WEEK 11 NOUNS

A. Countable nouns: Countable nouns can be singular or plural.

- When you are talking about ONE person, animal, place, or thing, use a SINGULAR NOUN.

A An
Rule + words beginning with vowels (a, e, i, o, u) + words beginning with consonants
Examples an egg, an ice cream, etc. a basket, a watch, etc.
Exception a uniform, a university an heir, an honor, an hour
- When you are talking about TWO or MORE people, animals, places, or things, use PLURAL NOUNS.

No. Rules Singular Nouns Plural Nouns

1 N + “s” star, bird stars, birds
2 N + “es” beach, fox, dress beaches, foxes, dresses
(ch, sh, s, ss, x)
3 N (y  i) + “es” Baby Babies
4 N (y) + “s” (u e o a i) day days
5 N (f/fe  v) + “es” knife, leaf knives, leaves
6 N (o) + “es” tomato, hero, potato tomatoes, heroes, potatoes
7 N (o) + “s” video, piano, photo, radio videos, pianos, photos, radios
8 Special nouns child, man, woman ,tooth, children , men, women, teeth,
goose , mouse, foot, person mice, feet, people
B. Uncountable nouns

- Uncountable nouns cannot be counted and have no plural form. [Some, any, (a)little] can be used with most
of them, but not [a/an/one].

Food meat, cheese, bread, butter,
fruit, fish, etc.
Liquids milk, water, wine, beer, coffee,
tea, etc.
Material glass, wood, iron, paper, steel,
gold, etc.
Natural phenomena weather, heat, snow, lightning,
wind, rain, thunder, etc.
Languages English, French, Greek,
Japanese, Italian, etc.
B. Uncountable nouns
Disease measles, chickenpox, cancer, etc.
Sciences and Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,
School Subjects Economics, Literature, etc.
Games baseball, chess, billiards, darts,
football, golf, soccer, poker, tennis,
etc.
Abstract nouns beauty, freedom, love, honesty,
justice, information, knowledge,
news, accommodation, etc.
Some concrete baggage, furniture, money,
nouns luggage, traffic, business, etc.

- Uncountable nouns cannot be counted and have no plural form. [Some, any, (a)little] can be used with most
of them, but not [a/an/one].

Food meat, cheese, bread, butter, Disease measles, chickenpox, cancer, etc.
fruit, fish, etc.
Liquids milk, water, wine, beer, coffee, Sciences and Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,
tea, etc. School Subjects Economics, Literature, etc.
Material glass, wood, iron, paper, steel,
gold, etc.
Natural phenomena weather, heat, snow, lightning,
wind, rain, thunder, etc.
Languages English, French, Greek,
Japanese, Italian, etc.
Practice exercise
I. Write the plural form of the following singular nouns
Games baseball, chess, billiards, darts,
football, golf, soccer, poker, tennis,
etc.
Abstract nouns beauty, freedom, love, honesty,
justice, information, knowledge,
news, accommodation, etc.
Some concrete baggage, furniture, money,
nouns luggage, traffic, business, etc.

1. desk ……………… 11. key ……………… 21. video ………………

2. class ……………… 12. city ……………… 22. piano ………………
3. comb ……………… 13. butterfly ……………… 23. mango ………………
4. mug ……………… 14. monkey ……………… 24. kangaroo ………………
5. bus ……………… 15. fly ……………… 25. rhino ………………
6. basket ……………… 16. toy ……………… 26. radio ………………
7. peach ……………… 17. baby ……………… 27. hippo ………………
8. belt ……………… 18. party ……………… 28. zoo ………………
9. witch ……………… 19. chimney ……………… 29. mouse ………………
10. box ……………… 20. lady ……………… 30. photo ………………

II. Choose the right answer

1. It is important to brush your ______ at least twice a day.
A. tooth B. teeth C. tooths D. toothes
2. We have a lot of ______ near our house causing pollution.
A. factorys B. factores C. factories D. factoris
3. There are a number of interesting ______ at my party.
A. people B. persons C. peoples D. person
4. Have you ever seen the new ______ in that shop next door?
A. radioes B. radis C. radioses D. radios
5. They’ve put some lovely ______ in the city park.
A. benchs B. benchies C. benches D. bench
6. We usually buy three ______ of bread at the weekend.
A. loaves B. loafs C. loafes D. loave
7. You’re really afraid of ______ , aren’t you?
A. mouses B. mice C. mices D. mouse
8. Those cows have got their ______ with them.
A. calfs B. calfes C. scarves D. calves
9. We’ve bought some new ______ to wear.
A. clothies B. cloths C. clothes D. cloth
10. They had to mend the ______ of the houses after the storm.
A. roofes B. roves C. roofs D. roof
 QUANTIFIERS

I. Complete the sentences using a/ an/ some/ any.

II. Circle the correct words to complete the conversation.

I. Complete the sentences using much/ many/ a lot of.
Complete the sentences using a few/ a little.
VOCABULARY: DAILY ROUTINE
NOUN FOR PEOPLE

NOTICES
 LISTENING
I. Listen and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (Key 7t1)

