GRAMMAR REVIEW 4.

NOUNS AND RELATED WORDS

1. Nouns and related words
2. Possessive Case
3. Pronouns

PART I. SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS.

Exercise 1: Look at the rules and complete the tasks below.

1）Add “s” to make plural.

Cottage cottages 2) Adding “es” to nouns 3) Nouns end in ‘o’ (cons +
Year years end in (‘s’,’sh’,’ch’ and ‘x’) “o”) add ‘s’.
Month months Dress dresses Piano pianos
Noun nouns Bus buses Solo solos
Street streets Fish fishes Photo photos
Ruler rulers Wish wishes Kangaroo
Class classes kangaroo
Bush bushes s
Radio radios

6) Nouns end in ‘y’ (vow +

5) Nouns end in ‘y’ (cons + “y”)
4) Other nouns end in ‘o’, “y”) add “s”
add “ies”
add ‘es’ to. day days
story stories
echo echoes donkey donkeys
diary diaries
hero heroes key keys
country countries
tomato tomatoes way ways
lorry lorries
Potato potatoes boy boys
candy candies
mango mangoes toy toys
cargo cargoes

A) Write the right plural for each word. B) Complete the sentences with the right plural.
Church =________
churches Class =________
classes 1. The _______________
girls (girl) are happy because
Kimono =________
kimonos Video =________
videos they have got new ____________
toys (toy).
Story =________
stories Baby =________
babies 2. These are the ______________
ways (way) to school.
Hero =________
heroes Cargo =________
cargoes 3. Angie has ______________
candies (candy).
4. My mother has ____________
mangoes (mango) for me.
Box =________
boxes Zero =________
zeroes
5. My ____________
glasses (glass) for the sun.
Bufalo =________
bufalos Fox =________
foxes
6. That is the ___________
buses (bus) to school.
Tax =________
taxes Watch =________
watches 7. She is in ten ___________(photo).
photos
Motto =________
mottoes Volcano =________
volcanoes 8. Tony is 2___________
years (year) old.
Dancer =________
dancers Carrot =________
carrots 9. My grandfather has three __________
radios (radio).
Boy =________
boys Peacock =________
peacocks 10. These are my book ___________
stories (story).
Office =________
offices Pilot =________
pilots 11. These are your____________
keys (key).
Girl =________
girls Singer =________
singers 12. The map has hundreds of ____________ countries
Instrument=________
instruments Street =________
streets (country) .
Day =________
days Song =________
songs 13. I have many _____________
wishes (wish) for Christmas.
Canoe =________
canoes Bank =________
banks
14. Those are new ________________
computers (computer).
Paper =________
papers Ruler =________
rulers
Dancer =________
dancers Singer =________
singers
Tax =________
taxes Sash =________
sashes
 Exercise 2: Choose the right option:
1. I had two _____________ for lunch today. a) applees b) apple c) apples
2. I was scared because John brought 2 ___________ to school. a) knifes b) knive c) knives
3. My favourite MacDo meal is a Big Mac with _________. a) fryes c) frys c)fries
4. In my family there are more _________ than females. a) mails b) males c) malls
5. New Zealand has a lot of ____________. a) ships b) sheeps c) sheep
6. There are many __________ here. a) flys b) flies c) flyes
7. We always have ____________ for dinner. a) potatoes b) potatos c) potato
8. We caught a lot of ___________ yesterday. a) fishes b) fishs c) fish
9. My mother is afraid of ____________ a) mice b) mouses c) mouths
10. It is only for __________. a) mans b) man c) men
11. In my class there are many ___________. a) children b) childs c) chills
12. Do you know where my __________ are? a) keyes b) keys c) keies
13. There were 12 ________ in the tray. a) egges b) egg c) eggs
14. I like ____________. They are so funny to watch. a) monkies b) monkeys c) monkeyes
15. You have lips like ___________. a) cherryes b) cherries c) cheerys
16. It is normal to have 28 ___________. a) tooths b) teethes c) teeth
17. There are three ____________. a) dice b) die c) dices
18. How many ____________ did you take at the party? a) photoes b) photos c) photo
19. We bought three ________ for dinner. a) salmones b) salmon c) salmons
20. Do you know where the __________ were from? a) thieves b) thiefs d) thiefes
21. Both my _________ are sore. a) foots b) feet c) feeds
22. Out of seventeen students three became __________. a) cheves b) chefs c) cook
23. In my class there are 9 girls and 10 _________. a) boys b) boyes c) boies
24. I love _________. They are nice when it is hot. a) tries b)trees c)threes
25. ________ are wiser than men. a) womans b) wimen c) women
26. A lot of the kids had __________. a) lice b) lices c) lies

Exercise 3: Look at the rules and complete the tasks below with A, An, Some or Any.
We use A or AN with singular
nouns.
A is used when a noun starts
with a consonant sound;
e.g. A dog, a book, etc.
AN is used when a noun
starts with a vowel sound;
e.g. An apple, an hour, etc.
We use ANY with countable
nouns (only with their plural) and
with uncountable nouns.
ANY is used in:
* negative sentences;
e.g. I haven‘t got any time.
* general questions;
e.g. Have you got any sisters?
Is there any tea left?
We use SOME with countable nouns
(only with their plural) and with
uncountable nouns.
SOME is used in:
* positive sentences;
e.g. I have got some time.
* questions, expressing requests and
offers;
E.g. Would you like some tea?
Can I have some biscuits?

