Grammar Practice

Grammar Practice

A Put the words in brackets into the plural form where necessary.

1. Appliances Plus sells many different brands of ________ (tape recorder).

2._________ ( tea), which is made from the dried ________ (leaf) of a small bush, was

discovered five thousand years ago.

3. Margaret and Don have two _________ (three-year-old) ________ (daughter). They

are______ (twin)!

4. Jack: I can't see a thing.

Brian: Do you want your _______ (glass)?

Jack: No. It's the dim _______ (light) that is making it difficult to see.

5. The first three __________ (runner-up) will each receive a medal.

6. The attic is full of _______ (mouse).

7. The Italian and French (dictionary) are on the top shelf.

8. He met all the _______ (criterion) for the job but wasn't hired because he was late for the interview.

9. We are waiting for all the _______ (staff) to arrive before beginning the meeting.

10. That booklet has all the __________ (information) you'll need.

B Choose the correct answers.

1. I'm really thirsty. Could you get me a ……….. of water?

a.glass b. jar c. can

2. Could I have a ……… of cheese, please?

a. bar b. slice c. sheet

3. I made a mistake. Could you get me a clean ……… of paper?

a. block b. packet c. sheet

4. Mum, where's the ……… of marmalade?

a. tube b. jar c. cup

5. A sudden ………. of lightning lit the sky up for a second.

a. flash b. clap c. block

6. This is a ……….. of my favourite soap. I love the way it smells.

a. lump b. packet c.bar

7. Can I have two ……… of sugar in my tea, please?

a. lumps b. pieces c. pints

C Complete using a, an, some, any or -.

1. I teach ________ History and _______ Spanish.

1. I'm really thirsty. Do you have ______ beer? Otherwise _______ water is fine.

3. An igloo is made from ______ ice.

4. I'd like ______ tomatoes, ______ lettuce and ______ oranges, please.

5. ______ cancer is ______ disease which a tot of people die of.

6. Have _______ food. You must lie starving after playing _______ football all day.

7. We decided to replace the balcony door with ________ sliding glass door because we wanted more _______ light in the living room.

8. There isn't _______ paper left in the machine so I can't make ________ photocopies.

9. Jane would like ______ time off ______ work. She needs _______ holiday.

10. Brian had ______ unexpected phone call from World Travel this morning. They told him that he had won _________ trip to Hawaii, including free _________ accommodation.

D Circle the correct answers. In some cases, both answers may be correct.

1. The crew is/are getting the ship ready to sail.

1. Snow cover/covers the whole valley in winter.

2. Scales measure/measures weight.

3. Salmon spend/spends the first part of their life in a river.

4. The medium which is/are used mostly for advertising is/are television.

5. News travel/travels fast nowadays.

6. The firewood you bought burn/burns well.

7. The cheese on the table is/are very tasty. Try it.

8. This series of books contain/contains, medical information.

9. The staff' is/are attending the Christmas dinner tonight.

E Using the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (Use 2-5 words in total.)

1. They went on holiday to Tunisia for two weeks.

week They went ________________ to Tunisia.

2. My glasses need changing. Mum.

pair I need _______________ Mum.

3. How many suitcases do you have?

much How _______________ do you have?

4. He has travelled a lot by air, but he still gets nervous when the aircraft takes off.

make Although he has travelled a lot by air _______________________ nervous.

5. Paul likes playing darts more than any other game.

favourite Darts is Paul's favourite game.

6. It didn't rain a lot last year.

had We ________________ last year.

7. I'll give you some advice, Mary.

of I'll give you _______________, Mary.

8. She doesn't know a lot about astronomy.

knowledge Her _____________ very poor.