II. Listening to Amy and James talking about planning a birthday party.
What job is each person going to do?
0. Chris F
6. Amy______ A. book a room F. make cake
7. James______ B. buy a present G. plan the music
8. Claire______ C. buy party food H. put up balloons
9. Tom______ D. get drinks
10. Jane______ E. invite guest
 PRACTICE TEST
Time allowed: ……… mins
PART I: PRONUNCIATION
I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. a. book b. moon c. pool d. soon
2. a. home b. hour c. hockey d. habour
3. a. spring b. size c. sure d. season
4. a. worked b. stopped c. laughed d. needed
5. a. city b. close c. class d. cough
6. a. groups b. boards c. pens d. tables
7. a. their b. theatre c. those d. that
8. a. watches b. classes c. lives d. brushes

PART II: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
1. There isn’t........................ bread in the fridge.
a. any b. some c. few d. a few
2. Mary is a scientist. She works in a...................
a. factory b. laboratory c. kinder garden d. nursery
3. How..................students are there in your class?
a. much b. a lot of c. many d. lots of
4. Lemonade, apple juice, soda and................. are cold drinks.
a. iced tea b. fruit c. mineral water d. strong coffee
5. Would you like something.................... ?
a. eating b. to eat c. ate d. to eating
6. What’s the weather.................... in Ha Noi?
a. to like b. alike c. like d. the same
7. Fall means.........................in British English.
a. autumn b. winter c. spring d. summer
8. Let’s go to Brighton tomorrow.
a. What a pity b. Ok. Why not? c. It doesn’t matter d. Not at all
9. They.........................at the map to check which way to go.
a. watched b. looked c. saw d. searched
10. Do you speak English?
a. No, I’m not b. Only a little c. Yes, very much d. I think so
II. Find and correct the mistakes.
1. How many homework do you have every day? ……………..
2. There are some apple juice and some cakes in the fridge. ……………..
3. When you arrive to the airport, phone me. ……………..
4. What are you cooking? It smells so well. ……………..
5. She’d like fish because it is her favourite food. ……………..
III. Supply the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. Can you turn off the TV. I (try)……………………..to sleep.
 2-3. Why (you/ buy)…………………………a lot of food?- Because we
(have)……………………….a party tonight.
4-5. (You/ still/ look)………………………… for Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince?
- No, I (have)……………………….it now.
6-7. At this time yesterday we (have)………………….dinner together when you (arrive)…………..
8. She (always/ forget)………………….. to do her homework.
9. Last week they (pay)………………. a visit to HCM city.
10. …………..you (go)……….. to your grandparents’ house last night?
PART III. READING
I. Read the article below and choose the word that best fits each space.
Flood in Dorchester
Dorchester, September 13
_______(1) six o'clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide
area. By nine o'clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon
_______(2) three feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain
made their job very ________(3).
Mrs. Rose Willow, a ________(4) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was
trapped upstairs _______(5) three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladders and a
small _______(6). "My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time," said Mrs. Willow. "She _______(7) me a
lot. She sat with me, so I didn't feel afraid'.
The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good,
_______(8) the floods have done a great deal of damage. "Luckily, nobody was drown or injured", Chief
Fire Office Hawkins told reporters, "but it will take a long time to clear up the mess."
1. A. In B. To C. At D. Until
2. A. over B. under C. through D. between
3. A. easy B. difficult C. quick D. clean
4. A. girl B. man C. lady D. child
5. A. for B. during C. while D. through
6. A. ship B. boat C. car D. bicycle
7. A. worried B. frightened C. bored D. helped
8. A. but B. also C. therefore D. so
II. Choose the correct word for each space from the list below.
not (x2) opened instead in all almost

Bray is a beautiful village (1)…………… fifty kilometers west of London. A young Englishman named
Howard Bonnier (2)…………… a restaurant called The Palace there about three and a half months ago.
(3)……….. many people in Britain know Mr Bonnier’s name yet, but he’s already quite famous in
France. This is because he has written (4)…………. French magazines about (5)………….. all the best
restaurants in that country.
When Howard was a teenager, he often went to restaurants with his father and mother. He liked doing
this so much that he decided (6)……….... to buy lots of clothes and CDs; (7) …………….., he used his
money to visit France and eat in good restaurants. He also bought a lot of French and English
cookbooks- he says he has more than two hundred and fifty.
PART IV. WRITING
I. Write a complete sentence, using the words given.
1. How long/it take/ fly/ from HN/ to HCM?
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2. You/ not/ need/ finish/ this homework/ right now.
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3. As long as/ you/ study/ hard/, /you/ pass/ your exam.
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4. The train/ take/ shorter/ the bus.
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5. It/ take/ him/ an hour a day/ learn English.
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II. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. How heavy is the bag?
 What………………………..……………………………?
2. Cooking is not my favorite pastime. (INTERESTED IN)
 I ………………………………………………..………….in my free time.
3. Have you got a cheaper shirt than this? (CHEAPEST)
 Is this…………………………………………………………….
4. How much is this bookcase?
 What ………………………………………………….………?
5. Let’s go out for a meal tonight?
 How about…………………………………………………………?
6. She is a good singer.
 She ………………………………………………………..…………
III. Make questions for the underlined parts in the following sentences
1. Lan and her friends are playing volleyball.
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2. Sears Tower is 442 meters high.
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3. The Mekong River is the longest river in Vietnam.
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4. His chickens produce a lot of eggs.
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5. Ly goes to school six days a week.
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6. She’s Australian.
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7.The weather is cool and wet now in London.
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8. She can swim fast.
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9. There is one bookstore near my house.
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10. She looks beautiful with her long black hair.
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