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NOUN Exercise: 1. Change into plural(og`zaki) A table, a plate, a fox, a room, a lady, a knife, a chair, a bus, a negro, a match, a way, a house, a family, a flag, a town, a wolf, a country, a lion, a park, a play. Exercise: 2. Change into plural(og`zaki) A star, a mountain, a tree, a shilling, a king, the waiter, the queen, a man, the man, a woman, the woman, an eye, a shelf, a box, the city, a boy, a child, the ox, a deer, the life, a tomato. Exercise: 3. Countable and uncountable nouns. Jessica: What are you doing, Andrew? Andrew: I’m writing(►) essay / an essay. Jessica: Oh, you’ve got (1) computer / a computer. Do you always write (2) essay / essays on your computer? Andrew: Yes, but I’m not doing very well today. I’ve been working on my plan for about three (3) hour / hours now. Jessica: You’ve got lots of books to help you, though. I haven’t got as (4) many / much books as you. That’s because I haven’t got much (5) money / moneys. Quite often I can’t even afford to buy (6) food / a food. Andrew: Really? That can’t be (7) many / much fun. Jessica: I’d like to get (8) job / a job I can do in my spare time and earn (9) a / some money. I’ve got (10) a few / a little ideas, but what do you think I should do? Andrew: I know someone who paints (11) picture / pictures and sells them. Why don’t you do that? Jessica: Because I’m no good at painting. Exercise:4 A potato or potato? A sport or sport? (A-B) ► Can I pick an apple / some apple from your tree? 1 I think sport / a sport is boring. ~ Me too. I hate it. 2 We ought to buy some potato / some potatoes. 3 I think painting / a painting is a fascinating hobby. 4 Did you hear noise / a noise in the middle of the night? 5 Is there cheese / a cheese in this soup? ~ Yes, a little. 6 I had conversation / a conversation with Vicky last night. 7 Shall I put a chicken / some chicken in your sandwiches? 8 Are you a pacifist? ~ Well, I don’t believe in war / a war, so I suppose I am. 9 It isn’t fair. ~ No, life / a life just isn’t fair, I’m afraid. 10 What’s the matter? ~ You’ve got some egg / eggs on your shirt. Exercise:5 A paper or paper? Business(x2), experience(x2), glass, iron, light, paper, space, time. ► Harriet: Did you manage to park in town? Mike: It took me ages to find a space. And all I wanted was to buy some paper to wrap this present in. 1. Sarah: Are you busy tomorrow? Mark: I’m meeting someone in the office. We’ve got … discuss. 2. Trevor: Do you think I need to take … with me for my shirts? Laura: Oh, surely the hotel will have one. 3. Vicky: I was going to have some juice, but I can’t find Rachel: If you turned … on, you might be able to see properly. 4. Claire: I’ve never met your brother. Mark: Oh, he’s usually very busy because he runs …. But he’s been ill recently. The doctor has ordered him to spend … resting. 5. Daniel: How did your interview go? Emma: Well, I didn’t get the job. I think they really wanted someone with … of the work, and that’s what I haven’t got. So it was a bit of waste of time. And the train coming back was two hours late. That’s … don’t want to repeat. Exercise:6 Countable or Uncountable? The island is very peaceful. (►) Life / A life is good here. Everybody moves at a nice slow pace. People have(1) time / a time to stop and talk. It’s (2) experience / an experience I won’t forget for a long time. There aren’t many shops, so I can’t spend all my money, although I did buy (3) painting / a painting yesterday. Now I’m sitting on the beach reading (4) paper / a paper. The hotel breakfast is so enormous that I don’t need to have lunch. I’ve just brought (5) orange / an orange with me to eat later. I’ve been trying all the different (6) fruit / fruits grown in this part of the world, and they’re all delicious.
