UNIT 2 : NOUNS

 Nouns are called naming words. They are the names of people, animals, places and
things.

EXERCISE 1

Fill in the blanks.

Daughter wife bride queen teacher

Headmistress nurse lecturer secretary grandmother

1. My mother is a .She takes care of sick people.

2. Ashok and his have three children.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Guna have two sons and a .

4. Rubini’s gave presents to all her grandchildren.

5. Puan Romizah is our . She comes to school very early in the

morning.

6. The king and visited the old folks home last week.

7. The manager and his attended the meeting last Monday.

8. The bridegroom and his beautiful are dressed in blue.

9. Madame Ganes is an excellent . She teaches us English in our school.

10.Pn Laily is a very humble and helpful .All her college students like her.

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EXERCISE 2

Underline the nouns in these sentences.

1. The careless boy lost his pen.

2. I went to the market with my mother.

3. The girl fell down the stairs.

4. My grandfather has an old car.

5. The typist works in the post office.

6. The fishermen are drying their nets in the sun.

7. The scout jumped into the pond to save the child.

8. The robbers broke into the shop and took all the money.

EXERCISE 3

Underline the correct answer.

1. The ( boys , boy ) are playing badminton.

2. Can I have a plate of ( rice , milk ).

3. The ( horse , horse’s) tail is bushy.

4. Please put (a little , many ) salt into the soup.

5. ( A herd , A staff ) of cows are grazing in the field.

6. The ( twins , cousins ) looks like each other.

7. ( Buffaloes, Donkeys ) are very useful farm animals.

8. You can put your pencils in this ( case, purse ).

EXERCISE 4

Write the masculine form for the words given.

FEMININE MASCULINE

Eg. girl - boy

mother - father

1. wife -

2. bride -

3. daughter -

4. heiress -

5. niece -

6. bridesmaid -

7. princess -

8. headmistress -

9. policewoman -

10. woman -

11. sister-in-law -

12. heroine -

13. lady -

14. widow -

15. waitress -

16. steward -

17. salesgirl -
UNIT 3 : PROPER NOUNS
 Special names given to a person, animal, place or things are called Proper Nouns.
 Proper nouns always start with capital letters.

No Category Proper Noun

1. People The Prime Minister, Syafiq Elias, Mohd Ali

2. Places Malaysia, Kangar, Jalan Telawi, Kota Tinggi

3. Buildings Concord Inn, Putra World Trade, Petronas Twin Tower

4. Objects Parker pen, Nokia handphone, Proton Saga

5. Animals Garfield, Mickey Mouse, Winnie Pooh

EXERCISE 1

Rewrite the sentences using the correct punctuation.

1. last year the national day celebration was held in putrajaya.

2. malaysians proudly fly the jalur gemilang.

3. national day is celebrated in august.

4. my friend bought a proton waja last month.

UNIT 4 : COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
 Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted such as books, pencils, cars and tvs.
 Uncountable nouns are nouns that cannot be counted such as sugar, air, water and
hair.

EXERCISE 1

Underline the correct answer.

1. I do not have ( many, much) time to complete my work.

2. Can I have ( some, a few) tomato sauce.

3. There are ( much, many) things that you can do in your free time.

4. We need ( a lot of, many) energy to carry the cupboard.

5. They poured (some, a few) water into the vase.

6. I saw (many, much) animals in the zoo.

7. The children ate ( some, much) sandwiches.

8. There are only (much, a few) pieces of paper left on the table.

9. I need (a lot of , a few) money to buy the expensive bracelet.

10. Not (many, much) people turned up for the concert.

11. They were scolded because they made ( many, a lot of) noise.

12. ( A lot of, Many) of the children were not feeling well and had to be sent home.

13. We have got (much, a few) new teachers this year.

14. I don’t have any money left. Can you lend me ( some, much)?

15. The Smith’s family will spend ( a lot of , a few) days in Hawaii.
EXERCISE 2

There is only ONE mistake in each sentence. Underline it and rewrite each sentence
correctly.

Example :

There are too much pupils in this class.

There are too many pupils in this class.

1. I want any fried rice for lunch.

2. He does not have much sisters. He is an only child.

3. We have a little magazines in our house.

4. Is there a lot of onions in the basket.

5. Mr Lee has much relatives.

6. That man hasn’t some hair on his head.

7. My mother is cooking many soup.

8. Please give me a piece of trousers.

UNIT 5 : COLLECTIVE NOUN
 A collective noun is the name of a number of persons, animals or things grouped
together and spoken of as one whole.

Here are more collective nouns for you.

 a company of actors
 a host of angels
 a gang of labourers/ robbers/gangsters/
 a bevy of girls/ ladies/ beauties
 a bench of magistrates
 a tribe of natives
 a posse of policemen
 a crew of sailors
 a choir of singers
 a team of players
 a staff of teachers
 a circle of friends
 a band of magicians
 a haggle of vendors
 a monastery of monks
 a convent of nuns 修女
 a shush of librarians
 an army of soldiers
 an audience of spectators
 an embassy of diplomats
EXERCISE 1

Fill in the blanks with correct collective nouns.

1. a staff of teachers.

2. a of sheep.
3. a of students.
4. a of people.
5. a of executives.
6. a of members.
7. a of jurors.
8. a of ships.
9. a of flowers
10. an of spectators.
11. a of people.
12. a of stamps
13. an of musicians.
14. a of players
15. a of workers.
16. a of sailors.

EXERCISE 2

For each of the following, underline the correct answer.

1. An ( army , crew , group ) of soldiers marched to the camp.

2. The deer was attacked by a ( school, pack, team ) of wolves.

3. What is that ( set , pair , pack ) of tools doing under the car.

4. There is a ( flock, nest, litter) of mice in the drawer.

5. A ( troupe, group, party) of dancers came to our school concert last year.

6. The small girl sang a song in front of a ( tribe, staff , crew ) of teachers.

7. I bought a ( comb, bouquet , stalk ) of flowers for my mother on Mothers’ Day.

8. My father bought a ( bar, loaf , slice ) of bread for breakfast.

9. Kassim gave his sick grandmother a ( comb, bunch, pack ) of grapes.

10. The girls saw a ( gang, herd , group ) of cows in the field.

11. The office is at the top of that ( flight , row , group ) of stairs.

12. She ordered a ( suit , suite , row ) of furniture for her new house.

13. The boys were chased by a ( herd , troop , pack ) of stray dogs.

14. Miss Tan has a ( stack , group , chest ) exercise books to mark.

15. We listened to a ( troupe , band , collection ) of musicians in the park.

16. The fisherman saw a ( school , flock , swarm ) of whales in the ocean.

17. My father bought a ( string , bundle , bouquet ) of pearls for my mother.

18. The ( team , crew , pride ) of hockey players from my school is very good.

19. There is a ( heap , collection , bundle ) of rubbish under the tree.

20. Please show me your ( group , collection , pack ) of stamps.

21. Last night I saw a ( collection , cluster , bouquet ) of stars in the sky.

22. The Philippines is made up a ( string , herd , group ) of islands.

23. The money is in that ( stack , chest, flights ) of drawers.

24. I saw a ( troop , herd , group ) of monkeys in the zoo.

25. Muthu is looking after his ( flock , herd , group ) of cows

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