Plural nouns
A. Write the plurals.
1 a dog
– ……dogs……
2 a girl
– …………………
3 a table
– …………………
4 a person – …………………
5 a leg
– …………………
6 a beach
– …………………
7 a tomato – …………………
8 a bike
– …………………
9 a country – …………………
10 a sheep – …………………
11 a fox
– …………………
12 a photo – …………………
13 a family – …………………
14 a wish
– …………………
B. Complete the sentences using the plurals of the words in the box.
bag
bus
wife
wolf
child
piano
runner
sandwich
tooth
woman
1 There are four ……runners…… in a 4 x 100 m team.
2 You’ll need some ………………… to carry the shopping.
3 She has two ………………… a boy and a girl.
4 King Henry VIII of England had six ………………… .
5 Humans usually have 32 ………………… .
6 We need two ………………… for the concert.
7 There are bears and ………………… in the forest.
8 No ………………… or trains go to town on Sundays.
9 The decathlon is for men, the heptathlon is for ………………… .
10 They had cheese ………………… for lunch.
C. Underline the correct option.
1 I think snakes is / are very nice pets.
2 Your pyjamas is / are in the cupboard.
6 There is / are a pair of scissors on the desk.
7 Do / Does children learn Italian in England?
8 Not many people understands / understand my jokes.
9 Jack and Jill’s best friend live / lives next to me.
10 Is / Are your jeans dirty?
D. Complete the text with the plural forms of the nouns in brackets.
Peter Olsen from Aarhus in Denmark is an amazing collector. He collects everything! Peter started his
collection with toy 1……cars…… (car) and he now has 870 different 2…………………… (model). They fill
two 3…………………… (room) of his house. Then Peter began to collect 4…………………… (clock)
and 5…………………… (watch). He is never late for 6…………………… (meeting)! Peter has many collections
but his favourite is probably his smallest: he owns 21 plastic Christmas 7…………………… (tree). Peter’s
two 8…………………… (child) think their dad is great. Tomas, 9 years old, says, ‘Not many 9……………………
(person) understand Dad but we do. OK, the house is full of 10…………………… (box) and 11……………………
(shelf) but we don’t mind.’
E. Circle the correct option.
1 Mulai Ismail didn’t know the names of all his …………. .
a wifes and baby
b wifes and babys
c wives and babies
2 I’m hungry. Can you make me some ………….? Just 40 or 50, please.
a sandwiches with cheese and tomatoes
b sandwichs with cheese and tomatoes
c sandwiches with cheese and tomatos
3 I need to cut this paper. Do you have ………….?
a a pair of scissor
b a scissors
c a pair of scissors
4 …………. very small teeth.
a Mouse have
b Mouses have
c Mice have
5 While he was stealing the car, the …………. filming him.
a polices were
b police was
c police were
This, that, these, those
A Underline the correct option.
1 Can you give me this / that book on the top shelf, please?
2 Can you hold this / that for me? I need to put my hat on.
3 Come and look at these / those photos.
4 A: David failed his exam.
B: Really? I didn’t know this / that.
5 Hello, this / that is Alice. Can I speak to Abe?
6 Look what I found! Do you remember this / that photo?
7 This / That film was amazing. Did you see it last night?
8 I love the painting over there in the corner. Just look at these / those flowers! I can’t believe they’re
not real.
B. Circle the correct option.
1 A: Did you know they speak Kasenanankani in Ghana? B: No, I didn’t. …………. interesting.
a It’s
b This is
c That’s
2 Look at …………. mountains! They’re so far away, but they look really beautiful.
a that
b those
c these
3 A: I lived in Ghana for eight months when I was a student.
amazing experience.
a this
b that
B: Really? I’m sure …………. was an
c those
4 Mmm, …………. food is delicious. Do you want to try some?
a this
b that
c those
5 Can you help me with …………. bags, please? They’re really heavy.
a this
b those
c these
Answers
A/ 2 girls 3 tables 4 people 5 legs
6 beaches 7 tomatoes 8 bikes
9 countries 10 sheep 11 foxes
12 photos 13 families 14 wishes
B/ 2 bags 3 children 4 wives 5 teeth
6 pianos 7 wolves 8 buses
9 women 10 sandwiches
D/ 2 models 3 rooms 4 clocks 5 watches
6 meetings 7 trees 8 children 9 people
10 boxes 11 shelves
E/ 1 c 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 c
This/that
A/ 2 this 3 these 4 that 5 this
6 this 7 That 8 those
B/ 1 c 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 c