3. We went to very nice restaurant last weekend. 4. I clean my teeth with toothpaste. 5. I use toothbrush to clean my teeth. 6. Can you tell me if there’s bank near here? 7. My brother works for insurance company in London. 8. I don’t like violence. 9. Can you smell paint? 10. We need petrol. I hope we come to petrol station soon. 11. I wonder if you can help me. I have problem. 12. John has got interview for job tomorrow. 13. Liz doesn’t usually wear jewellery but yesterday she was wearing necklace. 14. I think volleyball is very good game. 68.2 Use a / an where necessary. accident biscuit blood coat decision electricity key letter moment question sugar 1. It wasn’t your fault. It was _an accident._ 2. Listen! Can you hear _music?_ 3. I couldn’t get into the house because I didn’t have ---. 4. It’s very warm today. Why are you wearing ---? 5. Do you take --- in your coffee? 6. Are you hungry? Would you like --- with your coffee? 7. Our lives would be very difficult without ---. 8. I didn’t phone them. I wrote --- instead. 9. The heart pumps --- through the body. 10. Excuse me, but can I ask you ---? 11. I’m not ready yet. Can you wait. --- please? 12. We can’t delay much longer. We have to make --- soon.
2. There are seven --- in a week. 3. A vegetarian is a person who doesn’t eat ---. 4. Outside the cinema there was --- of people waiting to see the film. 5. I’m not very good at writing ---. 6. Last night I went out with some --- of mine. 7. There were very few --- in the shops today. They were almost empty. 8. I’m going out for a walk. I need some fresh --- . 9. George always wants things quickly. He’s got no ---. 10. Do you speak any foreign ---? 11. Jane travels a lot. She has been to many ---. 12. Our flat is very small. We haven’t got much ---. Exercise:8 «R.M.» UNIT 69. Countable and uncountable nouns 69.1 1. ‘Did you hear noise / a noise just now?’ No, I didn’t hear anything. (“a noise” is correct) 2. a. If you want to know the news, you can read paper / a paper. b. I want to write some letters but I haven’t got a paper / any paper to write on. 3. a. I thought there was somebody in the house because there was light / a light on side. b. Light / A light comes from the sun. 4. a. I was in a hurry this morning. I didn’t have time / a time for breakfast. b. ‘Did you enjoy your holiday?’ Yes, we had wonderful time / a wonderful time. 5. Sue was very helpful. She gave us some very useful advice / advices. 6. We had very good weather / a very good weather while we were on holiday. 7. We were very unfortunate. We had bad luck / a bad luck. 8. It’s very difficult to find a work / job at the moment. 9. Our travel / journey from London to Istanbul by train was very tiring. 10. When the fire alarm rang, there was total chaos / a total chaos. 11. I had to buy a / some bread because I wanted to make some sandwiches. 12. Bad news don’t / doesn’t make people happy. 13. Your hair is / Your hairs are too long. You should have it / them cut. 14. Nobody was hurt in the accident but the damage / the damages to the car was / were quite bad.
2. They’ll tell you all you want to know. They’ll give you plenty of --- 3. There is room for everybody to sit down. There are plenty of ---- 4. We have no --- , not even a bed or a table. 5. ‘What does Alan look like?’ He’s got a long beard and very short --- 6. Carla’s English is better than it was. She’s made --- 7. George is unemployed. He’s looking for a --- 8. George is unemployed. He’s looking for --- 9. If you want to leave work early, you have to ask for --- 10. I don’t think Ann will get the job. She hasn’t get enough --- 11. Rita has done many interesting things. She should write a book about her ---
3. Footballers don’t wear trousers when they play. They wear ----. 4. The bicycle is ---- of transport. 5. The bicycle and the car are --- of transport. 6. I want to cut this piece of material. I need ----. 7. Ann is going to write --- of articles for her local newspaper. 8. There are a lot of American TV ---- shown on British television. 9. While we were out walking, we saw 25 different --- of bird. 78.2 1. Calculate algebra equation: mathematics. 2. government election minister: p--- 3. finance trade industry: e--- 4. running jumping throwing: a---- 5. light heat gravity: ph--- 6. exercises somersault parallel bars: gy--- 7. computer silicon chip video games: el ---
2. The trousers you bought for me doesn’t / don’t fit me. 3. The police want /wants to interview two men about the robbery last week. 4. Physics was / were my best subject at school. 5. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t / aren’t sharp enough. 6. Fortunately the news wasn’t / weren’t as bad as we expected. 7. Where does / do your family live? 8. Three days isn’t / aren’t long enough for a good holiday. 9. I can’t find my binoculars. Do you know where it is / they are? 10. Do you think the people is / are happy with the government? 11. Does / Do the police know how the accident happened? 12. I don’t like very hot weather. Thirty degrees is / are too warm for me. 78.4 Correct them where necessary; put ‘RIGHT’ if the sentence is already correct. 1. The government want to increase taxes. _RIGHT (‘wants’ is also correct) 2. Susan was wearing a black jeans. 3. Brazil are playing Italy in a football match next Wednesday. 4. I like Martin and Jill. They’re very nice persons. 5. I need more money than that. Ten pounds are not enough. 6. I’m going to buy a new pyjama. 7. The committee haven’t made a decision yet. 8. Many people has given up smoking. 9. There was a police standing at the corner of the street. 10. Has the police arrived yet? 11. This scissors is not very sharp.
