ASSIGNMENT #1

Nouns & Pronouns

Name: __________________________ Student Number: _________________

EXERCISE #1

Fill in the correct plural forms of the given words.

singular plural
country countries
sky skies
highway highways
kilo kilos
pencil pencils
teacher teachers
prize prizes
nose noses
half halves
fork forks

Fill in the correct plural forms of the given words.

singular plural
adult adults
mountain mountains
tooth teeth
truck trucks
coin coins
oven ovens
calf calves
self selves
highway highways
loaf loaves

Fill in the correct plural forms of the given words.

singular plural
hero heroes
business businesses
stadium stadiums
French French
truck trucks
deer deer
baby babies
symphony symphonies
park parks
ox oxen

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EXERCISE #2 - COMMON NOUNS

Underline the Common Nouns in the following sentences.

1. We arrived early at the station.

2. There are different species of fish.

3. The man was trying to steal his car.

4. They have gone to the zoo.

5. The baby is crying.

6. My mother is in the kitchen.

7. He threw some nuts to the monkeys.

8. The children are playing in the field.

9. That temple was built before I was born.

10. He has bought a new car.

11. My father likes to swim.

12. She won a trophy in a competition.

13. I like to ride on a camel.

14. Do birds eat meat?

15. He went to visit his uncle.

16. My brother wants to play with us.

17. Let me have a look at your puppy.

18. The taxi broke down.

19. The boys are playing noisily.

20. She is hanging out the clothes to dry.

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EXERCISE #3- PROPER NOUNS

Use capital letters for Proper Nouns in the following sentences.

1. Paris is the capital of France.

2. William Shakespeare is a famous English author

3. ‘War and Peace' was written by Leo Tolstoy.

4. The universities of Oxford and Cambridge offer degree courses at the highest level.

5. John's two dogs are named Rover and Boxer.

6. David will travel to France to do a degree course on the French revolution.

7. Suez canal joins the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

8. Republic of Liberia is on the west coast of Africa.

9. Mick Jagger is the lead singer of Rolling Stones

10. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.

EXERCISE #4 - ABSTRACT NOUNS

Form Abstract Nouns from the following.

Word Abstract Noun Word Abstract Noun Word Abstract Noun

man manhood scholar scholarship king kinghood
know knowledge sell sale think thought
long length strong strength wise wisdom
brother brotherhood lose loss great greatness

EXERCISE #5 - COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Fill in the blank s with suitable collective nouns.

1. A ____flock/ congregation______ of birds flew high in the sky.

2. They saw a ______pride_____ of lions at the zoo.

3. The farmer has a _____herd_____ of cattle on his farm.

4. He ate a ____bunch/cluster______ of grapes today.

5. Our friend shows us a __collection___ of stamps.

6. We saw a ___flock__ of sheep on our way home.

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7. Police have arrested a __gang/pack/den___ of thieves.

8. She bought a __cluster/bunch___ of bananas from the market.

9. The ___class__ of pupils are listening attentively to their teacher.

10. You can put the __kit___ of tools in that box.

EXERCISE #6 - COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Complete each sentence by choosing the correct word.

1. There is so (many, much) smoke coming out of the chimney.

2. There are (plenty of, a large amount of) fish in the pond.

3. (A little, A few) minutes is all it takes for him to shave.

4. The postman put (a great deal of, a lot of) letters into the bag.

5. He threw (a little, some) nuts to the monkeys.

6. She uses only (a few, a little) cooking oil in her cooking.

7. My hens lay (a large amount of, several) eggs very day.

8. (A great deal of, A large number of) dust has collected on the desk.

9. We saw (a large amount of, many) cows grazing in the field.

10. The butcher sells (a large amount of, a large number of) meat.

EXERCISE #7 - GENDER

Change the nouns in bold from the feminine to the masculine.

1. My aunt visits her niece every week-end. Uncle nephew

2. The lady has several mares on her farm. Lord stallion

3. The daughter is more talkative than her mother. Son father

4. Does any actress like to play the role of the princess? Actor prince

5. Their queen is a widow. King widower

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6. The manageress is still a spinster. Manager bachelor

7. In the movie, the tigress was killed by the heroine. Tiger hero

8. His daughter-in-law is a postmistress. Son-in-law postmaster

9. The countess has one sister. Count brother

10. The authoress is writing a book about the empress. Author emperor

Change the nouns in bold from the masculine to the feminine.

