Singular and plural nouns

• Choose the correct word.

1. The glass / glasses is full.
2. The pencil / pencils is short .
3. He is a child /children.
4. The men / man is in the park.
5. His tooth / teeth are yellow.
6. The women /woman are in the shop.
7. The mouse / mice is in the hole.
8. I have an apple / apples. 
9. We are a fireman /firemen.
10. I see two box / boxes.

   

• Write these words in plural.  Add  -s,-es, -ies, -ves

a boy -          2 boyesboys	a pencil-         2 pencilspenciles	a peach-       3  peachspeachespeachies	a potato-       2 potatoespotatos
a box-           2 boxesboxs	a baby-           7 babysbabies	a table-        2  tablestablies	a bus-           5 busesbusies
a city-        5 cityscitescities	a dish-             2 dishesdishiesdishs	a robot-        7  robotesrobots	a knife-           2 knifesknives
a girl-           3 girlesgirls	a fox-              6 foxesfoxiesfoxs	a toy-            2  toystoies	a tomato-       2 tomatoestomatos
a dress-       10dresssdressesdressies	a beach-         2 beachesbeachies	a lady-          4  ladysladies	a monkey-       7 monkiesmonkeys
a bench-      2benchesbenchsbenchies	a brush-         10 brushsbrushes	a snake-        3  snakessnakies	a door-           2 dooresdoors
a bike-         3 bikiesbikes	a desk-           9   desksdeskes	a pen-           5   penspenes	a tree-           8 treestries
a story-        6 storiesstores	a body-          2   bodiesbodys	a glass-         2   glassiesglasses	a way-            2 wayswayes
a leaf-           2 leafsleavesleafes	a key-          5  keyskeyes	a cherry-      2  cherriescherrys	a duck -          6 ducksduckes
a day-           9  dayesdays	a chair-         2  chairschaires	an egg -         8  eggsegges	a wish-            2 wisheswishs

 

•   Write these words in plural.   Example:   one goose       four geese                

one  child   two	one  man two	one woman two	one  person many	one  tooth many
one  mouse two	one fish two	one  deer two	one  foot two	one sheep two

 

• Change the sentences into the plural form.

Example:  My foot is big.      My feet are big.

1. The  man is tall.         
2. The woman is fat.       
3. The child is sad.         
4. The mouse is gray.      
5. My tooth is white.      

• Change the sentences into the singular form.

Example:  The fish are quiet.     The fish is quiet.

1. The geese are in the yard.  
2. The children are tired.       
3. The policemen are old.        
4. The mice are hungry.          
5. The sheep are ugly.             

 

          A or An

Use A before nouns with consonant sound
Use An before nouns with vowel sound

Examples: a cat, a parrot, an animal,  an apple

Use an before words that begins with vowel sound.

Examples: An hour, an owl.

 

Fill in the gaps.

 

        cake                   ostrich                       airplane              cat

 

 watch                  pencil                              alligator        snake

  apple              egg                      snowman                   elephant

 shoe                        icecream                         train              sheep

 

 yacht                bird                        owl                         ant

 

 yarnbug                   car                        brush          bear

 

 

 

 

 door           finger           knee               church  

 

 tractor       insect           girl                 ear    

 

 dress          colour           letter              school    

 

 alarm-clock        flag       curtain          afternoon  

 

 woman       umbrella       newspaper      rubber 

 

 tape           hour              record           angry lion    

 

 flower        friend     easy question         morning    

 

 

 

Select  a  or  an 

 

I have got aan big shirt.

 

She has got aan orange ribbon.

 

I'm aan Swedish girl.

 

He is aan English boy.

 

What aan old man!

 

Give me aan pencil, please.

 

I can see aan yellow car.

 

There is aan cat.

 

 

 

Practicing This, That, These, Those

   

This/These

Complete each of the sentences with this or these.

1.  children speak English.
2. I like  music.
3.  car is expensive.
4. Do you understand  words?
5. We do not need  dictionary.
6.  dolls are very cute.
7. Robert never uses  computer.
8. Do you like  wine?
9. Somebody should clean  things.
10.  books are easy.

EXERCISES WITH THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

A. Complete

1.       Is ……………..your father?

2.       Are ………………..your books?

3.       Are ……………….his umbrellas?

4.       Is …………….a plane?

5.       Is …………..her family?

6.       ………………are really great pictures.

7.       The teachers of  ………………school are nice.

8.       ……………………is our radio.

9.       ………………..animals are in danger of extinction.

10.   ……………… are watches.

B. Complete the text.

Hi. My name is Gaby. ………………… are my parents. ……………is my mother and this is my father. ……………...are my brothers and those are my sisters. ……………..are my pets. Their names are Ruffo and Paquita. …………….is my room. Here is my backpack. ……………are my new CDs. My favorite singer is Ricardo Arjona. My favorite song is FUISTE TU.

C.  Unscramble the words.

1.       are / new / jeans / those / my/  .              ……………………………………………………………………..

2.       great /that / really / is / movie/  .  …………………………………………………………………………..

3.       red scarf / is / this / a / .  …………………………………………………………………………………………….

4.       my / these / books / are /.     ………………………………………………………………………………………

5.       brothers / are / these /.          …………………………………………………………………………………….

D. Change into plural sentences

1.	This orange is very nice.
2.	That student writes well.
3.	That house is near the beach.
4.	This book belongs to George.
5.	That dog barks all night.
6.	That computer is old.
7.	This lesson is very difficult.
8.	That person sings badly.
9.	This exercise is easy.
10.	This man works at my shop.