Nouns

1. Nouns are names of people, places, animals and objects.These names

called common nouns.
Examples:
People
Places
Animals
Objects

Common Nouns
man, cousin , nurse, king, hero, sir, niece, maid, policeman
boy, baby etc
field, village, sea, hospital, hostel, town , city, prison, house,
ocean, country, mountain, hill etc..
tiger, goat, lion, parrot, horse, gander, kid, bull, foal, cub,
kitten, puppy, chicken, bitch, cow etc.
shoes, book, fork, tree, fruits, day, month , salt, water,
stamps, knife, flour, oil, butter, plates, radio, ship etc

Exercises 1. Underline the common nouns in the given sentences.

1. The goose is chasing the man.
2. The boy is walking to school.
3. The cook is in the kitchen.
4. My brother can stand on his hands.
5. There are some toys in the box.
6. The girl is feeding the cats.
7. There are some cakes on the plate.
8. The dog jumps over the fence.
9. The doctor examined the injured man.
10. The ball was caught by the goalkeeper.
11. The heavy rain is the cause of the flood.
12. The liner sailed across the sea.
13. The missing student was found near the bus station.
14. The honest taxi driver returned the wallet to the passenger.
15. The orphans live in the orphanage.
16. I wipe my mouth with a handkerchief.
17. Look at the clouds in the sky.
18. Please buy me some flour and some sugar.
19. The frog sits on the rock.
20. The parrot is perching on the branch of the tree.
21. My elder brother bought a new scooter from that shop last week.
22. The baby is sleeping in the cot.
23. The son is helping his uncle to wrap the box with a beautiful ribbon.
24. My sister is a clever girl.
25. The children are staying with their uncle and aunt.
26. Please put the chalk on the desk.

27. That lady has three children.

28. The soldiers marched through the town.
29. This little girl is my daughter.
30. We get milk from cows.
31. The girl in the yellow dress is my friend.
32. There are five windows in this room.
33. There are many animals in the forest.
34. Lions and tigers can be found at the zoo.
35. I love to eat durians and pears.
36. Her mother is a teacher at my school.
37. The library has many types of books.
38. My father drives a blue car.
39. The tree in my garden is tall and strong.
40. That boy has a brown puppy.
41. Many ships sail to this harbor.
42. I used a scissors to cut the string.
43. A page is torn from the book.
44. The boys are swimming in the pool.
45. The people wear raincoats and some of them are using umbrellas on rainy day.
46. The family is in the living room watching television.
47. My grandfather always reads newspaper every morning.
48. The woman is washing the clothes.
49. I like to eat bread with butter on it.
50. The clown is on the stage and he is wearing a big hat on his head.
51. The men are carrying buckets of water to put out the fire.
52. The salesman cut the cloth with a pair of scissors.
53. The glass is from the broken mirror.
54. The pillow is stuffed with feathers and cotton.
55. The children gathered the sand from the beach.
56. He flew his kite high above the trees.
57. Mother poured some oil into the pan.
58. Priscilla emptied the salt into that jar.
59. Gary gave some marbles to his cousins.
60. The jeweler explained that the necklace was not made of real diamond.
61. The body of the car is made of alluminium.
62. The knob of the door is made of brass.
63. That cup contains coffee.
Exercise 2. Group the following nouns correctly.
postman

telephone

friend

hen

rabbit

buffalo

turtle

manager
office

nurse
bear

flower

airport
library

hospital

flag
clerk

shirt
ostrich

photographer

bus station
aeroplane
pilot

farm

tiger

umbrella

dictionary

magazine

tourist

park

teacher
crocodile

duck
beach

field

restaurant

horse

watch

Person

Thing/Object

Place

Animal

calendar
prince

Exercise 3,Choose a suitable noun from the list below and complete the
following sentences,

mango

sugar

man

whistle

mother

knife

train

shop

window

book

boy

watch

fish

cake

market

chickens

flag

ball

eggs

farmer

car

wheels

letter

computer

ducks

dress

tree

piano

nest

friend

guard
tea

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

The .drove the.