11. The bridegroom thanked the priest. Bride priestess

12. His brother works as a waiter. Sister waitress

13. The dog barked at the milkman. Bitch milk woman

14. A cock was killed by a fox. Hen vixen

15. The manservant has worked many years for the duke. Woman servant duchess

16. Her husband is a conductor. Wife conductress

17. He was a postman before he became a postmaster. Post woman postmistress

18. The lad wants to be a monk. Lass nun

19. The sultan owns a stallion. Sultana mare

20. Her father-in-law is a landlord. Mother-in-law landlady

EXERCISE #8 - FORMING NOUNS FROM NOUNS

Fill in the blanks with abstract nouns from the nouns in brackets.

1. I had a very happy ___childhood______ (child).

2. I forgot to renew my ___membership_____ (member) in the sailing club.

3. We formed a deep and lasting ___friendship_____ (friend).

4. He hopes to take over the ____leadership____ (leader) of the party.

5. There are lots of nice people in the ___neighbourhood_____ (neighbour).

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6. In the ____Kingdom____ (king) of Thailand, the king commands the respect of every
citizen.

7. She seems to be enjoying ___motherhood_____ (mother).

8. He had barely reached ___manhood_____ (man) when he married.

EXERCISE #9

Circle the numbers of the twelve nuns that have countable uses:

1. knowledge 8. experience 16. rock

2. business 9. fuel 17. time
3. job 10. gossip 18. scenery
4. silver 11. honey 19. trouble
5. cloth 12. ivory 20. wealth
6. crime 13. noise 21. youth
7. equipment 14. pollution 22. progress
15. lightning

EXERCISE #10
Write the appropriate form in the blank in the second sentence:
Example: We took a tour that lasted two weeks
We took a two-week tour.
1. Our bus trip is ten miles to Florida.
We'll have a ______ten-mile________________ trip to Florida.
2. This road I ten miles long.
This is a _______ten-mile-long________________ road.
3. He is a specialist at building houses made of bricks.
He is a specialist at building ______brick________ houses.
4. My friends have seen a play in three acts.
My friends have seen a ___three-act______________ play.
5. We learn English language.
We are ______ English ________ learners.
6. On account of an accident, Louis Braille, who was three years old,
became blind.

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 On account of an accident, _______three-year-old Louis Braille _____
became blind.
7. All extracurricular activities were cancelled during two weeks of the
examination period.
All extracurricular activities were cancelled during _______two-
week____ examination period.

EXERCISE #11
Choose the correct sentence/ Circle the letter a or b.
1. a. The cargoes of mercury were lost during hurricane in 1742.
b. The cargos of mercury were lost during hurricane in 1742.
2. a. The heroes should be awarded.
b. The heros should be awarded.
3. a. The echoes of cuckoos were heard in the forest.
b. The echos of cuckoos were heard in the forest.
4. a. In the zoos children enjoy seeing a lot of funny animals, clowns, and
acrobats.
b. In the zooes children enjoy seeing a lot of funny animals, clowns,
and acrobats.
5. a. Let's take some photoes of the Grand Canyon.
b. Let's take some photos of the Grand Canyon.
EXERCISE #12
Complete the sentences. Use the plural forms of the words in the box.
roof chief life half
thief leaf safe

1. The __________roofs______________ need repairing.

2. _____Thieves___________________ have broken into the office.
3. It is autumn. The _________leaves____________ are falling from the
trees.
4. We all have problems in our ________lives__________.
5. Some ____________chiefs____________ are coming to stay at the
weekend.
6. Do you think it is safe to keep cash in these ________safes _______.

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 7. Don't eat two ________halves__________ of the apple yourself. Share
one with your sister.
PRONOUNS
EXERCISE #1
Underline the correct form of the pronoun.
1. Did anyone notify the principal or (they, them)?
2. The person (who, whom) I vote for must have experience.
3. It was Tony and (she, her) (who, whom) made the arrangements.
4. Everybody left some food on (their, his, her) plate.
5. Mary and (I, me) would rather go to the movies.
6. John (he, himself) went to the meeting.
7. Yes, it was (I, me) who made that pie.
8. You will stick (you, your, yourself) with the pins if you are not careful.
9. All of can play except Cindy and (he, him).
10. (Yours, Your) record is scratched and (my, mine) is too.
11. Everyone knew (who, whom) the astronauts were.
12. Our family and (they, them) know each other for years.
13. Was it you or (she, her) who bought the tennis table?
14. Everyone but (we, us) used a typewriter.

