12.

The largest film festival in the world, the Houston International Film Festival,
boasts 3,500 entries.
13. The main attraction of the new restaurant is the salad bar.
14. After deciding to go out and play, Gwen located her jacket.
15.The arboretum in our town has some beautiful pine trees.
16. Unlike those in the neighboring school, our teachers are quite flexible.
17. The bus was so late that we missed school.
18. The county fair is a lot of fun.
19. Leslie hid the dirty dishes in a cabinet before her mother came into the kitchen.
20. Pay's recipe for baked beans is famous in our neighborhood.

3. NOUNS

Irregular Plurals

1) Words with Two Acceptable Plural Forms

Singular Plurals
antenna antennae antennas
apparatus apparatus apparatuses
appendix appendices appendixes
beau beaux beaus
cactus cacti cactuses
cargo cargoes cargos
criterion criteria criterions
curriculum curricula curriculumus
formula formulae formulas
fungus fungi funguses
index indices indexes
medium media mediums
memorandum memoranda memorandums
radius radii radiuses
sanatorium sanatoriums sanatoria
scarf scarfs scarves
tornado tornadoes tornados
vertebra vertebrae vertebras
volcano volcanoes volcanos
wharf wharfs wharves
zero zeroes zeros

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2) Common Irregular Plurals

Singular Plural Singular Plural

addendum addenda mosquito mosquitoes
alga algae nucleus nuclei
alumna alumnae oasis oases
alumnus alumni ox oxen
analysis analyses parenthesis parentheses
axis axes phenomenon phenomena
basis bases potato potatoes
bacterium bacteria psychosis psychoses
child children quiz quizzes
crisis crises self selves
datum data series series
deer deer sheep sheep
diagnosis diagnoses species species
elf elves stimulus stimuli
foot feet terminus termines
goose geese thief thieves
hero heroes thesis theses
hypothesis hypotheses tomato tomatoes
leaf leaves tooth teeth
live lives wife wives
loaf loaves wolf wolves
louse lice woman women
mouse mice yourself yourselves

4. COUNT AND NON- COUNT NOUNS

Exercise 5. Identify the types of nouns underlined in the sentences below Count (C)
- Non - Count (N).

1. Ethan can operate his camera with only one hand.

2. Whipped butter contains fewer calories per serving than ordinary butter.
3. Randy installed a dashboard fan that runs on the power from his car's cigarette
lighter.
4. His childhood was ordinary, if a little lonely.
5. The jacket is long enough to wear as a dress.
6. Fish and chicken are good for people with high cholesterol.
7. I didn't have much luggage - just two small bags.

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8. Some people who have every pillow fluffed and in its proper place in their rooms
never make an effort to organize their closets.
9. For her class Juanita created a gigantic collage that included old shoes, silverware,
and clippings from newspapers.
10. Interesting baskets can be made of straw, bark or roots.
11. Osteoporosis is the abnormal loss of bone.
12. Vera's salsa was delicious and contained very few calories.
13. Customers are not in the mood to accept major changes in styles of clothing.
14. Shorter campaigns make voters more interested in politics.
15. After a long, lonely winter, the ugly duckling emerged as a beautiful swan.
16. Clutter can make a room seem smaller.

Exercise 6. Give the plurals of these nouns.

1. sand 5. accountancy
2. decision 6. electricity
3. furniture 7. architecture
4. age 8. soap

Exercise 7. Underline the correct determiner.

1. There are (less / fewer) chairs in this room than in the other room.
2. The assistant didn't give (much / many) information.
3. After the negotiations, they made (little / few) changes in their proposal.
4. (A large amount of/A great number of) mosquitoes appeared after the rain.
5. Light beer has (less / fewer) calories than regular beer.
6. They have (a /- ) good food in that restaurant.
7. (The amount of/ The number of) students taking TOEFL is increasing.
8. The case had to be reconsidered with (these / this) new evidence.
9. I like (fewer / less) mashed potatoes.
10. She ate (fewer / less) French-fries than usual.
11. He wants to make as (much / many) money as possible.
12. Anne invited a huge (amount / number) of people to the party.
13. Annette will drink an endless (amount / number) of milk if you let her.