The bird has made a..in between the branches of the tree.
Please look at yourand tell me what time it is.
Zaid kicked the.ball through the..
Mazlina cuts the..with a
Janice went to the..and bought a .
Theclimbed the..and plucked
a
8. My father is using theto do some work.
9. can swim very well.
10. You can buyandat the
grocery..
11. Theblows the ..and waves
the..as the,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,of
the..begin to move.
12. The.has twentyand he collects
the.every morning.
13. Boon Keng is writing a to his
14. Valeries ..is sewing a pink
for Valeries birthday party.
15. Salmiah is playing thewhile Azmi is reading
a.

2. People, places, animals and objects may have special names too. These
special names are called Proper Nouns. They start with capital letters.

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People
Places

Animals
Objects

Proper Nouns
Murad, Mrs Vijay, Miss Yeo, Shanti, Mary, Muthu, Mr Tan,
Encik Ali, Puan Kartina etc.
Bandar Baru, London, Pulau Pangkor, Kuala Lumpur, KL
Tower, A Famosa, Grand Continental Hotel, Mount Everest
etc.
Comel, Pussy, Pak Belang, Tompok, Teddy, Sang Kanchil,
Jerry, Tom etc
January, Mercedes Benz, Pilot, Parker, Proton Wira,
Nescafe, Milo, December, Tuesday etc

Exercise 1. Underline the proper nouns in the given sentences.

1. The sea to the west of Peninsular Malaysia is known as the South China Sea.
2. Zeeta is holding her pet cat, Coco.
3. My uncle, Encik Zain, visited the Kuala Lumpur Tower and the National Zoo in
Kuala Lumpur yesterday with my aunt, Puan Zakiah.
4. The cool weather of Cameron Highlands makes it possible for strawberries to be
grown.
5. The National Museum is open on Sunday.
6. Mr Chow is the richest man in my village, Kampung Timah.
7. Sungai Rejang is the longest river in Malaysia.
8. The National Day used to be celebrated at Dataran Merdeka.
9. Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is in Nepal.
10. There are many shops in Sungai Wang Plaza.
11. There is a fishing village at the mouth of the Sungai Selangor.
12. Our national airline is known as Malaysia Airline System.
13. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.
14. There will be a school holiday in the month of December.
15. My sister, Helen, works as a nurse in the General Hospital.
16. The Sri Maju bus has already left the Hentian Bunga Raya a few minutes ago.
17. Miss Looi, checks in the Dynasty Hotel today because she is having a meeting
18. Shanti likes reading story books and her favourite is The Arabian Night written
by Julie Andrews.
19. The Regent Cinema is now showing the movie Putera Lindungan Bulan.
20. My brother bought a big Chocolate Cheese Cake for my mums birthday last
Saturday.
21. Mr Quek is Beng Teiks father.
22. We will visit Muzium Negara in May.
23. Her brothers name is Deva
24. The Nile is the longest river in the world.
25. Ying Hui lives in a big town.

26. My teachers name is Encik Zaid.

27. Ahmad has a parrot. He calls it Polly.
28. During the last December holidays, Christine and her family went to Australia.
29. Puan Khatijah thanked her neighbor, Mrs Shroff for her help.
30. My mother is going to bake a big cake for Chinese New Year.
31. Have you read the book, Mobby Dick?
32. My uncle who lives in Sarawak, will be to coming to visit us.
33. We went to the Botanical Gardens last Sunday.
34. Timmy, my dog, loves to chase birds in the garden.
35. Last night, we went to see the new Matrix movie.
36. Their house is in Taman Maju Jaya.
37. Jui Hong is the eldest son of Mrs Teoh.
38. There is a jam at Jalan Ibrahim.
39. Jonathan Archer is the captain of the Enterprise.
40. The book, The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy, is my sisters favourite.
Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences using capital letters for the proper
nouns.
1. mrs nelson has gone to Singapore.
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2. paris is a very beautiful city.

3. encik hamid is going to johor on Tuesday.

4. mrs rajas birthday is on Friday, 10 september.

.
5. They live in a small town called simpang empat.
..

