nouns + there to be

teacher Gaby
nouns
 practice.
Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal. The man was riding a white horse.

The Royal Bengal Tiger is found in the Sunderbans. The shepherd took the flock of sheep to the field.

The jury gave a unanimous verdict. That table is newly polished.

Laughter is good for health. I believed her innocence.

The crowd is very big. I need your honest opinion.

The elephant is an intelligent animal. The police caught the thief.

The Ganges is a sacred river. I brought zucchini from the market.

The bravery of the soldier saved the day. Shakespeare was a famous English playwright.

I bought furniture for my new house. Percy B Shelley was a poet.

King Solomon was very wise. This dress is made of silk.

singular x plural
 irregular plurals
Irregular nouns form plurals in unusual ways.
child ⇒ children - foot ⇒ feet - tooth ⇒ teeth - man ⇒ men
Some nouns are spelled the same way whether they are
singular or plural.
one fish ⇒ two fish - one sheep ⇒ two sheep - one deer ⇒
two deer
 irregular plurals
Some nouns exist only in the plural form.
♥ binoculars ♥ pants ♥ clothes ♥ pajamas ♥ glasses ♥ scissors
♥ goggles ♥ shorts ♥ jeans ♥ tweezers
Note: This is not a complete list.
To make an abbreviation plural, simply add a lowercase s. It is not
necessary to add an apostrophe before the s.
Shortcut: Abbreviation + s
e.g.: I used to have a lot of CDs, but now I just listen to my mp3 player.
 irregular plurals
Nouns that end in VOWEL + Y: Add +S to form the plural.
donkey ⇒ donkeys highway ⇒ highways
Nouns that end in VOWEL + O: Add +S to form the plural.
oreo ⇒ oreos scenario ⇒ scenarios
Nouns that end in CONSONANT + Y: Eliminate the Y and add +IES to form the
plural.
family ⇒ families trophy ⇒ trophies
Nouns that end in CONSONANT + O: Add +ES except for musical terms.
potato ⇒ potatoes dingo ⇒ dingoes piano ⇒ pianos
there + to be
there + to be
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 practice.
1. There _______ was only one window in the room.
2. There _______ were some women and children of the party.
3. There _______ still some hope of his life.
4. There _______ only a small table between them.
5. There _______ other men in the world for you.
6. There _______ hundreds and hundreds of them.
7. _______ there a woman in the business?
8. There _______ firm lines about her mouth.
9. There _______ only one thing to do.
10. Sometimes there _______ no light in her room.
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11. There _______ sturdy women in those days.
12. There _______ no lights to be seen.
13. There _______ no papers in the pockets.
14. Then there _______ silence for some time.
15. There _______ a few moments of stillness.
16. Again there _______ silence for a time.
17. There _______ tears of happiness in her eyes.
18. There _______ mysterious shadows between the waves.
19. There _______ no need for you to know.
20. But there _______ nothing to be done.
practice.
Complete the gaps using THERE IS or THERE ARE.
My name is Annie and I live in a very big house. _________________
twenty-three rooms in my house, but _________________ only twelve bedrooms.
I live in one of the rooms on the third floor. In my room, _________________ a
huge bed and _________________ nine windows. My bedroom isn’t small.
On my bed _________________ lots of pillows, and _________________ my cat,
Fluffy. In my closet _________________ many toys, and _________________
also many clothes. I don’t have a bathroom in my bedroom, but
________________ a bathroom next to my room. Also in my house
_______________ two kitchens, a big dining room and three living rooms. The
house is really big!
 practice.
Complete the following sentences with there isn’t / there aren’t.

Be careful with countable and uncountable nouns!

1. ____________________ a flight from here to London.

2. ____________________ any movies that I want to see in the cinema.

3. I’m very hungry, but ____________________ any food in the refrigerator.

4. We want to go to the concert, but ____________________ any tickets.

5. ____________________ any money in my bank account so I can’t pay the bills.

6. ____________________ seventy minutes in an hour.

7. In my neighborhood, ____________________ any children.

8. Henry can’t bake a cake because ____________________ any sugar in the cupboard.

9. It’s sunny today and ____________________ a cloud in the sky.

10. I’m sorry, ____________________ any letters for you today.

 practice.
Describe your neighborhood: What is there in your neighborhood? What doesn’t exist?
Create sentences using there is / there are and the following words:
(You can change the words to their plural form if necessary)

1. Key _____________________________________________________________________
2. Tree _____________________________________________________________________
3. Music ____________________________________________________________________
4. Book _____________________________________________________________________
5. Floor _____________________________________________________________________
6. Food _____________________________________________________________________
7. Minute ____________________________________________________________________
8. Star ______________________________________________________________________
9. Restaurant ________________________________________________________________
10. Coffee ___________________________________________________________________