NOUNS: Number

A. Change the following into plural form

Singular Plural Singular Plural
Cart Bus

Dish Pass

Bench Box

Mosquito Torpedo

Embargo Hero

Folio Stereo

Rodeo Radio

Cherry Body

Storey Donkey

Life Loaf

Dwarf Half

Scarf Hoof

Giraffe Puff

Dwarf Hoof

Father-in-law Man-of-war

Girl-in-charge Commander-in-

chief

Stimulus Bacillus

Focus Cactus

Basis Crisis

Axis Diagnosis

Criterion Phenomenon

Stratum Curriculum

Addendum Memorandum
List of Nouns that are always used as Singular:

Furniture Baggage Evidence Milk Tea Cheese

Rice Courage Music Darkness Knowledge

List of Nouns that are always used as Plural:

Scissors Trousers Spectacles

List of Nouns that have same Singular and Plural:

Deer Hair Fish

List of Nouns that are Singular in form but Plural in Use:

Cattle People Police

List of Nouns that are Plural in form but Singular in Use:

Mathematics Netherlands News

B. Make the Plural of the following sentences:

a. The 1920 were depressing years for world economy

b. He says that the local MP are not at all helpful

c. The old systems of GP has been replaced by specialist in medicine.

d. If you do not exercise now, you will be a wreck by the time you are in your 70

e. The VC of all the Universities are meeting with the CM of all the states to discuss the syllabus.

C. Change the following sentences into Plural form.

1. There is a bronze statue in Mrs Sen’s Room

There is a bronze _____________ in Mrs Sen’s ___________.

2. I took the child to the doctor’s

_________took the ______________to the doctor’s

3. Rashi said that her tooth was aching

Rashi said that her _________were aching

4. A passer-by helped me to find a taxi to go home

______________________helped _______to find _____________to go home.

5. Every child has brought his copy of the book

The ____________have brought _____________________of the book

6. A mother-in-law is often portrayed as evil in films.

_______________________often portrayed as evil in films.

7. Look! There’s a mouse scampering off.

Look! There are ___________ scampering off.

8. The goose stretched its long neck.

The __________stretched __________long _______________

9. Has she finished all her homework?

Have__________finished all their ___________________?

10. I could see the deer scampering away.

I could see the ______________scampering away.

D. Say whether the use of the following nouns is correct or not. If you think the use is incorrect, rewrite
the sentence correctly.

1. The sheep grazing in the lush green field looks so picturesque.

2. Every piece of news in the papers these days is depressing

3. These days, the gentry in the cinema halls behave badly

4. Are you planning to sell your old furnitures?

5. My new trousers does not fit me well

6. There were no breads left in the bakery by late morning

7. The bacteria looks so huge under the microscope

8. Educational qualification is the main criteria for selection

9. I spotted a group of at least eight deers in the wildlife park

10. Your hairs are becoming prematurely grey.

Make sentences using the plural form of the following nouns

Singular Plural Make sentence of Plural

Office

Wolf

Child

Liquid

Roof

Brother-in-
Law
Goose

Responsibility

Great Aunt

Story

Fill In the blanks

1. His _________________(arrive) is at 7oclock

2. The _________________(hot) and humidity in this weather saps everyone’s energy.

3. The _________________ (see) before her frightened her

4. His _________________(know) of physics made him the favourite of our physics teacher

5. _________________(equal) is something no human being should have to fight for

6. His father took great _________________ (proud) in telling people about his sons result

7. Mr. Ram has lost a lot of _________________ (weigh) lately

8. His _________________(present) at her concert meant a lot to his daughter

9. _________________(live)is precious do not waste it

10. _________________(proud) comes before fall

Underline the nouns in the following sentences

1. Ashley bought some pencils from the shop around the corner

2. Japan is a small country, Tokiya is one of the most densely populated cities of the world
Write few Examples of the following Nouns

