NOUNS

Exercise 2
Note : underlined for common nouns and bold for proper nouns
1. I told Uncle John about my accident.
2. Kim and Stephanie wore masks on Halloween.
3. The lawnmower is broken.
4. We’re going to the movies tomorrow.
5. The lion is playing with one of its cubs.
6. My sister’s favorite soccer player is David Beckham.
7. I’m watching a videotape about the Sahara Desert.
8. The tourists visited Rome and saw the Colosseum.
9. Does this bus go to the stadium?
10. We’re reading a story about a boy called Harry Potter.
Exercise 3
Mr. Peters [P] lives in Maine [P] in a big house [C] by the sea [C] . He has three cats[C]
and a dog [C] . He likes to travel to different countries [C] . Last Christmas [P] , he went
to Paris [P] and saw the Eiffel Tower [P] . He enjoyed eating French food [P] in nice
restaurants [C].
Exercise 4
1. Do you like cheese? [C]
2. They stood next to the Niagara Falls. [P]
3. May I borrow your umbrella? [C]
4. The ambulance was driving very fast. [C]
5. Carl did not agree with them. [P]
6. She loves to visit Disneyland. [P]
7. Would you like some more water? [C]
8. The fog was very thick. [C]
9. May I invite Tom to join us? [P]
10. My car is very old.[C]
Exercise 5
Our teacher [S] is a very nice lady [S] . She’s very kind to all the children [S] in the Class [S]
and she tells us very funny stories [P] . Yesterday, she told a story [S] about the animals [P]
on a farm [S] . They all had a race [S] . The pigs [P] and sheep [S] ran faster than the
ducks[P] and cows [P] , but the heroes [P] of the story [S] were the mice [S] . They were
faster than all the other animals [P] , even though they had the
shortest legs [P] !

Exercise 6
Three ladies (lady) in pink dresses (dress) took their babies (baby) for a walk in the zoo. They
saw four giraffes (giraffe), three hippos (hippo), two kangaroos (kangaroo) and an elephant.
They walked for so long that their feet (foot) became sore, so they sat down on a bench for a
rest near some monkeys (monkey). The monkeys (monkey) were playing with cardboard
boxes (box) and throwing sticks (stick) at each other. After a while, the ladies (lady) looked
at their watches (watch) and decided it was time to go home.

Exercise 7
Mom took Kate, Rudy and Derrick to the zoo. The zoo was very busy. A group of people had
gathered round the monkeys. One of the monkeys had a bunch of bananas. Watching the
monkey eat made the children feel hungry. Mom took a loaf of bread and some slice of
cheese out of the picnic hamper and everyone made sandwiches. After eating the sandwiches,
the children had two square of chocolate each. Rudy wanted to give one piece to a monkey,
but the zookeeper gave Rudy a very useful piece of advice. “Monkeys may look friendly,but
sometimes they are very fierce,” he said.

Exercise 8
1. The jury (were/was) arguing about the importance of evidence.
2. A whole company of soldiers (is/are) marching in the parade.
3. A gaggle of geese (is/are) running every which way in the barnyard.
4. Those people (live/lives) in North America.
5. The police (has/have) arrested the suspect.
6. That troupe of actors always (stay/stays) at the Grand Hotel.
7. The committee (is/are) handing in their ballots.
8. Our school band (play/plays) many lively marches.
9. A big colony of ants (lives/live) under the front porch.
10. The government (are/is) entitled to collect taxes.

Exercise 9
1. A galaxy of stars
2. A grain of sand
3. A ream of paper
4. A pinch of salt
5. A bushel of potatoes
6. A pair of bookends
7. A scoop of ice cream
8. A drop of rain

Exercise 10
1. Actor
2. Waitress
3. Cow
4. Wife
5. Woman
6. Vixen
7. Niece
8. Uncle
9. Prince
10. Emperor
11. Gander
12. Mare
13. Sister
14. Queen
15. Drake
16. Wizard
Exercise 11
Peter is spending the day at Tom’s (Tom) house. Peter likes Tom’s family. He especially
likes Tom’s Mom’s (Tom’s mom) cooking! The boys play lots of games together.

Tom’s (Tom) sister doesn’t like Tom and peter’s (Tom and Peter) games.She is playing by
herself. Sometimes the boys’ (boys) games become so noisy that Mom tells them to go and
play in the garden. Tom’s (Tom) dog is in the garden, lying in the sunshine. Tom wants to
play with the dog, but Peter is afraid of the dog’s (dog) big teeth and sharp claws.

At 7 o’clock, Peter’s (Peter) dad arrives in his car to take Peter home. Tom says he likes
Peter’s dad’s (Peter’s dad) new car. Peter’s (Peter) dad says that he’ll take Tom for a ride in it
sometime.