1. He did not need _________ (help) 2. How _________ (chocolate) did he eat? 3. How _________ (sand) did they need? 4. How _________ (tea) do you want? 5. There weren’t _________ (woman) at the meeting. 6. Not __________ (children) like maths. 7. So __________ (person) came that we ran out of food. 8. There was ________ (fuss) at meeting on Friday. 9. Don’t talk too ___________. 10. How __________ (book) do you have? 11. I do not have _____________ (work). 12. How _________(luggage) do you have? 13. He hasn’t got _________ (experience) as a teacher. 14. I haven’t read ________(information) about World War II. 15. We did not make _________ (mistake). 16. We haven’t got ___________ (homework) this week. 17. It was not __________ (fun) to live with him. 18. This company does not need ________ (machine). 19. This company doesn’t have _________ (machinery). 20. He did not give me ____________(advice).
1. ‘How many _______ are there in the picture?’ Two. A yellow and a green one. 2. ‘How much _______ have you got on you?’ ‘One pound twenty.’ 3. ‘How many __________ are there in your choir.’ 4. ‘How much _________ have you received from your uncle?’ ‘I haven’t heard from him lately.’ 5. ‘How much __________ would you like with your rice?’ ‘Just a little, please.’ 6. ‘How many __________ has he got?’ ‘Two. A son and a daughter.’ 7. I do not have to do much ____________. I only do the washing up. 8. ‘How many ________ do they have?’ ‘Six. But they don’t lay eggs.’ 9. How much ___________ have we got to finish the project? 10. He does not eat much ____________. He likes only tuna. 11. The bedroom does not need much __________. 12. They have not caught many _________ from the river. 13. We don’t eat as much ____________ as they do. We usually have honey instead. 14. We do not need as much __________ as last time. We will basically manage alone. 15. How many _________ have you been to France? 16. I have got so many ___________ to tell you. 17. I won’t take too much __________ with me. Only a suitcase and a handbag. 18. She does not have much __________ as a nurse. 19. He had so much ____________ that he could not sleep. 20. I don’t drink much __________. I prefer champagne.
Mark and Sarah are in an antique shop. Sarah: This table (►) is / are lovely. Mark: Yes, the wood (1) is / are beautiful, isn’t it? Sarah: The style and the colour (2) is / are both perfect for what we want. Mark: These chairs (3) looks / look very stylish, too, but they (4) is / are rather expensive. Sarah: Can you see if the table (5) has / have got a price on? Mark: Yes, it has. It says it (6) costs / cost £2,000. That’s ridiculous. Sarah: Don’t you think prices (7) has / have gone up recently? Those tables we saw last month (8) wasn’t / weren’t so expensive. Exercise 13: Put in the nouns and add “s” if necessary. ► Claire had to take her luggage through customs (custom). 1. Please accept this gift as an expression of our … (thank). 2. The woman is demanding … (damage) for her injuries. 3. The … (pain) was so bad I called the doctor. 4. The old man carried his few … (belonging) in a plastic bag. 5. If we pay in cash, we make … (saving) of ten per cent. 6. More(good) should be transported by rail instead of by road. 7. The gas explosion caused some … (damage) to the flats. 8. We’re going to spend all our … (saving) on a new car. 9. The company always takes … (pain) to protect its image.
