WEEK “4”: PLURAL AND SINGULAR
NOUNS, ADJECTIVES EXERCISES
1) Make the plural forms of the following nouns.
box woman crisis
phenomen
sky kid on
toy child hero
tomato sheep bacterium
piano leaf life
knife goose oasis
roof ox medium
datum trout dish
2) Complete the sentences with nouns in brackets.
First, cut all __________________ into two __________________. (potato, half)
We saw a lot of historic __________________ at the Military Aviation Museum.
(aircraft)
Many poisonous __________________ have names such as Death Cap or
Destroying Angel. (fungus)
One of the most famous __________________ in the world is in San Diego.
(zoo)
Several new __________________ for global warming have been suggested
recently. (hypothesis)
There are numerous ___________ in the countryside in European
____________.
(crucifix, country)
Jim, don't forget to brush your __________________ before you go to bed.
(tooth)
You should not eat __________________ before dinner. (candy)
Our __________________ are influenced by other people much more than we
admit. (life)
Original _____________ represent what _______________ are all about. (logo,
business)
3) Rewrite the sentences. Use singular forms.
1) Hippopotami spend up to 16 hours a day in water to keep their
massive bodies cool.
The _________ spends up to 16 hours a day in water to keep its massive
______ cool.
2) I don't think that two loaves of bread will be enough.
I don't think that one __________ of bread will be enough.
3) Two extraterrestrial spacecraft were spotted in the sky yesterday
night.
One extraterrestrial spacecraft ________ spotted in the sky yesterday
night.
4) The first automatic torpedoes were produced in 1868 by Robert
Whitehead, a British engineer.
The first automatic _______ was produced in 1868 by Robert
Whitehead, a British
engineer.
5) Migrating Canada geese are able to fly astonishing 1,500 miles in just
24 hours.
The migrating Canada _____________ is able to fly astonishing 1,500
miles in just 24
hours.
6) Mice live for about one year in the outdoors and up to two or three
years in your house.
An average _____________ lives for about
1 year in the outdoors and up to 3 years
in your house.
Complete the sentences with the plural
form of the nouns.
1. Only six ______ are allowed in this lift.
(person)
2. Can you cut the lemon into two _______?
(half)
3. I bought three _______ from the market. (fish)
4. Our ________ played happily in the park. (child)
5. The lamb was attacked by a pack of ______. (wolf)
6. Don’t forget to brush your ________ . (tooth)
7. Many ________ love to go shopping. (woman)
8. Be careful! Those ______ look really sharp. (knife)
9. People have one life, cats have nine ________. (life)
10. We need two ________ to make sandwiches for the picnic. (loaf)
11. The ___________ were caught by the police yesterday morning. (thief)
12. Look at your ___________ they are filthy. (foot)
13. Jill’s cats love to chase and catch ____________ in our alleyway.
(mouse)
14. The _______________ got together to watch the football match. (man)
15. My mother loves wearing ___________ around her neck. (scarf)
16. I saw a flock of ___________ flying over our house. (goose)
17. I had to brush up all the dead ___________ in our garden. (leaf)
18. The horse’s _____________ need cleaning . (hoof)
19. In the past farmers used __________ to help plough the fields. (ox)
20. We have to go to IKEA to buy a few ________ for all your books. (shelf)
21. Alice often saw __________ in the hours of the morning. (deer)
Adjectives
In English, it is common to use more than one adjective to describe a
noun. These adjectives must be used in the proper order.
Example: Here is a beautiful, red, cloth flag.
Why does beautiful come before red?
Why does red come before cloth?
Understanding the proper order of adjectives takes practice. Use the
following table to practice using the proper order of adjectives in the
following sentences.
Numb Opinio Col Mate Purpos
er n Size Age Shape or Origin rial e Noun
Germa
small round n
sleepin
red g
genero
us old man
four metal
Directions: Choose the correct order of adjectives in the following
sentences.
1-The woman is wearing a _____ dress.
1) yellow long
2) long yellow
2-I am going to wear my ________ tie to the wedding.
1) big cotton blue
2) blue big cotton
3) big blue cotton
4-Please recycle those ________ bottles.
1) three water empty
2) three empty water
3) water empty three
5-She packed her clothes in a ________
box.
1) green flimsy cardboard
2) flimsy green cardboard
3) cardboard flimsy green
6-Their dog is a ________ shepherd.
1) brown big German
2) big brown German
3) German big brown
7-I am drinking from a ________ cup.
1) small English tea
2) tea small English
3) English small tea
8-My ________ teacher talks for hours!
1) philosophy old boring
2) old philosophy boring
3) boring philosophy old
4) boring old philosophy
9-He is a ________ man.
1) tall thin
2) thin tall
10-The company makes ________
products.
1) excellent farming
2) arming excellent
11-James recently departed on a
________ trip.
1) camping long
2) long camping
12-I love eating ________ strawberries.
1) red big
2) big red
13-The ________ woman did well on the test.
1) intelligent young
2) young intelligent
14-The ticket costs ________ dollars.
1) ten US
2) US ten
15-The scientists have found a ________
cure for the disease.
1) new great
2) great new
Order of Adjectives Exercise
1. We wanted __________________________________ (grey / a / metal) table.
2. They bought __________________________________ (red / a / new) car.
3. She went home and sat on _____________________ (comfortable / her /
wooden / old) bed.
4. He bought __________________________________ (woolen / a / British /
fabulous) suit.
5. They have __________________________________ (Dutch / black) bicycles.
6. He wants ____________________________ (some / French / delicious / really)
cheese.
7. __________________________________ (young / a / pretty) girl walked into the
room.
8. He has __________________________________ (a lot of / old / interesting)
books.
9. She bought ___________________________ (plastic / red / a / new) plastic
lunchbox.
10. He is looking for ____________________________ (leather / stylish / a /black)
bag.
11. She dropped _________________________ (old / beautiful / the) plate and it
smashed.
12. I want __________________________________ (silk / green / an / amazing)
dress.
13. She drank __________________________________ (Italian / black / hot)
coffee.
14. He saw __________________________________ (French / writing / old / an)
desk.
15. They stayed in __________________________________ (little / a / cute)
cottage.
16. I visited ______________________________ (ancient / a / spooky / German)
castle.
17. He has __________________________________ (silver / old / beautiful / a)
ring.
18. We ate _______________________________ (green / English / round / some)
apples.
19. I need __________________________________ (computer / comfortable / a)
desk.
20. They went on holiday to __________________________ (small / wooden / a /
cottage)
Write the Missing word (Chose the correct Adjective)
dirty, clean, old, easy, beautiful, young, strong, ugly, fast, weak
1-He is a ____________man
2-It is a __________ floor
3-It is a ___________car
4-She is an ___________ witch
5-Is is a ___________sum
6- She is an _____________woman
7-It is a _____________tortoise
8-She is a __________girl