Proper Noun Common Countable Uncountable Concrete Abstract Material Compound

Noun Noun

Uncountable Collective
abstrac noun
t noun

Find which Noun is present in the following sentences

a. An army of soldiers, not a pile of soldiers

b. A bunch of keys, not an army of keys

c. A pile of books, not a bunch of books

Match the following

Concrete Nouns Abstract Noun

Sugar Height

Knife Strength

Sea Loyalty

Tower Intelligence

Snakes Sweetness

Wrestler Sharpness

Dolphins Heat

Snow Cold

Fire fear

dog Vastness
Pick out all the countable and uncountable nouns

a. The supermarket is quite close to our house

b. How did you paint on your clothes

c. It is said that anger is one’s worts enemy

d. We always have shortage of water in summer

e. Sufficient sleep is vital for good health

f. The park in front of our school has been closed

g. Various tests are used to measure people’s intelligence

h. It is said that silence speaks louder than words

i. The news of the Polish army’s march was received with much joy

j. The white clouds dotted the sky

Identify the nouns in the sentences and classify them

1. People should be more careful and stop using plastic

3. The army has twenty battalions. Each battalion has fifty soldiers

4. The legs of the table are made of iron, while the tabletop is made of wood

5. Zaza , my golden retriever gave birth to a litter of puppies

6. The white snow covered the green lawn

7. Lionel was upset when the al hit the goalpost and went out the play .

8. I was going to watch the blockbuster movie with my friends from school when it started to rain heavily

9. The cotton dress is very pretty but unsuitable for this weather

10. Rohit grew up surrounded by large extended family

11. This road leads to the stadium, that one leads to St. Jame’s Square

12. The counterfeit banknotes were confiscated by honest police officers

13. The had to cancel the examination due to the heavy rain

14. The man was so scared that he did not stop running till he reached the market

15. There are no ghosts in this house

16. It is impossible to finish the homework with so much distraction.

Countable and Uncountable

1. ____________ people stopped and stared at the man in the strange dress.

2. ____________girls were present in the class

3. A____________ voices spoke as one in answer to his challenge.

4. ____________ attention was paid by the sales team to the manager’s suggestion, as they were impractical

5. A ____________ of hard work has gone into writing this book

6. I bought _____________________ butter

7. We will need at least ____________ paint for this room

8. Could I have a ____________a loaf of bread please

9. ____________students who had gone trekking have lost their way

10. ____________ milk tastes sour, I think it has gone bad

11. ____________ people will be there at the party

12. She does not have ____________ love for her own dog

13. How____________cups of milk were given to the children today morning

14. ____________people were there but they were more interested in tea than the meeting

15. ____________people turned up for the movie due to the heavy rain

16. . ____________people can tolerate criticism of themselves.

17. Please give me just ____________rice

18. I have already served you very___________rice

19. He received _________sympathy from the neighbours as he had been rude to them earlier.

Underline the nouns in the sentences given below and say they are countable or uncountable nouns.