► The television news is / are at ten o’clock. 1. These clothes is / are the latest fashion. 2. Maths is / are Emma’s favourite subject. 3. The troops was / were involved in a training exercise. 4. The contents of the briefcase seems / seem to have disappeared. 5. Darts is / are often played in pubs in England. 6. The athletics we watched was / were quite exciting. 7. The remains of the meal was / were thrown in the bin. 8. Fish and chips is / are my favorite meal. Exercise:15. Complete this letter Rachel has received from her sister. Choose the correct forms. (►) Thank / Thanks for your letter. Your news (1) was / were interesting. We must talk soon. What about us? Well, we’re living on the (2) outskirt / outskirts of town, not far from the company (3) headquarter / headquarters, where Jeremy works. We’ve spent nearly all our (4) saving / savings on the house. That wouldn’t matter so much if I hadn’t crashed the car last week and done some (5) damage / damages to the front of it. More bills! But at least I wasn’t hurt. The house is nice actually, but the surroundings (6) isn’t / aren’t very pleasant. We’re on a very busy (7) crossroad / crossroads. I’m doing the course I told you about. Statistics (8) is / are an essay subject, I find, but economics (9) gives / give me problems! Exercise:16 Pair nouns: Trevor and Laura are shopping for clothes. Trevor: These trousers (►) is / are a bit tight. They (1) doesn’t / don’t feel very comfortable. And I think the blue ones (2) goes / go better with the jacket. Laura: That jacket (3) is / are to long. Trevor: Well, the jeans (4) fits / fit all right. Perhaps I’ll buy the jeans instead. Laura: Yes, the jeans (5) looks / look good on you. I like the style. I think they suits / suit you. Now you get changed while I look for a / some shorts. And I might get a / some skirt.
1 a wall made of stone – 2 e centre where information is given to tourists – 3 a towel you use after having a bath – 4 clothes for working in – 5 a block of offices in the centre of a city – 6 a graph showing sales – 7 a card that gives you credit – 8 a race for horses – 9 the Director of Marketing – 10 a tour by bicycle at the end of the week –
► The house is built of stone / a stone. 1 Each team wear / wears a different colour. 2 Let me give you an advice / a piece of advice. 3 Every one was watching the football match / the match of football 4 We had to take our luggage through customs / a customs. 5 The band is / are proud of their success. 6 I haven’t got many / much friends. 7 Three hours is / are long enough to look round the museum. 8 I wear this glass / these glasses when I go out. 9 My father had a job at the steelwork / steelworks. 10 We couldn’t find an / any accommodation. 11 Do you eat meat / a meat? 12 The contents of the box was / were thrown away. 13 Noise / A noise woke me up in the middle of the night. 14 Cattle was / were driven hundreds of miles by the cowboys. 15 One of the windows is / are open. 16 What would it be like to travel at the speed of light / a light? 17 Is there a sport club / sports club near here? 18 E-mail is a relatively new mean / means of communication. 19 We make furniture out of many different wood / woods. 20 Someone has / have kidnapped the President! Exercise:19 Vicky has been to a very grand party. She is telling her parents about it. Put in was or were. I really enjoyed the party. It (►) was / were wonderful. Each guest (1) ………… welcomed by the hostess in person. All the rooms (2) ……… crowded with people. Everyone (3) ……….. enjoying themselves. A lot of people (4) ……………… dancing, and a number of people (5) …………… swimming in the pool in the garden. All the people there (6) ………… very smart. One of the guests (7) ………… a TV personality –the chat show host Guy Shapiro. I didn’t know many of the guests. None of my friends (8) ………… there. Exercise:20. The BBC is making a documentary about police work. A policeman is talking about his job. ► Every policeman is / are given special training for the job. 1 No two days are the same. Each day is / are different. 2 But the job isn’t / aren’t as exciting or glamorous as some people think. 3 Not all policeman is / are allowed to carry guns. 4 A number of police officers here works / work with dogs. 5 An officer and his dog has / have to work closely together. 6 One of our jobs is / are to prevent crime happening in the first place. 7 A lot of crime is / are caused by people being careless. 