6. Last month, simon climbed up mount kinabalu in sabah.

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7. There will be a singing contest in october at the ground floor of the mall.

..
8. beethoven and mozart were famous music composers.
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9. You can find beautiful tulips growing in holland.

10. She enjoyed the film finding nemo.

.
11. Did you see the prime minister at the official opening of the national
science centre?

12. Malaysia is a multi-racial country in south east asia.

13. pulau pinang is famous for hawker food while terengganu is famous for its
beautiful beaches.
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14. wira, perdana, and putra are some of the names of Malaysian-made cars.

15. The petronas twin towers and the kl tower are some of the famous
attractions in kuala lumpur.
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Countable an Uncountable Nouns

Countable Nouns
1. Things that can be counted.
Examples:

Uncountable Nouns
1. Things that cannot be counted.
Examples:

books, pencils, girls, boys etc..

2. We use a or an for one thing.
Examples:
a car, an apple, a book, an orange
etc..
3. We use a few, few, several,
numerous, many, a large
number of, for more than one
thing.
Examples:
a few balls, several cars etc.

Soup, water, smoke, sand, music etc..

2. We use the for uncountable
nouns.
Examples:
the water, the food , the smoke etc
3. We use a little, little,
much,a great deal of, a large
quantity of, a small amount of
to show the amount of the
thing.
Examples:
a little sugar, a large amount of oil
etc..

4. We use some, any, plenty of, a lot of for both countable and
uncountable nouns.
Examples:
1.Some children can eat a lot of rice.
2. There is plenty of water in the bucket.
3. There are a lot of people in the hall.
*Note:
Any is used in negative statements and questions for both countable and
uncountable nouns.
Examples:
Is there any water in the bucket?
There arent any children at the playground.
There isnt any salt in the curry.
Do you need any help?
Some is used in positive sentences.
Examples:
She poured some oil into the frying pan.
There are some biscuits in the tin.
Somecan be used in interrogative sentences when a positive answer is
expected or when it is an offer or a request.
Examples:
Will/Would you please boil some water?(request)
Wont you have some sweets? (offer)
Arent there some books that I can read?

Exercise 1. Put c for the Countable Nouns and uc for the Uncountable
Nouns.
1. meat (

23.blood

47.ice-cream

2.ball

24.letters

48.voice

3.water

25.tables

49.flour

4.pen

27.bread

50.eggs

5.teacher (

28.rivers

51.syrup

6.flower (

29.stones

52.hotel

7.sugar

30.pepper

53.soil

8.hand

31.medicine

54.apple

9.mud

32.nails

55.fingers

10.animal (

33.letters

56.powder

11.ice

34.cotton

57.milk

12.orange (

35.news

58. shop

13.noodles(

37.wood

59.air

14.house (

38.ladies

60.moss

15.dust

39.iron

61.ink

16.beef

40.watches

62.tears

17. parents

41.chalks

63.fish

18. people

42.gold

64.colours

19.sound

43.snake

65.plants

20.grass

44.mango

66.light

21.curry

45.mat

67.pots

22.dress
(
)
46.coconut
(
)
68.trumpets
(
)
Exercise 2. Put in a or an where necessary. Do not write anything if it is not
needed
1. bottle is made of.glass.
2. That is..snake.
3. Young babies drinkmilk.
4. .....book is made of.paper.
5. There is. dust on the table.
6. carpenter makes things out of ..wood.
7. There ismoney inbank.
8. .butcher sells..meat.
9. I hear..music from radio.
10. She put..flower in vase,
11. .rain falls in January
12. That is.bag of..rice.
13. She is drinking.cup of..water.
14. monkey is..animal.
15. Our hen lays ..egg every day.
16. He is holding..bottleink.
17. He was ..hour late.
18. This dress is made of.cotton
19. ..butter is made frommilk
20. You must write it inink. Herespen.
21. He wrote his name on .piece of.paper.
22. Is thatant or.mosquito?
23. He has eatenslice ofbread.
24. They did not take..food for .day.
25. We bake .a cake withflour.
26. Please fetch mepail of ..water.
27. That is.kite.
28. Those are.kites.
29. .chair can be built from.wood.
30. cow is ..animal.
31. ..fish live in..water.
32. .flower grows in.garden.
33. .grass grows infields.
34. loaf of bread is made from ..flour.
35. I am hungry and thirsty. Please give meslice of bread
and..glass of water.
36. That man is..author. He has written many books.
37. umbrellas can be used on rainy days as well as on hot days.

