Exnouns
.docxEx. 1. Fill in is or are.
1. Your jeans …….. hanging in the wardrobe.
2. Where …….. my scissors?
3. There …… a lecture on economics today.
4. Where …….. my boxing gloves?
5. This information …….. incorrect.
6. Her hair ……. beautiful.
7. Her furniture ……… very expensive.
8. The news …….. very exciting.
9. Mumps …….. a common illness among young children.
10. Where ………. my glasses?
11. German …….. difficult to learn.
12. Where ……. the kitchen scales? I want to weigh some flour.
13. Chess …….. a popular game.
14. Her work ……. very tiring.
15. People ………. starving in many countries.
16. Happiness ………. the key to her success.
Ex. 2. Insert is, are, has or have. Sometimes two variants are possible.
1. The government _____ bringing in a new bill.
2. The company _______ going to employ six people.
3. All governments ______ trying to control crime.
4. The jury ______ trying to decide now.
5. The youth of today ______ many advantages.
6. There ______ vermin in this restaurant.
7. The police _____ interested in this case.
8. The public _____ concerned about it.
9. How many people _____ coming tonight?
10. The committee ________ meeting now.
11. A lot of people _______ signed the petition.
12. The staff _______ united on this issue.
13. The staff _____ all here and ______ waiting in the room.
14. The press _______ unreliable as its/their source remains uncertain.
15. The press ______ outside – you’d better go out the back way!
16. The government (consist) of a number of MPs.
17. The government _______ arguing with its/ their opponents.
Ex. 3. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use only the Present Simple.
1. Wild geese …….(fly) south for the winter.
2. Six months ……..(be) a long time to spend in hospital.
3. Two miles ……… (be) not a long way to walk to school.
4. Economics ……. (be) difficult for people with poor maths skills.
5. The stairs ……(be) too steep for me to climb.
6. Bus trips to and from New York ……… (take) two hours either way.
7. International news ………(rely) on correspondents in every major city.
8. Two hours per week ……. (be) not enough to learn a foreign language.
Ex. 4. Write the correct form of the verb in brackets.
I sometimes think that society 1) … (throw) away things without even thinking of repairing them. Trousers 2) … (be) easy to mend or can be made into shorts that 3) … (look) nice on most people. Pliers that 4) … (be) broken or scissors that 5) …(be) blunt can be fixed or sharpened. Clothes 6) … (be) expensive and household goods always 7) … (prove) useful so why 8) … (be) these belongings often thrown away? Intelligence 9) … (be) not really needed, just common sense.
Ex. 5. Choose the correct item. Sometimes both of them are correct.
1. The advice she gave me was/were very helpful.
2. Her earnings are/is very low.
3. The weather are/is very unpredictable in England.
4. Sugar is/are bad for your teeth.
5. Most people go /goes on holiday at least once a year.
6. Physics is/are the study of natural laws.
7. Football is/are a popular sport.
8. All of his clothes was/were on the floor.
9. Her stunning looks is/ are the key to her success.
10. Athletics are/is challenging.
11. Her love of money was/were almost an obsession.
12. Is/are the information correct?
13. His luggage was/were extremely heavy.
14. The staff of the hospital is/are very helpful.
15. Billiards is/are played by many people.
16. There is /are a lot of sheep in that field.
17. Darts is /are a popular game in Britain.
18. The news is /are on at 6 o’clock.
Ex. 6. Translate the following.
1. Его волосы светлые. 2. Эти новости очень интересные. 3. Ваши советы мне очень помогли сегодня. 4. Он делал большие успехи в английском языке. 5. Его одежда совсем новая. 6. Товар только что прибыл. 7.