8 Sorry, I have to go now. Someone has / have just reported a robbery. Exercise:21. Find the plural 1.a baby: A) babys B)babies 2.a pencil: A)penciles B)pencils 3.a man: A)man B)men C)mans 4.an umbrella: A)umbrellas B)umbrellaes 5.a boy: A) boys B) boies C) boyes 6.a city: A) citys B) cities C) cityes 7.a mouse: A) mouses B) mice C)mices 8.a postman: A) postmans B)postman C)postmen 9.a fox: A) fox B) foxes C) foxs 10.an ox: A) ox B)oxes C) oxen 11.money: A)moneys B)… C) moneies 12.a fish: A) fish B) fishes C)fishs 13.a knife: A) knifes B)knifs C) knives 14.a watch: A)watches B) watchs C) watch 15.an address: A)….. B) addresses C) address 16. a child: A) childs B)childes C) children 17. a foot: A) foots B) footes C) feet 18. jeans: A) jeans B) jeanses C) jeanss 19. a potato: A) potatos B) potatoes C) potates 20. a photo: A) photoes B) photos C) photes 21. a roof: A) roofs B) roves C) roofes 22. a toothbrush: A) teethbrush B) toothbrushes C) teethbrushes 23. a boy-friend: A) boys-friends B) boy-friends C) boys-friend 24. a passer-by: A) passers-by B) passer-bys C) passer-bies 25. a sheep: A) sheep B) sheeps C) sheepes 26. advice: A) advices B) advises C) – 27. a mother-in-law: A) mother-in-laws B) mothers-in-laws C) mothers-in-law 28. news: A) newses B) news C) pieces of news Exercise:22. 1. My hair …… clean. A) is B) are 2. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine …… not sharp enough. A) is B) are 3. Bad news (not / make) people happy. A) don’t make B) doesn’t make 4. There …… hair in my soup. A) is a B) is C) are 5. I don’t want …… or help. A) advices B) an advice C) advice 6. I’ve seen some comedies this month. Each …… funnier than the last. A) was B) were 7. We’d like three …… eggs. A) dozen of B) dozen C) dozens 8. Knowledge …… power. A) is B) are 9. Everybody …… ready. A)is B) are 10. I need my glasses. Where …… the glasses? A) is B)are 11. In summer we eat a lot of ……. A) fruit B) fruits 12. There …… a lot of sheep on the field. A) is B) are 13. The police …… to interview Fred about the accident. A) wants B) want 14. Money …… not everything. A) is B) are 15. Last Saturday we went fishing, but we didn’t catch many ……. A) fish B) fishs C) fishes 16. Mathematics …… an exact science. A) is B) are 17. The sunlit …… look wonderful. A) rooves B) roofs 18. It costs four …… dollars. A) hundred B) hundreds 19. Julia’s clothes …… in her wardrobe. A) is B) are 20. Our team …… the best. A) is B) are 21. Our team …… playing well. A) is B) are 22. The United States …… a violent history. A) have B) has 23. …… are made of bronze. A) pence B) pennies Exercise:23. Possessive ’ / ‘s 1. Liz / the text book A) Liz’s text book B) The text book of Liz 2. the roof / the house A) the house’s roof B) the roof of the house 3. the rabbits / the cage A) the rabbits’s cage B) the rabbits’ cage C) the cage of the rabbits 4. our dog / a new kennel A) our dog’s new kennel B) a new kennel of our dog 5. The Smiths / the car A) the Smiths’ car B) the Smiths’s car C) the car of the Smiths 6. Charles / the book A) Charles’ book B) the book of Charles C) Charles’s book 7. a bird / a nest A) a nest of a bird B) A bird’s nest 8. those men / the umbrellas A) those men’ umbrellas B) those men’s umbrella C) the umbrella of those men 9. my parents / the friends A) the friends of my parents B) my parents’s friends C) my parents’ friends 10. Tom and Alice / the car A) Tom’s and Alice’s car B) Tom and Alice’s car C) the car of Tom and Alice 11. King Charles 2 / the portrait A) the portrait of King Charles 2 B) King Charles the second’s portrait C) King’s Charles 2 portrait 12. the title / the novel I lent you yesterday A) the title of the novel I lent you yesterday B) the novel’s I lent you yesterday title C) the novel’s title I lent you yesterday
1. John, along with twenty friends, (is/are) planning a party. 2. The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) back many memories. 3. The quality of these recordings (is/are) not very good. 4. If the duties of these officers (isn’t/aren’t) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project. 5. The effects of cigarette smoking(have/has) been proven to be extremely harmful. 6. The use of credit cards in place of cash (have/has) increased rapidly in recent years. 7. Advertisements on television (is/are) becoming more competitive than ever before. 8. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/are) at an all-time high. 9. Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, ( have/ has) proposed some changes of the rules. 10. The levels of intoxication (vary/varies) from subject to subject.