Exercise4. Underline the correct answer.

1. There are ( a few, a little ) pencils in the drawer.
2. Rashid drank ( a few, a little ) honey and ate some biscuits.
3. She poured ( a few, a little ) oil into the pan to fry the egg.
4. We can spend ( a few, a little ) more hours at the beach.
5. He won the game by only ( a few, a little ) points.
6. ( A few. A little ) gas leaked from the gas cylinder and started the fire.
7. The cook added ( a few, a little ) garlic into the dish.
8. The tiger killed ( a few, a little ) goats in the village.
9. He only plays for ( a few. a little ) hours every day.
10. I have ( a few, a little ) cousins in Taiping.
11. The drink was hot so she added ( a few, a little ) ice to it.
12. There is only ( a few, a little ) rice left in the rice cooker.
13. We ate ( a few, a little ) crabs for dinner last night.
14. My dog gave birth to ( a few, a little ) puppies last week.
15. The sick boy could only eat ( a few, a little )porridge.
16. The man drank ( a few, a little ) water from the river.
17. She ate ( a few, a little ) pieces of toast quickly.
18. ( A few , A little ) drops of paint fell to the floor.
19. She polished her shoes with ( a few, a little ) shoe polish.
20. The octopus caught ( a few, a little ) fish with its tentacles.
21. She drank ( a few, a little ) medicine because she was ill.
Exercise 5. Underline the correct answer.
1. There are ( many, much ) cars in Kuala Lumpur.
2. ( Many, Much ) of the pupils do not understand the fire drill instructions.
3. Hanif could not drink ( many, much )water although he was thirsty.
4. The workers built ( many, much ) houses in just two weeks.
5. There is not ( many, much ) sugar in the bottle.
6. Not ( many, much ) people attended the wedding.
7. They can take as ( many, much )food as they want.
8. Not ( many, much )flour is needed to make this cake.
9. ( Many, Much ) pupils were absent today.
10. We saw ( many, much ) people at the party.
11. He has ( many, much ) relatives in Kajang.
12. How ( many, much ) sugar did you buy?
13. The poor boy does not have ( many, much ) money to spend.
14. ( Many, Much ) people were at Batu Caves on Thaipusam Day.
15. Ishak has ( many, much ) coins in his pocket.
16. Big cars uses ( many, much ) more fuel and road space than small cars.
17. There are ( many, much ) flowers in the garden.
18. How ( many, much ) milk do you drink every day?
19. There is too ( many, much ) rice in my bowl.
20. Sylvia saw ( many, much ) animals in the zoo.
21. I do not have ( many, much ) friends in Kuala Lumpur.

22. There are ( many, much ) flies on the food.

23. There is not ( many, much ) rubbish in the dustbin.
24. How ( many, much ) people did you invite for the party?
25. ( Many, Much ) of the work was done by us.
26. He has wasted ( many, much )of his time rewriting the essay.
Exercise 6. Fill in the blanks with some or any.
1. This man hasbooks to sell.
2. She hasnt..money in her purse.
3. Has Sulaiman ..cats in his house.?
4. Has she got..sweets in her bag?
5. There are..boys in the field.
6. There is..water in the jug.
7. Is there..tea in the teapot?
8. There isntmilk left.
9. Do you haveeggs in the basket?
10. There are.old books in that box.
11. There arent.dresses in the cupboard.
12. Would you like.sugar in your coffee?
13. Yes, I would like..sugar in my coffee.
14. I havepens but I havent ..pencils.
15. There isnt..cakes left but there are.biscuits in the tin.
16. There are.pictures in this book.
17. I like those flowers. Please give me.
18. Are thereletters for me?
19. She hasnt .new clothes to wear.
20. There areglasses on the table.
21. He didnt give me.money this morning.
22. I cannot eat ..more rice.
23. Do you wantsugar?
24. Have you..nails?
25. Is there water in the glass.
26. He has books to show you.
27. There were..boys in the hall.
28. I haventcoins in my pocket.
Exercise 7 Fill in the blanks with number or amount
1.He has a large..of books in his library.
2.I have a small..of money in the bank.
3.They have a large..of toys in the shop.
4. He has a small..of oil in the tin.