1. There aren't _____

any children in the 6. Have you got _____
any money?
playground 7. They haven't got _____
a computer in their room
2. There are _____
some people in that room 8. There aren't _____
any books in my rucksack (mochila)
3. He isn't wearing _____
an uniform 9. Is there _____
a good cinema in your town
4. Is there _____
any fruit left? 10. There aren't _____
any parks near my house
5. There is _____
a bread left

Exercise 4: Fill in the gaps with some, any, a or an

1. There are .......... potatoes on the table 6. He never wears .......... uniform
a) some b) any c) a d) an a) some b) any c) a d) an
2. Are there ....... books on your desk? 7. There aren't ........ tickets for the concert left
a) some b) any c) a d) an a) some b) any c) a d) an
3. Is there ........ coffee left? 8. There are ......... apples in the basket.
 a) some b) any c) a d) an a) some b) any c) a d) an
4. Have you got ....... brothers or sisters? 9. She isn't wearing ........ dress
a) some b) any c) a d) an a) some b) any c) a d) an
5. He hasn't got ........ money 10. Is there ........ sugar in your tea?
a) some b) any c) a d) an a) some b) any c) a d) an
11. He hasn't got ........ girlfriend
a) some b) any c) a d) an

Exercise 5: Correct the following sentences (use contractions if possible)

1. He hasn't got some friends any 6. Is there some people? Are , any
2. He hasn't got a teacher English any English teacher 7. He's doctor He's a doctor
3. There isn't some food in the fridge any 8. There isn't some water in my glass any
4. There aren't no bananas left any 9. Is there some pens left? Are, any
5. There are some childrens in my car children 10. Are there a children? any
Exercise 6: Fill in the gaps with : there is/there are/ There isn't / there aren't / Is there / Are there
1. __________
There isn't any sugar in the 6. ____________
Is there any fruit? 9. ____________
Is there any petrol
cupboard 7. ____________
Are there any tickets? ?
2. ____________
Are there any people? 8. ____________
There isn't any tea in my 10. ____________
There aren't any
3. ____________
There are some coffee cup books
4. ____________
There aren't any stamps left 11. ____________
There are some
5. ____________
There isn't any money in my children
pocket
Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with: there is/there isn’t/there are/ there aren’t/ is there /are
there
1. _______________
There isn't any money 6. _______________
There aren't any lamps in this room
2. _______________
There is some petrol 7. _______________
There is a thief in this town.
3. _______________
There is no sugar in my tea 8. __________
There are some new flats in my street
4. _______________
Are there any children? 9. ______________
There is a television in my room
5. _______________
There are no maps in my class 10. ___________
There aren't any beautiful girls in my class

Exercise 8: Look at the rules and do the task that follow.

Fill in the gaps with much, many or a lot of.

