UNIT 2

A) Put in the correct form of the plural:

1. life: lives
2. family: families
3. tomato: tomatoes
4. house: houses
5. city: cities
6. man: men
7. child: children
8. sandwich: sandwiches
9. foot: feet
10. shelf: shelves

B) Write the sentences below in the plural form:

1. This is a beautiful country. These are beautiful countries.

2. Is this your key? Are these your keys?
3. That is an old watch. Those are old watches.
4. I am a student at United Institute. We are students at United Institute.
5. Is your friend an engineer? Are your friends engineers?
6. Is that the new book? Are those the new books?
7. He is a famous singer. They are famous singers.
8. She isn’t a nice person. They aren’t nice people.
9. The man is in the bus. The men are in the buses.
10. It is a big blue box. They are big blue boxes.

C) Write down the numbers and the years below:

• 123 - a / one hundred (and) twenty-three

• 1600 (year) - sixteen hundred
• 1,476,989 - a / one million four hundred (and) seventy-six thousand nine
hundred (and) eighty-nine
• 1905 (year) - nineteen oh five
• 71st - seventy-first
• 40th - fortieth
D) Write the plural form of the nouns below:

animals watches churches teeth leaves women pianos mice toys

E) Transform the sentences below to the plural form:

1. It is an interesting piece of news. They are interesting pieces of news.

2. This is the baby. These are the babies.
3. The plane is red. The planes are red.
4. Is it a black cat? Are they black cats?
5. Is she a child? Are they children?
6. The toy is white. The toys are white.
7. She is not the doctor. They are not the doctors.
8. He is an intelligent guy. They are intelligent guys.

F) Complete the sentences with IS or ARE :

1. The women are at school.
2. My family is in New York.
3. Your mother is a doctor.
4. My pair of jeans is blue.
5. My eyes are black.
6. Are my scissors on the table?
7. Sheep are farm animals.
8. The people are not happy with the life.

G) Answer the questions completely.

1. Are these toys ? Yes, these are toys.
2. Are those planes ? No, those aren’t planes.
3. Are these boys ? No, these aren’t boys.
4. Are those buses ? Yes, those are buses.

H) Transform the sentences below to the plural form.

1. I am not a woman yet. We are not women yet.
2. She is an important girl. They are important girls.
3. This is a good piano . These are good pianos.
4.That isn’t a fox. Those aren’t foxes.
5.The Kangaroo is very big. The Kangaroos are very big.
6. I am not a good person. We are not good people.

REMEMBER + (plus) - (minus) x (times) : (divide by) = (equals)

I) Write the answers completely.

200 X 6 = 1,200 (one thousand, two hundred)
3,000 : 2 = 1,500 (one thousand, five hundred)
6,204 + 137 = 6,341 (six thousand, three hundred and forty-one)

US$ 1,234,567.00
One million, two hundred and thirty-four thousand, five hundred and sixty-
seven dollars.

J) Transform these sentences to the plural form.

1. The woman is watching the news. The women are watching the news.
2. My brother is washing the car. My/Our brothers are washing the cars.
3. The baby is sleeping. The babies are sleeping.
4. The wife is eating an apple. The wives are eating apples.

K) Answer the questions below.

1. What is the population of your city? It is….
2. When is your father’s birthday? It is on… month / day
3. When is your mother’s birthday? It is on… month / day
4. How old are you? I am… years old.
5. How old is your mother? She is … years old.
6. What is your favorite number? It is…