5.They have a small of pictures in their room.

6.I saw a large.of people at the concert.
7.He bought a large of rice from the shop.
8.There is a large of sugar in the sack.
9.He has collected a large.of shells at the seaside.
10.There was a large.of sand by the roadside.
11.He has a large..of stamps in his album.
Exercise 8. Underline the correct answer.
1.( A large number of, A great deal of) houses were burnt down in the fire.
2. There are ( a great deal of, a lot of) ants on the tree.
3. He keeps ( plenty of, a large amount of) fish in the aquarium.
4.The farmer has ( much, several) cows on his farm.
5.There is ( a large amount of, a large number of) flour in the sack.
6.There are ( a great deal of, a lot of) biscuits left but not ( many, much )coffee.
7.You can put ( much, a lot of ) things in that box.
8.There are too ( little, few ) chairs for so ( many, much ) guests.
9. He has collected ( a great deal of, a great number of) stamps.
10. She only ate ( a little, a few ) food today.
11.Encik Nordin informed the headman that he saw ( several, plenty)strangers in the
village yesterday.

Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular means one . They appear with a or an.
Plural mean more than one. They do not appear
with a or an.
1. By adding s

book
cat
gate
hat
lamp

books
cats
gates
hats
lamps

flower
pan
swing
van
wing

flowers
pans
swings
vans
wings

2. By adding es to nouns which end in s, -ch, -sh and x

class
gas
glass
branch
match

classes
gases
glasses
branches
matches

watch
ash
dish
box
tax

watches
ashes
dishes
boxes
taxes

3. By adding es to nouns which end in o

buffalo
echo
hero
mango

buffaloes
echoes
heroes
mangoes

mosquito
negro
potato
tomato

mosquitoes
negroes
potatoes
tomatoes

4. By adding s to some nouns which end in o

bamboo
banjo
cuckoo
igloo
piano

bamboos
banjos
cuckoos
igloos
pianos

dynamo
photo
radio
studio
halo

dynamos
photos
radios
studios
halos

5. By changing y into ies. ( This is only for nouns where the letter next to
the y is a consonant.)
baby
body
army
city
fly

babies
bodies
armies
cities
flies

lady
lorry
pony
story
puppy

ladies
lorries
ponies
stories
puppies

6. By adding s to words which end in y ( if the letter next to the y is a

vowel)
boy
day
way
key
ray

boys
days
ways
keys
rays

monkey
valley
chimney
toy
tray

monkeys
valleys
chimneys
toys
trays

7. By changing f or fe into ves

calf
half
leaf
loaf
wife

calves
halves
leaves
loaves
wives

knife
shelf
thief
wolf
life

knives
shelves
thieves
wolves
lives

8. By adding s to some nouns which end in f or fe

chief
cliff
dwarf
gulf
hoof

chiefs
cliffs
dwarfs
gulfs
hoofs

proof
roof
reef
safe
handkerchief

proofs
roofs
reefs
safes
handkerchiefs

9. By changing the inside vowels of certain nouns.

foot
tooth
man
woman

feet
teeth
men
women

goose
mouse
louse

geese
mice
lice

10. By adding en or ren to certain nouns.

ox

oxen
11. No change in the plural forms

child

children

deer
trout
fish

deer
trout
fish

cod
sheep
salmon

cod
sheep
salmon

12. By adding s to some unusual nouns. Note where the s is placed.

daughter-in-law
brother-in-law
man-servant

daughters-in-law
brothers-in-law
man-servants

step-son
mouse-trap
passer-by

step-sons
mouse-traps
passers-by

13. Some nouns are always in the plural form

clothes
measles

scissors
spectacles

shorts
trousers

pliers
shears

14. Some nouns are usually used only in the singular form.
furniture
luggage
traffic

clothing
information
scenery

news
poetry

advice
gold

Exercise 1. Put SN for the Singular Nouns and PN for the Plural Nouns
1.man
2.box
3. a boy

