Task 2 : Direction: write the correct form of the nouns parentheses.

1. I met some interesting men at the meeting last night. (man)

2. I need some Matches to light the fire. ( match)
3. The baby got two new Teeth (tooth)
4. The farmer loaded his cart with …Boxes… of fresh vegetables to take to market. His cart was
pulled by two …Boxes… (box)
5. Alex saw some …Mice.. running across the floor. ( mouse)
6. The north side if the islands has no …Beaches….. . There are only steep …Cliffs……. No
one can climb these steep walls of rock. (beach, cliff).
7. Thunder and lighting are …phenomena………. Of nature (phenomenon)
8. Before Marie signed the contract, she talked to two …Attorneys… . (attorney)

Task 3.

Part A: Choose the correct answer

A desert receives less than twenty-five …Centimeters………… of rainfall every year.

A. Centimeters
B. A centimeter
C. Centimeters
D. Of centimeters

Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

In 1950 it was naively predicted that eight or ten computer would be sufficient to handle all of
A B C D

scientific and business needs in the United States

2. Non-Count Nouns (kata benda yang tak dapat dihitung)

a. Kata benda yang tak dapat dihitung hanya memiliki bentuk tunggal

b. kata benda yang tak dapat dihitung tidak bisa ditambahkan article a/an

c. kata benda yang tak dapat dihitung tidak ada bentuk jamak, so tidak bisa ditambahkan akhiran –s/-es.

Dibawah ini ada beberapa kategori kata benda yang tdk dapat dihitung yang bisa anda pelajari:

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 a. Whole of groups made up of similar items: baggage, clothing, equipment, food, fruit, furniture,
garbage, hardware, jewelry, junk, luggage, machinery, mail, makeup, money/cash/change,
postage, scenery, traffic, etc.
b. Fluids: water, coffee, tea, milk, oil, soup, gasoline, blood, etc.
c. Solids : ice, bread, butter, cheese, meat, gold, iron, silver, glass, paper, wood, cotton, wool, etc
d. Gases : steam, air, oxygen, nitrogen, smoke, smog, pollution, etc
e. Particles: rice, chalk, corn, dirt, dust, flour, grass, hair*, pepper, salt, sand, sugar, wheat, etc.
f. Abstractions:
 Beauty, confidence, courage, education, enjoyment, fun, happiness, health, help, honesty,
hospitality, importance, intelligence, justice, knowledge, laughter, luck, music, patience,
peace, pride, progress, recreation, significance, sleep, truth, violence, wealth, etc.
 Advice, information, news, evidence, proof, etc.
 Time, space, energy, etc
 Homework, work, etc
 Grammar, slang, vocabulary, etc.
g. Language : Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish, Etc
h. Fields of Study : Chemistry, engineering, history, literature, mathematics, psychology, etc.
i. Recreation : baseball, soccer, tennis, chess, bridge, poker, etc.
j. Activities : driving, studying, swimming, traveling, walking, etc. (and other gerunds)
k. Natural Phenomena : weather, dew, fog, hail, heat, humidity, lightning, rain, sleet, snow, thunder,
wind, darkness, light, sunshine, electricity, fire, gravity, etc.
l. Substances with many small parts: rice, sand, sugar, etc.
m. Most –ing forms : learning, shopping, working

Catatan:

1. Many nouns can be used as either non-count or count nouns, but the meaning is different.
Contoh : Noncount : Ann has brown hair ( hair : untuk keseluhan rambut)
Count noun : Tom has a hair on his jacket. ( a hair :untuk sehelai rambut)
Noncount : I opened the curtains to let in some light (light: cahaya)
Count N: Don’t forget to turn of the light before you go to bed. (light : lampu)

Contoh :

1. Sunshine is warm and cheerful

2. Happiness means different things to different people.

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 3. Bread is expensive in the grocery store on the corner
4. We bought some furniture
5. I put some sugar in my coffee.

Task 3. Directions: complete the sentences with the given nouns, adding final –s/-es if necessary. Use
each noun only once.

Advice Homework music stuff

√Change information progress thunder

Garbage junk √river traffic

Hardware luggage/baggage screwdriver

1. I have some coins in my pocket. In other words, I have some change in my pocket.
2. The Mississippi, the Amazon, and the Nile are well-known rivers.
3. I like to listen to operas, symphonies, and folk songs. I enjoy …Music…….
4. The street is full of cars, trucks, and buses. It is full of …Trafic…
5. I put some banana peals, empty juice cartons, and broken bottles in the waste can. The can is full
of …Junk……
6. They have a rusty car without an engine, broken chairs, and an old refrigerator in their front yard.
Their yard is full of …Garbage..
7. Paul has books, pens, papers, notebooks, a clock, scissors, a tape recorder, and some other things
on his desk. He has a lot of …Stuff. on his desk.
8. The children got scared when they heard …Thunder……… during the storm
9. Tools that are used for turning screws are called …Screwdriver….
10. I went to the store to get some nails, hammers, and screws. In other words, I bought some …
Hardwer..
11. Tonight I have to read 20 pages in my history book, do 30 algebra problems, and write a
composition. In other words, I have a lot of …Homework.. to do tonight.
12. Ann took three suitcases, a shoulder bag, and a cosmetics case. In other words, she took a lo of …
Luggage /baggage………. On her trip.
13. Toronto is 365 ft./109 m. above sea level. The average annual precipitation in Toronto is 32
in./81 cm. the population of the metropolitan area is over 3,000,000. I found (this, these) …
Information…. In the encyclopedia.

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14. I didn’t feel good. Ann said “You should see a doctor.” Nick said, “You should go home and go
to bed.” Martha said, “ You should drink fruit juice and rest. “I got …Advice……… from people
15. My English is slowly getting better. My vocabulary is increasing. It’s getting easier for me to
write, and I make fewer mistakes. I can often understand people even when they talk fast. I’m
satisfied with the …Progress…….. .. I’ve made in learning English.