great deal of Singular and Plural Nouns A noun that shows only one person (e.g. a girl), thing (e.g. pencil), animal (e.g. tiger) or place (e.g. market) is called a singular noun). A noun that shows more than one person (e.g. girls), thing (e.g. pencils), animal (e.g. tigers) or place (e.g. markets) is called a plural noun. How plural nouns are formed. By adding –s. By adding ‘es’ to nouns ending in –ch, –s, –sh and –x. beach beaches peach peaches branch branches speech speeches ditch ditches watch watches boss bosses glass glasses bus buses lens lenses chorus choruses pass passes brush brushes fish fishes bush bushes lash lashes dish dishes wish wishes box boxes hoax hoaxes fax faxes six sixes fox foxes tax taxes By adding ‘es’ to nouns ending in –o. buffalo buffaloes potato potatoes cargo cargoes mosquito mosquitoes echo echoes tomato tomatoes By adding ‘s’ to nouns ending in –o. banjo banjos patio patios bamboo bamboos photo photos radio radios video videos By replacing ‘y’ with –ies. baby babies lorry lorries fly flies navy navies hobby hobbies puppy puppies By adding ‘s’ to nouns ending in –y. boy boys key keys day days toy toys donkey donkeys turkey turkeys By replaying ‘f’ or ‘fe’ with –ves. calf calves loaf loaves half halves self selves life lives wife wives By adding ‘s’ to nouns ending in –f or –fe. chief chiefs hoof hoofs dwarf dwarfs reef reef gulf gulfs roof roofs By changing vowels. foot feet louse lice goose geese tooth teeth mouse mice woman women Some nouns have same words for plural and singular. aircraft aircraft music music crossroads crossroads series furniture furniture series sheep sheep Exceptional plural. child children ox oxen crisis crises passer-by passers-by mouse mice radius radii FORMING NOUNS Nouns can be formed from nouns, verbs and adjectives. They are formed by adding certain letters to them. Nouns Nouns widow widowhood friend friendship king kingdom Verbs Nouns add addition fail failure give gift Adjectives Nouns clean cleanliness sad sadness beautiful beauty