26.a few sweets

27.plenty of chairs
28.the couple

51.we
52.it
53.Mary

4.an apple
5.everyone
6.lice
7.several books
8.woman
9.no one
10.a large number of cars
11.two glasses of coffee
12.pictures
13.tree
14.brooms
15.pond
16.a few pencils
17.each one
18.many things
19.two of the thieves
20.one of the boats
21.both of them
22.the teeth
23.somebody
24.someone
25.nobody

29.the twins
30.a lot of flowers
31.children
32.two pairs of trousers
33.a pair of shoes
34.some chalks
35.flowers
36.ice-cubes
37.house
38.tooth
39.child
40.mouse
41.foot
42.soldiers
43.teachers
44.geese
45.grandmother
46.people
47.pupil
48.he
49.she
50.they

54.Ali and Abu

55.uncle
56.boxes
57.church
58.mosques
59.oxen
60.lorries
61.ferry
62.mice
63.one of the girls
64.fireman
65.women
66.mice
67.feet
68.girls
69.crocodiles
70.animals
71.knife
72.day
73.stories
74.glasses
75.tomatoes

Exercise 1 Underline the correct words from the brackets.

1.The shop sells ( watches, watch )
2. This is a cow but those are ( buffaloes, buffalo )
3. I hurt my ( feet, foot ) when a hammer fell on it.
4. Mr and Mrs Lee have two ( child, children )
5.One of Pak Rahmans ( goose, geese ) was stolen last night.
6 She bought two ( loaf, loaves ) of bread on her way home.
7. The police caught the two ( burglar, buglars ) who broke into our house.
8. You need to have a pair of sharp ( scissors, scissor ) to cut the silk cloth.
9. The shepherd fell asleep while tending to his ( sheep, sheeps )
10. My neighbor sold off all his ( furnitures, furniture ) and moved to another place.
11. The patients read the ( magazine, magazines ) and left them on the bench.

12. The postman put all his ( letters, letter ) in his bag.
13. I need a couple of ( battery, batteries ) for his torchlight.
14. The boat was loaded with ( peoples, people )
15. The chef picked up the fishballs with a pair of ( chopstick, chopsticks )
16. Mr Lee put all his ( luggage, luggages ) in the trolley.
17. The doctor did a few ( stitch, stitches ) to close up the wound on his forehead.
18. Those men carried the wooden ( box, boxes ) and put them onto the lorry.
19. The ( ladys, ladies ) occupied the rows of seats at the front.
20. He whipped the ( donkey, donkeys ) when it refused to move.
21. The salesman managed to sell four ( pianos, pianos )
22. Nancy bought a few ( dresses, dress ) and a ( necklace, necklaces )
23. Betty reads a lot of ( novel, novels )
24. They shook (hand, hands) and became friends again.
25. The cow gave birth to two ( calfs, calves )
26. All the ( ladies, ladys ) were early last week.
27. The farmer needs an ( ox, oxen ) to pull the plough.
28. Mother bought a few ( potatoes, potato ) to make curry.
29. The baby was carried away by a pack of ( wolf, wolves )
30. There were ( lice, lices) on her hair.
31. The teacher told us a few interesting ( stories, story) today.
32. We took some ( photos, photos ) at the Lake Garden.
33. The king and queen have six ( princess, princes ). They are very handsome.
34. Ani and Salmah are in the same ( class, classes) . They sit next to each other.
35. Last night, some stray ( cat, cats ) were fighting outside my ( house, houses)
36. Mr Yong promised to give Siok Ling a new ( watch, watches ) for her birthday.

