( 1.4) EXERCISE - COLLECTIVE NOUNS Fill in the blank s with suitable collective nouns.

1. A _____ of birds flew high in the sky.

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flock / flight

2. They saw a _____ of lions at the zoo. pride / troop 3. The farmer has a _____ of cattle on his farm. ---------herd / drove 4. He ate a _____ of grapes today. ---------bunch 5. Our friend shows us a _____ of stamps. -------collection 6. We saw a _____ of sheep on our way home. ----------flock 7. Police have arrested a _____ of thieves. -------pack / gang 8. She bought a _____ of bananas from the market. ----bunch / comb 9. The _____ of pupils are listening attentively to their teacher. ---class 10. You can put the _____ of tools in that box. --------set

( 1.2) EXERCISE - PROPER NOUNS Use capital letters for Proper Nouns in the following sentences.

1. paris is the capital of france.

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2. william shakespeare is a famous english author.

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William Shakespeare is a famous English author.

3. war and peace' was written by leo tolstoy.

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4. The universities of oxford and cambridge offer degree courses at the highest level.

Click here for the answer The universities of Oxford and Cambridge offer degree courses at the highest level.

5. john's two dogs are named rover and boxer.

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6. david will travel to france to do a degree course on the french revolution.

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7. suez canal joins the red sea and the mediterranean sea.

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8. republic of liberia is on the west coast of africa.

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9. mick jagger is the lead singer of rolling stones

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10. mount kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in africa.

Click here for the answer Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.

( 1.3) EXERCISE - ABSTRACT NOUNS Form Abstract Nouns from the following. man know long brother scholar sell strong lose king think wise great

Click here for the answer man - manhood know - knowledge long - length brother - brotherhood scholar - scholarship sell - sale strong - strength lose - loss king - kingdom think - thought wise - wisdom great - greatness

( 1.5) EXERCISE - COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Complete each sentence by choosing the correct word.

1. There is so (many, much) smoke coming out of the chimney.

much

2. There are (plenty of, a large amount of) fish in the pond.

Click here for the answer plenty of

3. (A little, A few) minutes is all it takes for him to shave.

Click here for the answer A few

4. The postman put (a great deal of, a lot of) letters into the bag.

Click here for the answer a lot of

5. He threw (a little, some) nuts to the monkeys.

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6. She uses only (a few, a little) cooking oil in her cooking.

Click here for the answer a little

7. My hens lay (a large amount of, several) eggs very day.

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8. (A great deal of, A large number of) dust has collected on the desk.

Click here for the answer A great deal of

9. We saw (a large amount of, many) cows grazing in the field.

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10. The butcher sells (a large amount of, a large number of) meat.

Click here for the answer a large amount of

( 1.6) EXERCISE - GENDER Change the nouns in bold from the feminine to the masculine.

1. My aunt visits her niece every week-end.

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2. The lady has several mares on her farm.

Click here for the answer The gentleman has several stallions on his farm.

3. The daughter is more talkative than her mother.

Click here for the answer The son is more talkative than his father.

4. Does any actress like to play the role of the princess?

Click here for the answer Does any actor like to play the role of the prince?

5. Their queen is a widow.

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6. The manageress is still a spinster.

Click here for the answer The manager is still a bachelor.

7. In the movie, the tigress was killed by the heroine.

Click here for the answer In the movie, the tiger was killed by the hero.

8. His daughter-in-law is a postmistress.

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His son-in-law is a postmaster.

9. The countess has one sister.

Click here for the answer The count has one brother.

10. The authoress is writing a book about the empress.

Click here for the answer The author is writing a book about the emperor.

Change the nouns in bold from the masculine to the feminine.

11. The bridegroom thanked the priest.

Click here for the answer The bride thanked the priestess.

12. His brother works as a waiter.

Click here for the answer His sister works as a waiteress.

13. The dog barked at the milkman.

Click here for the answer The bitch barked at the milkmaid.

14. A cock was killed by a fox.

Click here for the answer A hen was killed by a vixen.

15. The manservant has worked many years for the duke.

Click here for the answer The maidservant has worked many years for the duchess.

16. Her husband is a conductor.

Click here for the answer His wife is a conductress.

17. He was a postman before he became a postmaster.

Click here for the answer She was a postwoman before she became a postmistress.

18. The lad wants to be a monk.

Click here for the answer The lass wants to be a nun.

19. The sultan owns a stallion.

Click here for the answer The sultana owns a mare.

20. Her father-in-law is a landlord.

Click here for the answer Her mother-in-law is a landlady.

( 1.7) EXERCISE - FORMING NOUNS FROM NOUNS Fill in the blanks with abstract nouns from the nouns in brackets.

1. I had a very happy ______ (child).

Click here for the answer I had a very happy childhood.

2. I forgot to renew my _____ (member) in the sailing club.

Click here for the answer I forgot to renew my membership in the sailing club.

3. We formed a deep and lasting _____ (friend).

Click here for the answer We formed a deep and lasting friendship.

4. He hopes to take over the _____ (leader) of the party.

Click here for the answer He hopes to take over the leadership of the party.

5. There are lots of nice people in the _____ (neighbour).

Click here for the answer There are lots of nice people in the neighbourhood.

6. In the _____ (king) of Thailand, the king commands the respect of every citizen.

Click here for the answer In the kingdom of Thailand, the king commands the respect of every citizen.

7. She seems to be enjoying _____ (mother).

Click here for the answer She seems to be enjoying motherhood.

8. He had barely reached _____ (man) when he married.

Click here for the answer He had barely reached manhood when he married.