12A Science fact

PLURALS & NUMBE R 4 Delete the incorrect alternat ives (som et imes bot h a plural
and a singular fo rm may be possible) .
1 Write the plurals of t hese words.
I love that / those jeans - where did you get it / them?
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2 The audience was / were in tears a t the end of the play.
2 check up
3 daughter-in -law 3 I think physics is / are fun b ut maths is / are boring.
4 fl y 4 The govern ment is / are setting up a scheme to ensure
5 goose the unemployed has / have enough work opportunities.
6 in-law
5 Measles is / are highly infec tio us, and people with the
7 OX illness is / are advised to stay at home.
8 passer-by
6 His earnings is / are €50 a week, which isn't/ aren't
9 runner up
enough to feed a family of ten.
10 valley
7 The police has / have asked the p ublic to make sure a ll
2 Say whether these words a re s ingu lar (S), plural (P), personal belongings is / are removed while the premises
or both (B). is I are searched .
1 aircraft 8 formula 8 The press has/ have a res ponsibility to ensure that news
2 antenna 9 media is/ a re reported accurately.
3 cacti 10 offspring _
4 crisis 11 phenomena _
5 criteria 12 sh eep _
6 deer 13 species _
7 em phases_ 14 stimulus

3 Put the words in the ri ght box accord ing to their e nd ing.
half photo studio
hero potato thief
loaf roof volcano
memo safe wolf
mosquito shelf zoo

1 -OS 3 -fs V OCA BULARY FROM T HE LESSON

5 Match the verbs 1- 6 to thei r definitions a-f.

crack 4 scald
2 refract 5 scatter
3 replenish 6 tickle

D a to move your finge rs gently on someone 's skin in order

2 -oes
4 -ves to give them a pleasant feeling or to make them laugh
D b to throw or drop things so that they spread over an area
D c to burn your skin with very hot liq uid or steam
D d light travelling in a slightly diffe re nt direction after
it hits a surface such as water or glass, so that the
surface a ppears to bend it
D e to make something full again, or to b ring it back to its
previo us level by replacing what has been used
D f to make a whip make a short sudden loud noise