Exercitii SUBSTANTIV

I. Treceţi următoarele substnative compuse la numărul plural si traduceti:

 Schoolboy
 masterpiece
 brother-in-law
 father-in-law
 headmaster
 milkman
 woman dentist
 postman
 blackboard
 son-in-law
 passer-by
 bedroom
 car race
 looker-on
 man singer
 merry-go-round
 horse-race
 forget-me-nor  forget-me-nots
 footspet - footstep
 fireman
 book
 shelf
 toy
 man
 tourist
 child
 story
 flower
 schoolboy
 brother-in-law
 milkman - se reiau
 horse race
 footstep
 bedroom
 II.Puneţi substantivele din paranteze la numărul plural si traduceti:

1. There are hundreds of (book) on the (shelf).

2. All his (toy) are in his room.
3. Those (man) are (tourists).
4. (Child) like (story).
5. They left their (watch) on the table.

III.Alegeţi forma potrivită a substantivelor pentru a completa propoziţiile de mai jos:

1. hundred/hundreds .....of pupils attend this school.
2. Six million/millions pupils attend the school round the corner.

IV. Treceţi la plural următoarele substantive de origine străină:

a) stimulus; phenomenon; desideratum; addendum;
b) campus; virus; encyclopedia; villa;
c) syllabus; genius; formula; curriculum.

V. Completaţi propoziţiile următoare cu cuantificatori potriviţi ca sens:

piece, bit, item, pair, head etc.
1. I need a white... of paper.
2. She bought two... of chocolate yesterday.
3. I want a .... of white bread and two... of brown bread.
4. Give me a .... of chalk, will you?
5. What a .... of work is man!

VI. Citiţi următoarele propoziţii conţinând pluralia tantum în -s şi traduceţi-le în limba română:
1. The standard of living in the Middle Ages was very low.
2. She tried to make amends for her former behaviour.
3. All Dacians rose in arms when the Romans invaded Dacia.
4. The letter burnt to ashes.
5. He's got good brains, he'll manage.
6. Clothes do not make the man.
7. Have a look at the table contents.
8. They couldn’t finish the project for lack of funds.
9. Goods are usually transported in goods trains.
10. Where are you going to spend your holidays?
11. He has good looks.
12. You are forgetting your manners, young man!
VII. Traduceţi următoarele propoziţii în limba română:
1. There is a glass of milk on the table.
2. Does he wear glasses?
3. You have to declare everything at the customs.
4. They want to get acquainted with this Romanian custom.
5. Are you writing a letter?
6. He is a great man of letters.
7. I don't like her airs.
8. There is something in the air.

VIII. Care sunt corespondentele feminine ale următoarelor substantive masculine:

1. son;
2. lord
3. nephew;
4. uncle;
5. father;
6. brother.
7. cock;
8. stag;
9. boy;
10. husband;
11. man;
12. king.
13. gentleman
14. male
15. boyfriend
16. bull
17. king
18. he-goat

IX. Care sunt formele de masculin şi feminin ale următoarelor substantive:

1. friend;
2. goat;
3. stundent;
4. cat;
5. ass;
 6. frog.

X. Formulaţi propoziţii cu substnative la genitiv, conform modelului: John has got a book. This is
John’s book.
1. My neighbour has got a car.
2. Lily has got a doll.
3. Dick has got a new bicycle.
4. My cousin has got a new stamp-book.
5. Mr White has got an umbrella.
6. Lawrence and Paul have got an electric train. 7. Peter has got a bicycle and Mary has got a bicycle too.

XI. Traduceţi în limba română:

 at a mile’s distance;
 yesterday’s newspaper;
 in two years’ time;
 a pound’s
 weight; at a stone's throw;
 to my heart's content;
 art for art's sake.

XII. Treceţi următoarele substantive în cazul genitiv la numărul plural.

1. My cousin's house is large.
2. The girl's room is very pretty
3. The pupil's uniform is blue
4. The woman's work is very much appreciated.
5. The worker's life is much better today.
6. The teacher congratulated the student's homework
7. Where are the child’s clothes?
8. The baby's food is in the fridge.

XIII. Puneţi substantivele din paranteze la genitiv:

1. Mary is (David) sister.
2. The (book) pages have numbers.
3. What is your (brother) hobby?
4. This is a (woman) hat.
5. What's ( this boy) favourite sport?
6. The (shed) roof was blown off by the wind.
7. That is (Alice) pencil-box.
8. (Ladies) hats are very pretty this year.
9. This is (mybrother and sister) room.
10. Where are the (girls) blouses?
11. (Dickens) novels are very interesting.
12. The house is at a (mile) distance.
13. Have you read (yesterday) paper.