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1. Here are seven groups of nouns. Look in the box and find two more nouns to add to each group.

aircraft crisis dozen mathematics means mouse news police scissors sheep shelf thousand tooth wolf

1 COUNTABLE NOUNS WITH SINGULAR (AND PLURAL) IN -S

series species crossroads analysis - analyses

2 OTHER NOUNS WITH SINGULAR AND PLURAL THE SAME

fish trout salmon deer

3 NOUNS THAT HAVE A PLURAL WITHOUT –S AFTER A NUMBER

hundred (e.g. two hundred) thousand million

4 NOUNS WITH SINGULAR TN -f(e), PLURAL JN -VCS

scarf-scarves half knife leaf life loaf self thief wife

5 OTHER NOUNS WITH IRREGULAR PLURALS

child - children foot - feet fungus - fungi goose - geese man – men medium - media ox - oxen penny - pence phenomenon - phenomena woman - women

6 UNCOUNTABLE SINGULAR NOUNS ENDING IN -S (NORMALLY NO PLURAL)

athletics billiards economics gymnastics measles physics politics

7 PLURAL NOUNS WITH NO SINGULAR

arms belongings cattle clothes congratulations contents earnings goods outskirts people remains surroundings thanks troops trousers

2. Underline the correct word:

1 A: Have you just cleaned the stairs?

B: Yes, so be careful. It is/ They are very slippery.

2 A: Did you ask John to fix your car?

B: Yes. His advice was/were that I take it to a garage.

3 A: Did you enjoy your holiday?

B: Yes, thank you. The weather was/ The weathers were wonderful.

4 A: These trousers is/are very old.

B: You should buy a new pair.

5 A: How is/are the company doing lately?

B: Great. We opened up two more branches.

    1. A: I am going to travel for two years when I finish school.

B: Two years is/are a long time to be away from home.

3. Would you normally expect to find the following things in most people's houses/flats or garages/gardens? Where in those places would you expect to find them? Discuss in pairs.

Examples: an iron People use an iron to iron their clothes; they might keep it in the utility room.

a cloth

iron

a wood

pepper

a fish

glass

paper

a tape

drink

a rubber

pepper

rubber

chocolate

glass

4. Answer these remarks using the word in brackets, as in the example. Use a(n) if the meaning is countable.

Example: Oh dear! I've spilt water on the table! (cloth)

Never mind. Here's a cloth, and wipe it up.

1 How did you get that cut in your foot? (glass)

2 I was surprised to hear that old Mrs Jason doesn't live with her family any longer. (home)

3 What do you think Mike should do? He's just left school and he's not really academic. He needs a job. (trade)

4 Why did you choose this house in the end? (land)

5 Mum, what's the Mona Lisa! (work)

6 How can I find out what the restrictions are on this car insurance? (policy)

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