1. Neither Bill nor Mary (is/are) going to the play tonight. 2. Anything (is/are) better than going to another movie tonight. 3. Skating (is/are) becoming more popular every day. 4. A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference yesterday. 5. Everybody who (has/ have) a fever must go home immediately. 6.Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night. 7. There (was/ were) some people at the meeting last night. 8. The committee (has/have) already reached a decision. 9. A pair of jeans (was/were) in the washing machine this morning. 10. Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions. 11. Either John or his wife (make/makes) breakfast each morning. 12. After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything (was/were) in order. 13. The crowd at the basketball game (was/were) wild with excitement. 14. A pack of wild dogs (has / have) frightened all the ducks away. 15. The jury (is/are) trying to reach a decision. 16. The army (has/have) eliminated this section of the training test. 17. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter (is/are) appalling. 18. There (has/have) been too many interruptions in this class. 19. Every elementary school teacher (has/have) to take this examination. 20. Neither Jill nor her parents (has/have) seen this movie before.
2. A magazine about computers is ---. 3. Photographs taken on your holiday are your ---. 4. Chocolate made with milk is ---. 5. Somebody whose job is to inspect factories is ---. 6. A hotel in central London is ---. 7. The results of your examinations are your ---. 8. The carpet in the dining room is ---. 9. A scandal involving a football club is ---. 10. A question that has two parts is ---. 11. A girl who is seven years old is ---.
Sometimes you need the singular (day / page etc.) and sometimes the plural (days/pages etc.) 1. It’s quite a long book. There are _450 pages._ 2. A few days ago I received a _ ten-page_ letter from Julia. 3. I didn’t have any change. I only had a ------- note. 4. At work in the morning I usually have a -------- break for coffee. 5. There are -------- in an hour. 6. It’s only a -------- flight form London to Madrid. 7. It was a big meal. There were ------------. 8. Mary has just started a new job. She’s got a ---------- contract. 9. The oldest building in the city is the -------- old castle. 10. I work ---------- a week. Saturday and Sunday are free. 11. We went for a ---------- walk in the country.
3. the jacket / that man --------. 4. the top / the page --------. 5. the daughter / Charles -------. 6. the cause / the problem --------. 7. the newspaper / yesterday --------. 8. the birthday / my father ----------. 9. the name / this street --------. 10. the toys / the children --------. 11. the new manager / the company ---------. 12. the result / the football match ---------. 13. the garden / our neighbours ----------. 14. the ground floor / the building -------. 15. the children / Don and Mary ----------. 16. the economic policy / the government --------. 17. the husband / Catherine --------. 18. the husband / the woman-talking to Mary --------. 19. the car / the presents / Mike --------. 20. the wedding / the friend I Helen ------.
2. The storm _last week_ caused a lot of damage. Last……… 3. The only cinema in _the town_ has closed down. The ……… 4. Exports from _Britain_ to the United States have fallen recently. 5. Tourism is the main industry in _the region_.
2. If I leave my house at 8.55 and walk to the station, I get there at 9 o’clock. So it’s only ……….. from my house to the station.(walk) 3. I’m going on holiday on the 12th. I have to be back at work on the 26th. So I’ve got ………………………………….(holiday) 4. I went to sleep at 3 o’clock this morning and woke up an hour later. After that I couldn’t sleep. So last night I only had ……………………….. (sleep)
This police is still looking for him. Athletics are my favourite sport. Those is nice trousers. Twenty pounds is a lot of money. The news is not very good. Three years are a long time. My glasses is broken. My scissors is not cutting properly. Economics are very difficult to understand. Physics is a very important subject. The police have arrested him. Many people is worried about this. The United States are very powerful. Fish and chips is nice to eat. One of my friends are coming to meet us here. More than one person are unhappy with us. A number of us is concerned. There are a couple of points to make. The rest of the staff are coming later. Five hundred dollars are expensive. Have you nothing cheaper?
1. Sam’s new apartment is in a building which has twelve stories. Sam’s new apartment is in a …………… building. 2. We teach languages. We are ……………………… teachers. 3. My parents saw a play in three acts last night. My parents saw a ………………… play last night. 4. The manager said that the sale would last for two days. The manager said that it would be a …………… sale. 5. Had bought a tool set containing 79 pieces. Had bought a …………………… tool set. 6. Margie has a bookcase with five shelves. Margie has a ……………….. bookcase. 7. I need two cans of tomatoes that weigh 16 ounces each I need two ………………… cans of tomatoes. 8. I’m looking for a pressure cooker that holds six quarts. I’m looking for a …………….. pressure cooker. 9. He is a specialist at building houses made of bricks. He is a specialist at building …………….. houses. 10. Mrs. Jansen just bought her daughter a bicycle with ten speeds. Mrs. Jansen just bought her daughter a ……… bicycle.