Exercise 8. Select the correct form in the parentheses in the following sentences.

1. Sue was very helpful. She gave me some good (advice / advices).
2. We had (a very good weather / very good weather) when we were on holiday.
3. Sorry, I'm late. I had (trouble / troubles) with the car this morning.
4. I want something to read. I'm going to buy (a / some) paper.
5. I want to write some letters. I need (a / some) writing paper.
6. It's very difficult to find (work /a jo(B) at the moment.
7. Bad news (don't / doesn't) make people happy.

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8. The flat is empty. We haven't got any (furniture / furnitures) yet.
9. When the fire alarm rang, there was (a complete chaos / complete chaos).
10. I had to buy (a / some) bread because I wanted to make some sandwiches.
11. We were very unfortunate. We had (bad luck / a bad luck).
12. Bad news (don't / doesn't) make people happy.
13. Nobody was hurt in the accident but (the damage / damages) to the car (was /
were) quite bad.
14. Mumps (is / are) a very common disease which usually affects chilfren.

Exercise 9. Underline the word or words that correctly complete each sentence
below.

1. (Many / Much) industrial products can be made from soybeans.

2. Desert plants compete fiercely for the (few / little) available water.
3. The American designer Louis Comfort Tiffany took (many / much) of his
inspiration from nature.
4. A (few / little) simple precautions can prevent accidents at home and on the job.
5. In a formal debate, the same (number / amount) of persons speak for each team,
and both teams are granted an equal (number / amount) of time in which to make
their arguments.
6. Bats do (few / little) damage to people, livestock, or crops.
7. Even small (numbers / amounts) of zinc can have a significant effect on the
growth of plants.
8. The adrenal glands, one on top of each kidney, secrets (many / much) important
hormones.
9. Walter Hunt invented an enormous (number / amount) of devices, including the
safety pin and a machine for making nails.
10. Folk artists have (few / little) or no formal art training.
11. (Many / Much) of the population in the rural areas is composed of manual
labourers.

Exercise 10. Identify the incorrect noun form.

1. She was extremely fond of cat, especially Siamese and Burmese ones.
2. When making those cookies, you should use two cups of butters.
3. Electricities is expensive these days.
4. The populations of that town is very diverse.
5. She was concerned about delivery of her furnitures.
6. The interviewer was not empressed with Maria's honesties on her application.
7. The American court system is known for its concept of blind justices.
8. The recipe calles for one part of flour to two part of sugar.
9. The city museum houses examples of works by artist of many different schools of
painting.
10. Drinking two glasses of milks every day will satisfy your need for calcium.

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Exercise 11. Most of these sentences have a mistake in them. Write TRUE (T) or
FALSE (F).

1. I believe it's very difficult to find a cheap accommodation in London.

2. We're looking for a place to rent.
3. We're late because they're re-surfacing the motorway and the traffics are terrible.
4. He was asked to leave the college because of a bad behavior at the end of the term
party.
5. I'm going to call my brother to wish him good luck for his driving test.
6. I think it's a pity Rebecca had her hairs cut short because she looked much more
attractive before.
7. It's not a bad room, but the furnitures take up too much space.
8. As an old friend, may I give you an advice?
9. If we don't have up-to-date information, how can we make sensible decisions?
10. Fortunately, the check-up was less unpleasant experience than I had expected.
11. The happiness means different things to different people.
12. Bread are expensive in the grocery store on the corner.
13. Dr. Brydley will receive special honor at the graduation.
14. My neighbor dislikes a noise.
15. George had good luck when he first came to State University.
16. There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the
earthquake in Italy.

5. ARTICLES

Exercise 12. Fill in the blanks with a or an.

1. __ one-eyed monster 5. __ only child

2. __ university graduate 6. __ house cell
3. __ used car 7. __ eager student
4. __ hurricane 8. __ usual mistake

Exercise 13. Choose the article that correctly completes each sentence below.

1. Beyond the ranch is (a, an) desert that gets only six or seven inches of rain each
year.
2. If you're stumped for (a, an) answer in today's crossword puzzle, call 1-800-500-
CLUE.
3. A head-on collision between two cars is much less likely to occur than (a, an)
off-center collision.
4. Colonel Lurie wore a blue striped shirt and (a, an) yellow polkadotted tie.

