PLURAL OF NOUNS

1. Each year, the town committee members ________ to prohibit ________ on the public beach.
votes, parties
vote, parties

2. The baby ________ soundly even when the ________ next door play noisily.
sleep, childs
sleeps, children

3. I've discovered he ________ too much when I ________ his chain saw.
worries, borrow
worrys, borrows
4. She often ________ people the proper way to attach the hooks, and she ________ to be
patient with those who have trouble understanding.
shows, trys
shows, tries
5. The winters ________ to get longer and colder every year, whereas the summers ________ to
get shorter and cooler.
seem, appear
seems, appears
6. I ________ been expecting my supervisor to say something about the error, but she ________
seem to be aware of it.
have, does not
have, do not
7. After taking so many wrong ________ , we ________ arrived back where we started.
turns, has
turns, have
8. Tourists ________ been visiting the old fort for years, but this year crowds ________ even
larger than usual.
have, were
has, were

9. When he ________ guitar for his friends, they ________ and admire his talent and ability.
plaies, sits
plays, sit
10. Patricia ________ want to go on the tour; she wonders how many other ________ are going,
though.
does, women

do, women
11. The street cleaner ________ our street about once a week; the town administrator ________
that such frequent street cleaning is unnecessary.
washes, says
washs, says
12. Three of the ________ in town are going to be repainted; ________ for the jobs have
already been bought.
churchs, supplys
churches, supplies
13. Many people ________ convinced that our planet ________ been visited by creatures from
outer space.
is, have
are, has

14. Although travel to the stars ________ not possible today, scientists ________ believe that
someday the necessary technology will be developed and used.
are, does
is, do
15. Chess ________ becoming a more popular game as more people ________ realizing how
exciting and challenging it is.
is, are
are, are
16. Board games like checkers and chess ________ been around for thousands of years; many
find that playing board games ________ them.
have, relaxes
has, relaxs
17. Her ________ are so sharp that she ________ most of the tournaments.
reflexs, wins
reflexes, wins

18. As the movers ________ the heavy sofa up the stairs, they ________ that stairway is too
narrow.
carry, discover
carries, discover
19. On long car ________ , Brenda and Carla ________ to see how many different license plates
they can count.
journeys, like
journeies, like

20. Of all the ________ he has ever gotten himself into, this one ________ the worst.
mess, are
messes, is