1. I don’t have a lot of money. 2. Tom has a lot of problems. 3. I want to visit a lot of cities in the United States and Canada. 4. I don’t put a lot of sugar in my coffee. 5. I have a lot of questions to ask you. 6. Sue and John have a small apartment. They don’t have a lot of furniture. 7. You can see a lot of people at the zoo on Sunday. 8. Dick doesn’t get a lot of mail because he doesn’t write a lot of letters. 9. Chicago has a lot of skyscrapers. Montreal has a lot of tall buildings too. 10. Mary is lazy. She doesn’t do a lot of work. 11. I don’t drink a lot of coffee. 12. Don is a friendly person. He has a lot of friends. 13. Do you usually buy a lot of fruit at the market? 14. Does Don drink a lot of coffee? 15. Do you write a lot of letters? Exercise:31. Change some with a few and a little. 1. I need some paper. 2. I usually add some salt to my food. 3. I have some questions to ask you. 4. Bob needs some help. He has some problems. 5. I need to buy some clothes. 6. I have some homework to do tonight. 7. I usually get some mail every day. 8. I usually get some letters every day. 9. When I’m hungry in the evening, I usually eat some cheese. 10. We usually do some oral exercises in class every day.
1. Do you have any money? – I have some but not(much,many). 2. Do you have any coffee? – I have some but not (much, many). 3. Do you have any cigarettes? – I have some but not ( much,many) 4. Do you have any books? – I have some but not (much,many) 5. Do you have any cheese? – I have some but not (much,many) 6. Do you any friends? – I have some but not (much,many) 7. How (much,many) photographs did you take? 8. How (much,many) stamps did you buy? 9. How (much,many) water did you drink? 10. How (much,many) mistakes did you make? 11. How (much,many) letters did you write? 12. How (much,many) food did you buy? 13. How (much,many) people did you invite? 14. Do you want any sugar? – (A little, a few) 15. Did he ask any questions? – (A little, a few) 16. Do we have any gas? -- (A little, a few) 17. Does he speak English? – (A little, a few) 18. Do you know many people? –(A little, a few). 19. Would you like some soup? – (A little, a few) 20. When did John go away? -(A little, a few)days ago. 21. He’s lazy. He (little, few) work. 22. The TV service is not very good. There are (little, few) good programs. 23. I can’t decide now – I need (a little, a few) time to think. 24. Do you speak any foreign languages? – Yes, Italian and(a little, a few) Russian. Exercise:33. «R.M.» UNIT 86. 86.1 Put in much, many, few or little. 1. He isn’t very popular. He has _few_ friends. 2. Ann is very busy these days. She has ……… free time 3. Did you take ……… photographs when you were on holiday? 4. I’m not very busy today. I haven’t got ………… to do. 5. The museum was very crowded. There were too …………… people. 6. Most of the town is modern. There are ……… old buildings. 7. The weather has been very dry recently. We’ve had ………… rain. 86.2. Some of these sentences need a. Put in a where necessary. Put ‘RIGHT’ if the sentence is already complete. 1. She’s lucky. She has _few problems._ _RIGHT_ 2. Things are not going so well for her. She has _few problems._ _a few problems_ 3. Can you lend me _few dollars?_ 4. I can’t give you a decision yet. I need _little time_ to think. 5. There was _little traffic_ so the journey didn’t take very long. 6. It was a surprise that he won the match. _Few people_ expected him to win. 7. I don’t know much Spanish – _only few words._ 86.3 Put in little / a little / few / a few. 1. We must be quick. We have _little_ time. 2. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you …….. advice. 3. Do you mind if I ask you …………… questions? 4. This town is not a very interesting place to visit, so ……………… tourists come here. 5. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got ………….. patience. 6. ‘Would you like milk in your coffee?’ ‘Yes, please….’ 7. This is a very boring place to live. There’s …………… to do. 8. ‘Have you ever been to Paris?’ ‘Yes, I’ve been there …………… times.’ Download 45.81 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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