1. He is travelling far and wide in search of peace____________________________________

2. That painting is truly beautiful__________________________________________________

3. Noise can pollute the atmosphere as much as possible_____________________________________

4. There is hardly any light in this room____________________________________________

5. His courage drew admiration from all_________________________________________________

6. This river has very dirty water_____________________________________________________

7. Her hair looks quite different now______________________________________________

 8. Butter can be easily made at home from milk______________________________________

9. Prevention is always better than cure____________________________________________

10. There is far too much oil in the food today_______________________________________

Use the words in the box given below to complete the sentences

Fifty The All Little Much

A No Many Any A lot of

1. Pass me______________ butter please

2. There are ______________students from the hills in my class

3. Can you send me______________shirt?

4. There is ______________flour in the bin

5. How ______________milk should i buy?

6. Where have ______________the chocolates gone?

7. After the last attempt failed, there was ______________hope of rescue

8. I have to pay ______________rupees more to the tailor

9. Don’t worry, we still have ______________money left

10. Has she done______________work at all since she came

Possessive Forms

Rewrite the phrases by using the apostrophe in the correct place

1. the flat owned by Mr Mody

2. the cathedral named after St Paul

3. the mineral resources of India

4. the patients of Dr. Richards

5. the promotion of my son-in-law

6. the defeat of the candidates

7. the baby of Beny and June

8. the bicycle belonging to Bee

9. the salary for three months

10. the sons of Ms Singh and Ms Kapoor

Put apostrophe in the following sentences correctly

1. Suarav cat has hurt its leg quite badly

2. My father colleague

3. The farmer wife

4. The policeman courage; the little girl smile

5. The left eye cornea; the car front wheels

6. Children footwear; women accessories

Look at the sentence given below and write down the function of possessive form of nouns underlined ie
(Ownership, relationship, quality, part, description)
1. The plane’s left wing stopped working at the time of landing

2. Have you seen Saran’s new cell phone? It looks very stylish

3. Everyone noticed the speaker’s nervousness on stage

4. A new range of men’s perfume was launched recently

5. Renu’s best friend, Akhil, has gone to tthe UK for studies

6. The little girl’s brother was a tall boy, eight years of age

7. Rishi’s watch was lost in a crowded cafe

8. The car’s rear tyre went flat just as it started

9. The child’s happy face was all the satisfaction Paul needed for his good deed

10. The girl’s beautiful writing delighted the teacher

Use the possessive form of nouns in place of italicized phrases.

1. Avinash hurled the book belonging to Som across the room

2. The jewellery of the princes was stolen

3. The bags of my mother-in-law went missing on the flight

4. The seats of the three ladies were very uncomfortable

5. The room of the Duchess overlooked a huge lake

6. The mother of the boys waited patiently outside the principal’s room
7. The shoes of the princess would get worn out during the night long dancing

8. This shop is famous for dealing in clothes and shoes for children

9. The warden of the hostel for girls was very strict whereas the warden of the hostel for boys was quite

lenient

10. The mother of Som welcomes all her friends

Read each of the sentences given below and say whether the statement each one true or false

1. Whose doorbell did you ring by mistake

a. Here, whose is an interrogative pronoun

2. My favourite colour is black, what is yours?

a. Here, what is an interrogative adjective

3. Which book did you want to borrow from the library?

a. Here, which is an interrogative adjective

4. What remark did did he make that got you so angry

a. Here, what is an interrogative pronoun

5. Whose is that bag lying in the corner?

a. Here, whose is an interrogative pronoun

6. What is the menu for today?

a. Here, what is an interrogative adjective

7. Which is the purse you wanted the grey or the black

a. Here, which is an interrogative pronoun

8. Whose story should I believe, his or yours?

a. Here, whose is an interrogative pronoun

9. What size shoes do you wear?

a. Here, what is an interrogative adjective

10. To whom should I give this book

a. Here, whom is an interrogative adjective

Use the nouns in the box below to make sentences of your own in which the noun functions as an

adjective.
Stone Electricity Train Horse Leather Pearl

Cloth Steel Butter water

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

9.

10.