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5. By sitting next to (a, an) exit on public transportation, you make it easier for a
thief to escape with your belongings.
6. (A, An) kitchen decorated in American Country style is often crowded with
baskets, primitive furniture, and other collectibles.
7. Walter stores his extra cash in (a, an) empty cereal box.
8. Sheila always wears (a, an) uniform to work.
9. Each year (a, an) cowbird can lay as many as forty eggs in other bird's nests.
10. It is (a, an) honor to be chosen to attend the convention.

Exercise 14. Fill in the blanks with a, an, the, or leave the blank.

1. Al is making fifteen dollars __ hour at Chambers' Turkey Products.

2. Jill makes it __ habit to buy clothes on sale.
3. To tell __ truth, a bank savings account may not be the best place for your money.
4. Helen showed __ initiative when she decided to start a business of her own.
5. Losing as little as __ quart of blood can result in shock and unconsciousness.
6. Over __ last 20 years, more than 3 million people have attended the Country
Dinner Playhouse.
7. Major changes have taken place in __ financial services industry.
8. Dr. Richards predicts __ extinction of the whooping crane.
9. Most people believe that __ liberty is very precious.
10. Taking a hot bath is __ good way to relax.
11. Lower programming costs raised the net income reported by __ major television
networks this week.

Exercise 15. Supply the article the if it is necessary.

1. — Andes 13.— Antarctic Continent 25.— Antiles

2. — Arctic Ocean 14.— Asia 26.— Bahamas
3. — Baikal 15.— Belgium 27.— Bay of Bengal
4. — Caucasus 16.— Central America 28.— Corsica
5. — Crimea 17.— Dublin 29.— English Channel
6. — Everest 18.— Gibraltar 30.— Great Вear Lake
7. — Hague 19.— Havana 31.— Hawaiian Isles
8. — Hudson Bay 20.— Kalahari Desert 32.— Ladoga
9. — Lenin Peak 21.— Maldives 33.— New Zealand
10.— Netherlands 22.— North Pole 34.— Pacific Ocean
11.— Panama Canal 23.— Persian Gulf 35.— Philippines
12.— Sahara 24.— Sakhalin 36.— Urals

Exercise 16. Supply the article the if it is necessary.

1. — Thanksgiving 9. — Cooper's Art School 17. —University of Florida

2. — President Kennedy 10. — Hyde Park 18. — Crimean War

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3. — Christmas 11. — Waterloo Bridge 19. — Queen Elizabeth
4. — President 12. — Cambridge University 20. — Tower of London
5. — Trafalgar Square 13. — Piccadilly Circus 21. — Eiffel Tower
6. — Vatican 14. — Buckingham Palace 22. — Westminster Abbey
7. — London University 15. — Kremlin 23. — St. Paul's Cathedral
8. — White House 16. — British Museum 24. — Houses of Parliament

Exercise 17. Supply the articles a, the if they are necessary.

1. all of — sudden 16.at — sunset

2. to play — violin 17.in — loud voice
3. as — result 18.to watch—TV
4. in — conclusion 19. at — first sight
5. in — demand 20.to listen to — radio
6. at — time 21.— day before yesterday
7. to tell—truth 22.to be in — bed
8. to be in — hurry 23. after — lunch
9. to be at — loss 24. for — example
10. from — time to — time 25.two times — day
11 .once — week 26.to tell — time
12.by — mistake 27.in—fact
13. from — head to — foot 28. by — bicycle
14.— other day 29. to have — good time
15. as — matter of fact 30.to take — seat

Exercise 18. Choose the correct variant.

1. It is washed by the waters of __.

(A) an Atlantic Ocean
(B) Atlantic Ocean
(C) the Atlantic Ocean

2. The Queen of Great Britain is not __.

(A) the absolute
(B) absolute
(C) an absolute

3. __ is the main modern art museum.

(A) Tate Gallery
(B) A Tate Gallery
(C) The Tate Gallery

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4. __ drive on the left-hand side in their country.
(A) the British
(B) British
(C) A British

5. They are __.

(A) a nice people
(B) the nice people
(C) nice people

6. The acting was poor, but we enjoyed __.

(A) music
(B) a music
(C) the music

7. She simply loves __ and dancing.

(A) music
(B) a music
(C) the music

Exercise 19. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the, or leave blank.

