Exercises

1. Complete the of combinations by providing the missing word in column B. The first letter of the missing word is given and the spaces that follow indicate the number of missing letters. The association Word box will provide clues to help you get the missing column B word. Meanings for the words in column A are given in the Meaning column. Then use the correct combinations in sentences of your own.

A	B	Meaning of Column A	Association Words for B
0 a blade of an article of a means of a piece of a stroke of a grain of a speck of a spell of a pack of a flight of a bunch of a carton of	G R A S S C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ S _ _ _ D _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ K _ _ _ J _ _ _ _	a single leaf of one item of one kind of some a piece of a single particle of a tiny piece of a period of a lot of a set of a group of (together) a paper/plastic container	green, field trousers, shirt bus, train problem, help fortune beach powder, unclean forecast dishonesty house, steps lock, door, open fruit, liquid

2. Complete these sentences with a suitable noun.

1. They gave her a big …………… of flowers for her birthday.

2. I cut about six ………….. of ham and put them on a plate.

3. They own a large …………. of land on the coast.

4. I did a ……….. of homework last night, then went out.

5. She told us to take a blank ………… of paper, then write our names at the top.

6. I asked him for a ………….. of advice.

7. Have you seen that old ………….. of boots I use for gardening?

8. I’ve got a ………… of time, so I can help you now if you like.

9. We have a ………… of rainy weather these days with ………… of thunder and ……….. of lightning, ………… of wind and ………… of rain.

10. You blew a ……….. of cigarette smoke straight into my face.

11. I had an amazing …………. of luck last week. I had learnt a very interesting ………. of news and ………… of information.

12. What ………… of transport do you prefer?

13. Take a ……….. of sugar, the tea is bitter.

14. I’ve bought some luxurious ………….. of furniture.

15. On your way home drop in a shop and buy a …………. of bread, a ………… of chocolate, a …………. of milk and a …………… of toothpaste.

16. I was presented with a ……….. of flowers and a …………. of cosmetics yesterday.

17. Could I have one …………. of bread, please?

18. What this soup needs is a decent ……….. of salt.

19. I’m afraid we’ll have to open another …………. of beer.

20. Did you see that ………… of lightning just now?

21. I’m dying for a ………….. of fresh air.

22. Go and fetch a ………….. of water, quickly!

23. Let me give you a …………. of advice.

3. Fill the blanks with the correct answers.

1. Please go to the store and pick up a ___ of milk.

a) bag b) carton c) dozen d) pound

2. This recipe calls for a ___ of butter.

a) dozen b) tube c) stick d) can

3. My cat eats a ___ of tuna every day.

a) can b) loaf c) bottle d) bag

4. I like to drink a ___ of mineral water after I exercise.

a) pound b) stick c) teaspoon d) bottle

5. I need three ___ of yogurt from the dairy section.

a) tubes b) pounds c) containers d) dozens

6. Pick up ___ of whole wheat bread at the bakery.

a) half a pound b) a box c) a bag d) a loaf

7. The ___ of toothpaste are located in the health and beauty section of the supermarket.

a) quarts b) tubes c) pints d) sticks

8. This recipe needs a ___ of salt.

a) teaspoon b) loaf c) six-pack d) stick

9. Go get a ___ of bananas in the produce section at the front of the store.

a) head b) dozen c) bunch d) pint

10. We need a ___ of orange juice for tomorrow morning.

a) pound b) quart c) bag d) stick

4. flowers furniture tools sugar milk papers ham toothpaste rice thunder lightning fish smoke tangerine soap grass wind

   Match both parts together.

blade heap carton puff tube bunch grain article set lump hunk flash school clap gust bar segment

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5. Add one of the following nouns to complete these sentences.

bread paper grass lunch flu sunlight

1. He could eat only a morsel of ………….. .

2. I think I’ve got a touch of …………… .

3. A shaft of …………. came through the window.

4. I think I’ll have a spot of ………… .

5. How many sheets of ……….. do you need?

6. Tufts of ………. grew along the bank.