A: Do we need more bread? many desserts.
5 A: You've made ..........
a lot of left.
B: Yes, there isn't ………… B: Yes, but I've invited all my friends over!
much milk should I add to the flour?
2 A: How .......... 6 A: How ..........
many times a week do you swim?
B: One cup is fine. B: Two or three.
many
3 A: Have we got .......... tomatoes? 7 A: Max is a very good tennis player.
B: Yes, we've got lots in the fridge. B: Yes, he has won ..........
many competitions.
4 A: How ..........
much pepper did you put in the stew? 8 A: How ..........
many onions are left?
B: Why? Is it too spicy? B: About five or six.
Exercise 9: Fill in the gaps with a few or a little.
A: Hurry up Brenda. I need to use the phone!
B: OK. Just give me … a few ... more minutes.
2 A: 'Shall I add some milk to your tea?
a few
B: Yes, please but just .................... .
3 A: It's a lovely day. Let's have a picnic in the park.
a few
B: Great idea! I'll pack ………….......... sandwiches and some drinks.
4 A: Is Mr. Roberts in?
B: Yes. He arrived ........................
a little while ago.
5 A: Have you got many CDs?
a few
B: Only ............................
6 A: I'm going to the supermarket. Do you need anything?
a little
B: Yes, ....................... carrots for the vegetable soup.
Exercise 10: Fill in the blank with much, many, few, a few, little, a little.
1. He isn’t very popular. He has …………… few friends.
little
2. Ann is very busy these days. She has ………….. free time.
3. Did you take ……………. many photographs when you were on holiday?
4. The museum was very crowded. There were too…………….. many people.
5. Most of the town is modern. There are ………….. few old buildings.
6. We must be quick. We have ……………… time. little
7. Listen carefully, I’m going to give you ……………….. little advice.
8. Do you mind if I ask you ………………….. many questions?
9. This town is not a very interesting place to visit, so …………. few tourists come here.
10. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got ……………….. patience. little
11. “Would you like milk in your coffee?” - “Yes, please. ………….…….” a few
12. This is a very boring place to live. There’s …………. a little to do.
Exercise 11: Circle the best option.
1. Can you give me ____ tomato juice?
a) a few b) many c) some d) any
2. How ___ carrots do you need?
a) much b) many c) a few d) a little
3. We have ____bread, don't we?
a) a few b) a little c) too many d) too much
4. There aren't ____ eggs in the basket.
a) too much b) a lot of c) any d) some
5. There is __cheese on the plate.
a) some b) many c) any d) a few
6. There is ____ honey in the pot.
a) any b) many c) a lot of d) a few
7. Please give me ____ onions.
a) a lot b) a few c) too much d) a little
8.How ___chicken would you like, sir?
a) much b) many c) a few d) a little
9. There is __milk in the baby bottle.
a) many b) much c) a few d) any
10. We have ____ strawberries here.
a) a little b) a lot of c) any d) too much
11. Don't put ____ salt in the soup.
a) a few b) many c) too much d) too many
12. I'll make ____ lemonade to drink.
a) a few b) many c) any d) some
19. There is ____ food on the table.
a) too much b) too many c) a few d) many
Exercise 12: Complete the following exercise with LITTLE or A LITTLE, FEW or A FEW.
1. He was sad because he had ___________ a little friends.
2. Contrary to my wife I only need ___________ a few minutes to get ready in the morning.
3. A hundred years ago, ___________
few teenagers could read and write in this country.
4. All she wanted was ___________
a few love and happiness.
5. I think I'll manage with ___________
a little help from my friends.
6. It is ___________
a little use trying to learn all the irregular verbs.
7. Sheila drank ___________
few coffee and no alcohol.
8. Death is one of the ________
little things that can be done as easily lying down. (W. Allen)
9. Mathematics is a subject I know very ___________ a few of.
10. She's gone already? But I am only _________ a few minutes late!
11. "Give that beggar _________
a little extra money", the old man said.
12.__________
few people can live without money!
Exercise 13: Underline the expressions which can be used.
1. I have several, many, a few, a little, too much homework to do.
2. James did several, much, no exercises in the morning.
3. They didn't have much, several, a lot of, any, many luck this season.
4. Let's plant one, a little, a few, lots of, some trees.
5. She eats a lot of, a little, most, no, each meat.
6. You'll need a few, a couple of, much, many, a little tomatoes.
7. She has visited whole, every, a number of, most, a great deal of countries in Europe.
8. I have got a few, several, no, a little time.
9. He wants to earn some, each, a few, lots of extra money.
10. They put a great deal of, a few, many, a lot of effort into the project.
11. This tea is bitter. It needs a few, a little, lots of more sugar.
12. Much, Many, A large number of, Every people disagree with his decision.

PART II. POSSESIVE CASE.

Look at the rules.
Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences. Decide whether you have to use 's or an of phrase.
1. The boy has a toy. → It's the boy’s toy.
2. Peter has a book. → It's Peter’s book
3. The magazine has my picture on its cover. → My picture is on the cover of the magazine.
4. Our friends live in this house. → It's our friends’ house.
5. There is milk in the glass. → It's a glass of milk.
6. This house has a number. → What is the number of the house?
7. The walk lasts two hours. → It's a two-hour walk.
8. John has a sister, Jane. → Jane is John’s sister.
9. The film has a name, "Scream". → "Scream" is the name of the film.
10. This school is for girls only. → It's a girls’ school.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the Possessive Case.
1) This is Peter’s book. (Peter)
2) Let's go to the Smiths’ house. (Smiths)
3) The children’s room is upstairs. (children)
4) John’s sister is twelve years old. (John)
5) Susan and Steve’s school is old. (Susan - Steve)
6) men’s shoes are on the second floor. (men)
7) My parents’ car was not expensive. (parents)
8) Charles’s CD player is new. (Charles)
9) This is the boy’s bike. (boy)
10) These are the boys’ pencils. (boys)
Exercise 3: Choose the correct possessive form.
1. One (hour's, hours') sleep is good enough for me in the afternoon.
2. Babies need many (hour's, hours') sleep.
3. The (children's, childrens') mother died last week.
4. The (thieves', thieve's) loot were found in a cave.
5. We enjoyed the edible (bird's, birds') nest soup.
6. There are (gypsies', gypsie's) tents among the trees.
7. Have you answered Uncle (John's, Johns') letter?
8. How much does your father receive for a (day's, days') work?
9. The (rebels', rebel's) arms were confiscated.
10. (Father's, Fathers') new car was stolen.
11. (Duck's, Ducks') eggs are bigger than the hen's eggs.
12. The (lions', lions's) usual source of water has dried up.
13. She plans on opening a (women's, womens') clothing shop.
14. (Cara and Susan's, Cara's and Susan's) project impressed the professor.
15. Do all of your (wishes, wishes') come true?
16. You must consider (other's, others') feelings before embarrassing them for an easy laugh.
17. Water the (trees, tree's) but not every day.
18. The (singers, singer's) agreed to dress in black.
19. The (student's, students') attempts to solve the problem were rewarded.
20. The forest (ranger's, rangers') truck is painted an ugly shade of green.
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