Rewrite the sentences below by correcting the order of adjectives

1. There was nothing interesting about that uneven pale ugly landscape

2. His method produced golden round perfect pearls of crystals

3. I have given my brown old leather Italian Jacket to my brother

4. We gifted her a little beautiful Chinese blue vase on her birthday

5. She is creating a clay slender tall image to decorate her house

6. She looked elegant and tall in her black new dress

7. Peoples who knew Napolean realized that behind his stocky and short appearance, there existed a sharp and

precise mind

8. There were well formed, beautiful a dozen yellow roses in the bouquet

9. I found him to be a well behaved, soft spoken, yet well-educated man

10. The lacy wedding beautiful dress suited her perfectly

Adjective of comparison

A. Use the correct form of the adjectives given in the brackets to fill the blanks

1. Rama is better than Anu in Maths, but Eesha is the ____________ of all three (good)

2. Of the 30 children in the class, Amjad is the ____________ (tall)

3. Myra’s garden is ____________ than mine (large)

4. Every girl wore a coloured dress, but her dress was ____________ than that of others (colourful)

5. It is difficult to find who is the ______________________ in the whole class (intelligent)

6. He is____________than anyone else I have met (careless)

7. I find the yellow dress ____________ that the blue one (pretty)

8. The fox has a reputation for being the ____________animals in all animal stories (cunning)

9. The more badly you behave, the ________________ your reputation will you be (bad)

10. I find field hockey ________________ than ice hockey (intresting)

Comparison

1. Archana is________________Rucha

2. Arti is________________Madhu

3. Rucha is ________________Rinki

4. Prachi is________________among all the students

5. Seema is ________________among all the students

Complete the sentences with the correct for of the words in brackets

1. Ram is ________________(smart) than his brother

2. This test is ________________(difficult) of all

3. Hiresh is________________(focused) than any other boy

4. Mr. Mishra is________________(popular) teacher in our school

5. Who do you think is ________________(good) singer, she or I?

6. She is not________________(friendly) as her younger sister.

7. This dress is fine, but I would prefer a ________________(bright) one

 8. They are all very good dancers, but I found the girl who came on the stage last is the

________________(good)

9. This drawing is ________________(accurate) than the other one

10. Mr. Singh is ________________(senior) to my father

11. I did not enjoy the show at all, but the last act was the ________________(bad)

12. Test cricket is always ________________(preferable) one day cricket

13. The ________________(far) you go, the ________________(difficult) the path becomes

14. The ________________(active) member in my house is the cat, she is always playing

15. The doctors are saying that this toothpaste is________________(inferior) that toothpaste

Rewrite each of the sentence given below, using the appropriate degree of comparison as indicated.

1. The red dress was pretty (change to Comparative degree)

_______________________________________________________________________________

2. He is wealthier than all other businessmen in our cities(change to superlative degree)

________________________________________________________________________________

3. The Himalayas are higher than the Andes (change using not with positive degree to show comparison)

________________________________________________________________________________

4. The Pacific is the largest of all Oceans (Change to comparative degree)

___________________________________________________________________________________

5. The Vinay scored higher than Rameez (change using not with positive degree to show Comparison)

_________________________________________________________________________________

6. This test is difficult. The previous one was also difficult(change to show equal Comparison)

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7. She is not as friendly as I had thought (change to Comparative degree using less)

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 8. Naman is the best spin bowler in our team (change to Comparative degree)

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9. I found the last sum in this exercise more difficult than the other sums (change to Superlative degree)

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10. Mr. Biswas is the most respected members on the staff (change to Comparative degree)

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11. The new School playground is smaller than the earlier one(change to positive degree)

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12. The new principal is strict. The one before him was also strict (Join into a single sentence, using positive

degree)

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13. The patient looks weak today. She did not look so weak yesterday(Join into a single sentence, using

comparative degree)

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14. It rained heavily in August. I did not rain so heavily in July (Join into a single sentence, using

comparative degree)

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15. Children are very observant. Many parents don’t realize how observant children are (Join into a single

sentence, using the comparative degree)

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Fill in the blanks in the sentence by choosing appropriate adjectives from the given Box
Those Some Tired New Every
Laughing Polished Which My Plastic

Exercise:
1. This room has been decorated by _______________ daughter
 2. _______________ child received a small gift

3. He slipped on the _______________floor

4. I have made friends with the _______________boy

5. I strictly do not use _______________bags

6. I’d like _______________tea, please

7. _______________movies are you planning to watch?

8. _______________men are extremely ill mannered.

9. He took the _______________horse for a drink

10. The _______________children in the park raise my spirits.

Fill in the blanks with type of adjectives mentioned in brackets

1. Every teacher praised the _______________student (qualitative)

2. It gives me _______________pleasure to welcome you all (quantitative)

3. The cat kept licking her_______________paw(qualitative)

4. _______________files have been lying here for weeks (demonstrative)

5. _______________story was best in the competition (interrogative)

6. They are erecting a _______________wall around the park (noun)

7. The boatmen clearly saw the _______________storm (ing verb)

8. Throw away these _______________ (en verb)

9. I somehow managed to enter the _______________bus (ed verb)

10. The thieves had forced open the _______________ window( ed verb)