1. __ Alaska is the largest state in __ United States.

2. She was driving at a speed of ninety miles __ hour.
3. Abraham Lincoln was President of__ United States during __ Civil War.
4. __ corn is the most important of all American crops.
5. __water in this glass is not good.
6. Jane and I had __ lunch at __ school cafeteria.
7. __ Rocky Mountains stretch all the way from __ Mexico to __ Arctic.
8. Richard wants to study __ Computer Engineering at __ Ohio State University.

Exercise 20. Fill in the blanks with a, an or some, or leave blank.

1. Have you got __ camera?

2. Would you like to be __ actor?
3. Bill's got __ big feet.
4. Do you collect __ stamps?
5. Tom always gives Ann __ flowers on her birthday.
6. Those are __ really nice trousers. Where did you get them?
7. What __ beautiful garden?
8. What __ lovely children.
9. __ birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly.
10. Jack has got __ very long legs, so he's __ fast runner.
11. You need __ visa to visit __ foreign countries, but not all of them.

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12. I'm going shopping. I want to buy __ new clothes.
13. Jane is __ teacher. Her parents were __ teachers too.
14. When we reached the city centre, __ shops were still open but most of them were
already closed.
15. Do you enjoy going to __ concert?
16. When I was __ child, I used to be very shy.

Exercise 21. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

1. Would you like __ apple?

2. Could you close __ door, please?
3. We live in __ small flat near __ centre of the city.
4. Have you finished with __ book I lent you last week?
5. We went out for __ meal last night. __ restaurant we went to was excellent.
6. Did __ police find __ person who stole your bicycle?
7. This is a nice house. Has it got __ garden?
8. It was warm and sunny, so we decided to sit in __ garden.
9. This morning I had __ boiled egg and __ toast for breakfast.
10. __ President of United States is elected every four years.
11. As I was walking along the street, I saw __ 10$ note on __ pavement.
12. I went into the shop and asked to speak to __ manager.
13. Have you got __ car? — No, I've never had __ car in my life.
14. There's no need to buy any milk. __ milkman brings it every morning.

Exercise 22. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the, or leave blank.

1. I wrote my name at __ top of the page.

2. __ moon goes around __ earth every 27 hours.
3. The Soviet Union was __ first country to send a man into space.
4. Did you see the film on __ television or at __ cinema?
5. After __ lunch, we went for a walk by __ sea.
6. I'm not very hungry. I had __ big breakfast.
7. John was __ only person I talked to at the party.
8. Tim lives in __ small village in __ country.
9. Peru is __ country in South America. __ capital is Lima.
10. I never listen to __ radio. In fact I haven't got __ radio.
11. It was __ beautiful day. __ sun shone brightly in __ sky.
12. I've invited Tom to __ dinner next Wednesday.
13. What is __ highest mountain in __ world?
14. We don't go to __ theatre very much these days. In fact, in __ town where we
live there isn't __ theatre.
15. It was a long voyage. We were at __ sea for four weeks.
16. I prefer swimming in __ sea to swimming in pools.
17. Can you turn __ television down, please? It's a bit loud.

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Exercise 23. Choose the correct form in the parentheses.

1. (Apples / The apples) are good for you.

2. Look at (apples / the apples) on that tree! They're very large.
3. (Women / The women) are often better teachers than (men / the men).
4. In Britain (coffee / the coffee) is more expensive than (tea / the tea).
5. We had a very nice meal in that restaurant. (Cheese / The cheese) was especially
good.
6. (Most people / The most people) still believe that (marriage / the marriage) and
(family life / the family life) are the basis of our society.
7. They got married but (marriage / the marriage) wasn't successful.
8. I know someone who wrote a book about (life / the life) of Gandhi.
9. (Life / The life) would be very difficult without (electricity / the electricity).
10. (Skiing / The skiing) is my favourite sport but I also like (swimming / the
swimming).
11. (Second World War / The Second World War) ended in 1945.
12. Do you know (people / the people) who lived next door?
13. Are you interested in (art / the art) of (architecture / the architecture)?
14. (All books / All the books) on the top shelf belong to me.
15. Don't stay in that hotel. (Beds / The beds) are very uncomfortable.
16. Two of the biggest problems facing our society are (crime / the crime) and
(unemployment / the unemployment).
17. I hate (violence / the violence).

