Ex.3. Supply the missing words. Refer to the list.

Actress, aunt, bridegroom, daughter, female, lionesses, nephew, nieces, prince, queens, saleswoman, sister, uncle, waitress, widower, goddess.

1. Dick’s brother is a bank clerk and his … is a nurse. 2. My aunt is very nice and my … has a good sense of humour. 3. My … is a little boy of four. 4. Tony is an actor and his wife is an … 5. Garry and Sue work in a restaurant; he is a waiter and she is a … 6. In fairy tales the handsome … usually marries the beautiful princess. 7. In the wildlife park you can see many lions and … 8. In mythology, Mars is the god of war, Diana is the … of hunting. 9. A widow can often manage much better on her own than a … 10. A … won the award for most sales, a salesman came second. 11. It’s difficult to distinguish between male and … among fish. 12. Very few people know the names of the kings and … of England. 13. This is the photo of the bride and the … at the wedding. 14. The Smiths have a son called Sam and a … called Jill. 15. My uncle and … are from Canada. 16. I enjoy being an uncle. I have two … and three nephews.

Ex.4. Make these words plural.

     Factory, ox, sheep, valley, potato, dish, box, handkerchief, postman, editor-in-chief, goose, curriculum, leaf, passer-by, son-in-law, radio, orange, sheriff, Japanese, American, German, means, computer, day, vegetable, looker-on, woman-driver, touch-me-not, deer, child, studio, shelf, classmate, formula, tooth, cliff, tray, city, library, crisis, bush, Russian, Portuguese, Swiss, penny, salmon, tomato, Negro, loaf, basis.

Ex.5. Make singular nouns plural and plural nouns singular where it’s possible.

     Children, match, hobby, shelves, mice, chief, potato, radio, universities, sportsman, money, people, photo, country, teeth, advice, dish, work, economics, means, fox, woman, passer-by, clothes, wives, hero, sheep, addresses, physics, father-in-law, cherry, video, goods, knife, key, goose, armies, roof, eyes, zoo, bus, woman-teacher, teenager, guy, actress, hair, commander-in-chief, let-down, secretaries, Swiss, jeans, thieves, oxen, man-of-war, flies, potato, curricula, hanger-on, go-between, feet.

Ex.6. Use in the plural.

1. The sheep is in the field. 2. The potato is on the plate. 3. The postman delivers letters. 4. The roof of that house is bad. 5. This is a lovely city. 6. This family is at home. 7. That house is old. 8. This woman is a teacher. 9. Who is that man? 10. The piano is of the latest model. 11. This person is a good sportsman. 12. That is his photo. 13. I have a bad tooth. 14. Here is your toy. 15. He is our chief. 16. The deer is a beautiful animal. 17. His son-in-law is here. 18. Do you know this passer-by? 19. The key is on the shelf. 20. The leaf is yellow.

Ex.7. Rewrite these sentences in the plural making the necessary changes.

1. This cherry is sweet. 2. That key is mine. 3. This knife is blunt.    4. The leaf is yellow. 5. The roof is dangerous. 6. We have a Henry in our family. 7. She is Fred’s wife. 8. That box is yours. 9. There is a dish on the table. 10. There is a potato in the bag. 11. This handkerchief isn’t clean.  12. This video is better than that one. 13. This tooth is aching. 14. A Swiss is used to mountains. 15. Don’t sell that sheep. 16. This is Mary’s pet mouse. 17. Can you see that goose? 18. A postman is very busy.

Ex.8. Complete the sentences with is or are.

Ex.10. Choose the correct word or phrase.

     1. How much / How many spaghetti have we got? 2. Where is / are my new trousers? 3. I put some / any chocolate somewhere, but where is it? 4. Here is a / some glass to fix the broken window. 5. I’m afraid, we haven’t much / many time. 6. The news is / are on at 9 p.m. 7. How much / How many furniture shops are there? 8. I have the milk but I can’t find a / some glass. 9. Could you give me some / any orange juice, please? 10. I’d like a / some information about trains to Paris. 11. The police are / is interested in this case. 12. The youth of today have / has many advantages. 13. The statistics in this report are / is inaccurate. 14. Is / Are there any statistics for road accidents? 15. That shop sells twenty different cheese / cheeses. 16. Waiter, here is a hair / hair in my soup.

Ex.11. Put in some, any, a, the, a lot of, –.

     1. I’d like … information, please. 2. Is there … toast, please?           3. There is … slice of toast left. 4. What’s … weather like today? 5. Can I have … potatoes, please? 6. I need … new clothing. 7. I’m tired. I’ve done … shopping. 8. This is … letter from John. 9. Can you give me … description of it? 10. I’d like … tomatoes, please. 11. Would you like … spaghetti, please? 12. There is … traffic this morning. 13. Jack has gone to bed with … flu. 14. Have you made … progress with French? 15. Our teacher has given us … homework. 16. There is … rubbish in the garden. 17. I’m going to plant … tree in front of the house.

Ex.12. Use the Possessive Case where it’s possible.     

     1. the camera / Tom; 2. the toys / the children; 3. the car / Nick’s parents; 4. the economic policy / the government; 5. the house / my aunt and uncle; 6. the ground floor / the building; 7. the cousins / Don and Mary; 8. the garden / our neighbours; 9. the top / the page; 10. the newspaper / yesterday; 11. son / Mr. Evans; 12. the ring / the princess;    13. the honey / the taste; 14. the tree / the roots; 15. the hat / his father-in-law; 16. collars / the cats; 17. the world / the wonders; 18. the wallet / the man; 19. the tail / the monkey; 20. the view / the beauty; 21. the paper / Sunday.