□ I’m looking for accommodation.

□ Tom gave me some good advice. □ Where did you buy your furniture?
I’m looking for work.
□ The news is very depressing today.

Ex. 1. (A) Write the countable and uncountable nouns into two different columns:
Wall, pen, air, chalk, picture, water, match, tea, time, hour, bread, river, friend,
copper, cigarette, tobacco, cheese, teacher, glass (стакан), glass (стекло), paper
(бумага), paper (газета), music, coffee, armchair, gold, ship, milk, shop, idea, ice,
furniture, butter, happi ness, wood, tree, word, ink, money, coin, university, hero,
assistance, assistant, darkness, meat, machine, instrument.
Ex. 2. (A) Underline the noun in each sentence and write ‘C’ or V to show whether
the noun is countable or uncountable.
I
1. I bought an excellent iron. C. 2. She has wonderful hair.__ 3. How many photos
did he take?__ 4. Add a little more salt.__ 5. Did you buy a paper this morning?__
6. Hope keeps me going.__ 7. It is made of iron.____ 8. We’ve got plenty of
coal.__ 9. There is a hair in my soup.__
II
1. Trade with China has increased. U 2. Do you like ice cream?__ 3. I eat two
eggs every day.__ 4. Too much cake isn’t good for you.__ 5. I need a cloth
to wipe the table.__ 6. Would you like an ice?__ 7. I need two clean
glasses.__ 8. Don’t throw stones.__ 9. Be careful! There is broken glass on
the road.__ 10. Can I have a cake, Mum?__

Ex. 3. (B) State whether the nouns in italic type are collective nouns or nouns
of multitude.
1.It is a new company. 2. The company are rehearsing a new production. 3. Then
one by one the worn out out crew were helped on board.4. The crew of the ship
consists of twenty seamen including the captain and his mate. 5. No one had seen
him since and the police were searching for him. 6. The band were changed, and in
the gallery already. 7. And Stilleveld, in company with the many other places like
it, had also been the birthplace of a new people. The people who were neither
white nor black.

Ex. 4. Choose between a singular or a plural verb to use it in the following

sentences.
1. The play is witty and the cast (be) wonderful. 2. The cast (be) all amateurs. 3.
All the family (to be) gathered to see the dog. 4. Monty’s family (to be) of about
the same social status as my own. 5. Do you know what the family (to get) into
their heads about this business? 6. Everybody says the Swiss police (to be) great
at finding people. 7. The public (not to think) so. 8. The public (to request) not to
leave litter in these woods. 9. When he came the baseball team (to practise) on
the school field. 10. The team (to have) baths at the moment and then (to come)
back here for tea. 11. The team (to play) tomorrow morning. 12. The clergy (to
be) generally dressed in black. 13. The Government (to discuss) the matter for a
long time but they have shown no signs of reaching agreement. 14. The
Government (to decide) to pass the bill. 15. In the meantime the young couple (to
be) to live in the old house. 16. That day the committee (to be) to meet at her
friend’s house. 17.1 had to find out whether the committee (to be) competent
enough to consider the project. 18. The board (to be) extraordinarily kind to you.
19. The board (to be) going to consider your application at the next sitting. 20.
You’ve bought yourself a nice car. Your money (to be) well spent. 21. His advice
(to be) always useful for me.