A. Напишите множественное число данных существительных:
| 1) woman | 11) foot | 21) forget-me-not |
| 2) thief | 12) mosquito | 22) grown-up |
| 3) tooth | 13) man | 23) go-between |
| 4) hero | 14) sheep | 24) step-mother |
| 5) army | 15) hair | 25) manservant |
| 6) wife | 16) money | 26) diploma |
| 7) fly | 17) police | 27) analysis |
| 8) mouse | 18) handkerchief | 28) crisis |
| 9) house | 19) sportsman | 29) datum |
| 10) knife | 20) passer-by | 30) curriculum |
B.Выберите правильную форму множественного числа существительных:
1) monkey a. (monkeys) b. (monkies)
2) ox a. (oxes) b. (oxen)
3) hanger-on a. (hanger-ons) b. (hangers-on)
4) goose a. (geese) b. (gooses)
5) housefly a. (houseflys) b. (houseflies)
6) potato a. (potatoes) b. (potatos)
7) mother-in-law a. (mother-in-laws) b. (mothers-in-law)
8) man-of-war a. (man-of-wars) b. (men-of-war)
9) sheriff a. (sheriffes) b. (sheriffs)
10) formula a. (formulas) b. (formulae)
C. Выберите правильную форму глаголов:
1). Steve’s trousers (is, are) out of fashion.
2). Where have you put the scissors? (Here it is. Here they are.)
3). The furniture in the room (is, are) of good quality.
4). The news on the radio (was, were) very important for us.
5). Their information (is, are) not correct.
6). Her hair (is, are) blonde.
7). The police (is, are) looking for the murderer.
8). He found the field where the cattle (was, were) grazing.
9). Where (is, are) the money? (It is, they are) on the table.
10). His knowledge of English (is, are) poor.
11). Your watch (has, have) stopped.
12). The teachers’ wages (is, are) low.
13). My clothes (were, was) my Sunday best.
14). The fruit (is, are) not yet ripe.
15). Their progress (are, is) great.
D. Измените число существительных, если это необходимо, выполнив необходимые изменения:
1). These sportsmen do jogging every day. This sportsman does jogging every day.
2). There is little money in his purse. There is much money in their purses.
3). The leaves are getting yellow.______________________________________________________
4). The sportsman lost his tooth on the ring._____________________________________________
5). My child likes jam.__________________________________________________________________
6). Geese always hiss when they see a passer-by._______________________________________
7). There is one sheep, one pig and one goose in this picture.____________________________
8). The ox is driving a cart of hay._______________________________________________________
9). This woman is fond of knitting._______________________________________________________
10). Englishmen always observe traditions.______________________________________________
11). The news is striking. His life is in danger.______________________________________________
12). The mouse was caught by the cat._________________________________________________
13). There was the only looker-on on the game._________________________________________
14). You did not witness these phenomena yourself, did you?____________________________
15). The news was so surprising that he even forgot to be angry.__________________________
E.Выберите нужную форму существительных по смыслу предложений.
1). I can get on with all kinds of ... (people, peoples).
2). All the ... (people, peoples) of Europe want peace.
3). I only dance with man in ... (tail, tails).
4). This dog has a short ... (tail, tails).
5). John has such strange ... (way, ways).
6). She always loses her ... (way, ways).
7). Her kindly ... (bearing, bearings) made her popular.
8). It’s easy to lose one’s ... (bearing, bearings) in London.
9). Granny can’t read without her ... (spectacle, spectacles).
10). The tournament was an exciting ... (spectacles, spectacle).
11). He spent two years in the ... (force, forces).
12). I opened the door by ... (force, forces).
13). Every regiment has its ... (colour, colours).
14). Blue is my favourite ... (colour, colours).
15). He takes great ... (pain, pains) to solve the problem.
16). I have ... (pain, pains) in my back.
17). The ... (custom, customs) will never die out.
18). (Custom, customs) must be imposed on goods imported and exported.
19). I have read three ... (quarters, quarter) of the book.
20). We found him in the old ... (quarters, quarter) of the town.