Exercise 24. Correct the sentences where necessary.

1. Last year we visited Canada and United States.

2. Africa is much larger than Europe.
3. South of England is warmer than north.
4. We went to Spain for our holidays swam in Mediterranean.
5. Tom visited most countries in Western Europe.
6. A friend of mine used to work as a reporter in Middle East.
7. Next year we are going skiing in Swiss Alps.
8. Malta has been a republic since 1974.
9. The Nile is longest river in Africa.
10. United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
11. When an university formulates new regulations, it must relay its decisions to the
students and faculty.
12. Jim was upset last night because he had to do too many homeworks.
13. There are some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them.
14. The Board of Realtors doesn't have any informations about the increase in rent
for this area.

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15. When Keith visited Alaska, he lived in a igloo, in the winter months as well as in
the spring.
16. Is the Everest the highest mountain in the world?
17. This school has quite a large campus.
18. The news that you brought was great shock.
19. Is Malta in the Mediterranean?
20. The good books have good examples.

Exercise 25. Define whether the following sentences are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F).
Correct mistakes.

1. John's friends had a farewell party for him last Friday.

2. He tried hard to get good grade on the test.
3. It is always difficult to make the decisions.
4. When he lived in Paris he went to parties every weekend.
5. They gave me a electric typewriter for my birthday.
6. Paul began to think that he would never find the happiness.
7. The old man no longer believed that money was the most important thing in life.
8. He wanted to try on pair of jogging shoes at the store.
9. In all his life he had never wanted to try the wine.
10. She does not have an understanding of the subject yet.
11. I just saw boys from Africa that I met at the International House party last week.
12. Teachers usually spend many hours correcting papers.
13. Some people believe that frankness is the best policy in any situation.
14. The man who fixed my air-conditioning unit accidentally broke the fan.
15. The doctors have to go to school for many years to complete their education.

6. DISTINCTION BETWEEN OTHER/ANOTHER

Exercise 26. Underline the word or words that correctly complete each sentence
below.

1. Lightning is a rush of electrical current from a cloud or from one cloud to (another /
other).
2. A ballet dancer's techniques and skills are very different from those of (another /
other) dancers.
3. No (another / other) state produces as much corn as does Iowa.
4. The legal surrender of a criminal suspect from one state or country to (another /
other) is called extradition.
5. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is one type of disease that is carried by ticks, and
Colorado tick fever is (another / other).

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6. The art of photography has often been influenced by — and has influenced —
(another / other) fine arts.
7. William O. Douglas was a Supreme Court justice for 36 years, longer than any
(another / other) justice in the history of the Court.
8. In physics, diffusion is the spread of one substance's molecules or atoms through
those of (another / other).
9. A basketball player may advance the ball by dribbling it or by passing it to
(another / other) player.
10. Limpkins are water birds that eat snails and (another / other) mollusks.
11. Of the two new teachers, one is experienced and (another / the other) is not.
12. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for (another / other)
pair.
13. Some bacteria are extremely harmful, but (other / others) are regularly used in
producing cheese, crackers, and many (another / other) foods.

7. TENSES

Exercise 27. Choose either the simple present or the present progressive form for the
verbs in parentheses.

1. Most of the people in Korea (play) a sport.

2. He (understand) everything the teachers says.
3. When the party (end), we'll all go home by bus.
4. His sister (go) to work by train every day.
5. The boss (need) more time to work on project right now.
6. Her father (wear) his winter coat today.
7. That old sweater (look) new.
8. I'll wait for you until the movie (begin).
9. Most students (make) career plans before they graduate.
10.The students in my class this semester (make) a lot of progress in learning
English.

Exercise 28. Choose the correct form of the verb from parentheses.

1. This food (is smelling / smells) delicious.

2. He (is going / goes) to the gym every week.
3. Right now Tony (is washing / washes) his car.
4. Laurie always (goes / is going) to work at seven.
5. He usually (phones / is phoning) in the evening.

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