EXERCISE #2
Put in a suitable pronoun.
1. My sister is older than ____I________.
2. They like her more than ____me/I________. (Meaning is
different)
3. We ate more than ____they________.
4. Can you speak French as well as ____I________.
5. Nothing happened when I was away, did ______it______?
6. I don't know ____whom________ she's going out with now.
7. "Who greeted each child by name?" It was ____he________ -- Santa
Clause.

EXERCISE #3
Underline the correct form of the pronoun.

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1. If everyone comes to the party, it will be impossible to
accommodate (them, him)
2. The faculty argued among (itself, themselves) over the curriculum.
3. Either Joan or Karen will bring (her, their) microphone.
4. Both Bill and John made (his, their) own trout flies.
5. Each of the girls will finish (her, their) biology assignment.
6. The swarm of hornets has a \abandoned (its, their) nest.
7. The committee is discussing (its, their) report tomorrow.
8. Some of the girls have brought (her, their) own lunch.
9. Either the parents or your friend will give you (his, their) sweater.
10. He never puts anything back in (its, his) place.

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 MORE NOTES ON NOUNS

KINDS OF NOUNS:
1. Common Nouns – are names of people (e.g. man), things (e.g. books), animals
(e.g. monkey) and places (church).
2. Proper Nouns – are special names of people (e.g. George Bush), things (e.g.
Financial Times), animals (e.g. King Kong) and places (e.g. Paris). A proper
noun begins with a Capital Letter.
3. Abstract Nouns – An abstract noun is the name of something that we can only
think of or feel but cannot see (e.g. friendship).
4. Collective Nouns – are names used for a number of people, things or animals
together and treated as one. For example: a group of friends, a bunch of bananas,
a litter of puppies.
5. Countable and Uncountable Nouns – Countable nouns are nouns which can
be counted (e.g. trees). Uncountable nouns are nouns which cannot be counted.
(e.g. smoke).

Countable and Uncountable Nouns are used with the following:

Countable Noun Uncountable Noun
a, an, a few, several, many, a little, much, some, plenty of,
some, plenty of, a lot of, a lot of, a large amount of,
a large number of a great deal of

Singular and Plural Nouns

A noun that shows only one person (e.g. a girl), thing (e.g. pencil), animal (e.g. tiger)
or place (e.g. market) is called a singular noun).
A noun that shows more than one person (e.g. girls), thing (e.g. pencils), animal (e.g.
tigers) or place (e.g. markets) is called a plural noun.
How plural nouns are formed.
By adding –s.
By adding ‘es’ to nouns ending in –ch, –s, –sh and –x.
beach beaches peach peaches
branch branches speech speeches
ditch ditches watch watches
 
boss bosses glass glasses
bus buses lens lenses
chorus choruses pass passes
 
brush brushes fish fishes
bush bushes lash lashes
dish dishes wish wishes
 
box boxes hoax hoaxes

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fax faxes six sixes
fox foxes tax taxes

By adding ‘es’ to nouns ending in –o.

buffalo buffaloes potato potatoes
cargo cargoes mosquito mosquitoes
echo echoes tomato tomatoes
 
By adding ‘s’ to nouns ending in –o.
banjo banjos patio patios
bamboo bamboos photo photos
radio radios                         video videos
 
By replacing ‘y’ with –ies.
baby babies lorry lorries
fly flies navy navies
hobby hobbies                      puppy puppies
 
By adding ‘s’ to nouns ending in –y.
boy boys key keys
day days toy toys
donkey donkeys                     turkey turkeys
 
By replaying ‘f’ or ‘fe’ with –ves.
calf calves loaf loaves
half halves self selves
life lives                           wife wives

By adding ‘s’ to nouns ending in –f or –fe.

chief chiefs hoof hoofs
dwarf dwarfs reef reef
gulf gulfs                           roof roofs
 
By changing vowels.      
foot feet louse lice
goose geese tooth teeth
mouse mice                           woman women

Some nouns have same words for plural and singular.

aircraft aircraft music music

crossroads crossroads series series
furniture furniture                    sheep sheep
 

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Exceptional plural.
child children ox oxen
crisis crises passer-by passers-by
mouse mice                         radius radii
 

FORMING NOUNS
Nouns can be formed from nouns, verbs and adjectives. They are formed by adding
certain letters to them.
Nouns Nouns
widow widowhood
friend friendship
king kingdom
 
Verbs Nouns
add addition
fail failure
give gift
 
Adjectives Nouns
clean cleanliness
sad sadness
beautiful beauty

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