37. In autumn, the ( leaf, leaves ) fall off from the ( tree, trees )
38.In the dark, the ( branch, branches) of the trees look like the ( hand, hands) of
( monster, monters)
39. Mr Sharmas ( neighbour, neighbours) called the police when he saw two ( man,
men) trying to climb in through the window.
40. I just received a ( letter, letters ) from my ( cousin, cousins) who is studying in
Australia.
41. Hazels mother goes to the ( hairdresser, hairdressers ) every (week, weeks).
42. As the ( boy, boys ) were so tired, they fell asleep as soon as their ( head,
heads) rested on their ( pillow, pillows )
43. ( Carpenter, Carpenters) are skilled with ( hand, hands ) and can make beautiful
furniture from wood.
44.Both the green and red ( umbrella, umbrellas) are nice but I still prefer the red
one.
45. Ryan and Dave are good ( swimmer, swimmers) and have won several ( medal,
medals ).
46. The ( candidate, candidates) were told to read all the ( instruction, instructions)
carefully.
47. During the monsoon period, the ( fisherman, fishermen ) were unable to go out
to the sea so they spend their time mending their ( net, nets )
48. My friends mother is a good ( dressmaker, dressmakers ) . She makes beautiful
( dress, dresses )

Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks by changing the singular nouns in the brackets to plural.
1. The ______________( thief ) stole the money.
2. Puan Kalsom gave Aminah two ________________( peach )

3. The __________________( man ) are drinking coffee while their

______________( wife ) are drinking tea.
4. The teacher kept the _______________(book) on the _____________(shelf)
5. There are many________________(berry) on the tree.
6. The __________________(kitten) and the _______________(puppy) are playing
together.
7. There are ______________________(picture) on the__________( wall) of his
room.
8. Mr Mohan keeps _____________( goose ) in his garden.
9. The ________________(fisherman) were unable to go to sea because of the
storm.
10. The__________________(child) saw some_________________(mouse) in the
warehouse.
11. There are several kinds of ___________________(fruit) in
these___________________(basket)
12. I love eating__________________(strawberry),____________________(mango)
and ____________________(pineapple)
13. There are many active_________________________(volcano) in Indonesia.
14. The _______________________(buffalo) are resting in the field.
15. Please peel these _________________(potato) and ________________(carrot)
and put them in the ________________(pot)

Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks with the singular form of words given in the brackets.
1. The________________(wolves) killed the sheep.
2. The _______________( thieves) stole the_______________( watches) and the
_______________________(boxes) of jewels.
3. The_____________(nurses) carried the________________(babies)
4. The ____________________(soldiers)went into battle.
5. The nice_______________________ ( gentlemen) filled the tall
______________( glasses ) with water.
6. The___________(oxen) is grazing in the field.
7. The dentist extracted Rohanas__________________(teeth)
8. The boy is clearing up the dried______________________(leaves) in the
garden.
9. Please give her a_________________(copies) of this book.
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
PEOPLE
An army of soldiers
A band of pilgrims

A gang of robbers
A gang of labourers

A bench of magistrates
A bevy of girls
A board of directors
A company of actors
A congregation of worshippers
A choir of singers
A crew of sailors
A crowd of spectators

A host of angles
A horde of savages
A party of friends
A posse of policemen
A staff of teachers
A school of pupils
A troupe of dancers
A tribe of natives

ANIMALS
A brood of chicken
A flock of birds
A flight of swallows
A gaggle of geese
A herd of buffaloes
A litter of kittens
A nest of rabbits
A plague of insects

A pack of wolves
A swarm of bees
A shoal of fish
A stud of horses
A school of whales
A troop of monkeys
A team of oxen
A pride of lions

THINGS
A bunch of bananas
A loaf of bread
A bale of cotton
A bouquet of flowers
A bundle of sticks
A cluster of diamonds
A chest of drawers
A clutch of eggs
A crate of fruits
A collection of stamps
A cluster of stars
A clump of trees
A flight of steps
A fleet of ships
A group of islands

A hedge of bushes
A hail of fire
A heap/pile of stones
A library of books
A peal of bells
A pack of cards
A packet of cigarettes
A quiver of arrows
A suit of clothes
A sheaf of corn
A suite of furniture
A stack of hay
A string of pearls
A turf of grass