Question

. Fill in: is or are. 1. Where are your trousers? 2. Could you tell me where the scissors ____? 3. Tonight, there ____ athletics on TV. 4. Money ____easy to spend and difficult to save. 5. Gloves ____ worn in cold weather. 6. This student's knowledge ____ amazing. 7. Love ___ the reason for much happiness in the world. 8. This bread ___ stale. 9. Your pyjamas ___ on the bed. 10. My luggage ____ too heavy to carry. 11. My advice to you ____ to stay in bed. 12. Physics ___ my favourite subject. 13. Measles ___ a common illness. 14. Our glasses ___ in the cupboard. 15. My mum’s hair ___ really long. 16. Our bathroom scales ____ quite accurate. 17. Darts ____ a popular game in England. 18. This work ____ too hard for me. 19. People ____ unhappy with the new tax system. 3. Write (C) countable or (U) uncountable. 1. sugar ..U 6. ball 11.house 16. food 2. bird 7. soap 12. luggage 17. dog 3. pen 8. bridge 13. boy 18. furniture 4. transport 9. water 14. fruit 19. weather 5. housework 10. news 15. chess 20. sausage 4. Rewrite the following sentences making them plural. 1. The child asks for a toy unicorn. 2. The baby cries; but its mother is missing. 3. I look up, and a leaf falls from a branch and lands on my forehead. 4. The lady uses a knife to cut a potato and a chilli. 5. The man is sure a mouse bit his foot while he was asleep. 6. My loaf of bread is enough to feed the fish. 7. His lorry nearly collided with the boy's bicycle. 8. He lost a tooth in a fight with a bully. 9. A passerby stops to watch a dwarf performs a dance. 10. She likes to cook spicy octopus with tomato. 11. The trio has been playing a piano for an hour. 12. The child's pet is a gold fish. 13. The farmer has a sheep, a deer and a rhinoceros on his farm. 14. He has a tattoo of a beauty on his arm. 15. The life of a fly and a mosquito is rather short. 5. Make the following uncountable nouns plural as in the example. 1. ice two …ice cubes… 12. paper two…………….. 2. toast three …………….. 13. hockey two…………….. 3. soap two …………….. 14. chocolate three…………….. 4. tea two …………….. 15. spectacles two…………….. 5. lamb three …………….. 16. news two…………….. 6. ink two …………….. 17. jam three…………….. 7. cola two …………….. 18. beef three…………….. 8. advice two …………….. 19. toothpaste three…………….. 9. sugar two…………….. 20. information two…………….. 10. yoghurt two…………….. 21. spaghetti three…………….. 11. wood three……………..

Answer 1

1. Where are ur trousers?
2. Are
3. Are
4. Is
5. Are
6. Are
7. Is
8. Is
9. Are
10. Is
11. Is
12. Is
13. Is
14. Are
15. Is
16. Are
17. Is
18. Are

Answer 2

1. Where are your trousers?
2. Could you tell me where the scissors are?
3. Tonight, there is athletics on TV.
4. Money is easy to spend and difficult to save.
5. Gloves are worn in cold weather.
6. This student's knowledge is amazing.
7. Love is the reason for much happiness in the world.
8. This bread is stale.
9. Your pajamas are on the bed.
10. My luggage is too heavy to carry.
11. My advice to you is to stay in bed.
12. Physics is my favorite subject.
13. Measles is a common illness.
14. Our glasses are in the cupboard.
15. My mum's hair is really long.
16. Our bathroom scales are quite accurate.
17. Darts is a popular game in England.
18. This work is too hard for me.
19. People are unhappy with the new tax system.

Countable (C) or Uncountable (U):

1. sugar (U)
2. ball (C)
3. house (C)
4. food (U)
5. bird (C)
6. soap (U)
7. luggage (U)
8. dog (C)
9. pen (C)
10. bridge (C)
11. boy (C)
12. furniture (U)
13. transport (U)
14. water (U)
15. fruit (C)
16. weather (U)
17. housework (U)
18. news (U)
19. chess (U)
20. sausage (C)

Rewriting the sentences in plural:

1. The children ask for toy unicorns.
2. The babies cry, but their mothers are missing.
3. I look up, and leaves fall from branches and land on my forehead.
4. The ladies use knives to cut potatoes and chillies.
5. The men are sure mice bit their feet while they were asleep.
6. My loaves of bread are enough to feed the fish.
7. Their lorries nearly collided with the boys' bicycles.
8. They lost teeth in a fight with bullies.
9. Passersby stop to watch dwarves perform a dance.
10. They like to cook spicy octopuses with tomatoes.
11. The trio have been playing pianos for an hour.
12. The children have pet goldfish.
13. The farmer has sheep, deer, and rhinoceroses on his farm.
14. He has tattoos of beauties on his arms.
15. The lives of flies and mosquitoes are rather short.

Making uncountable nouns plural:

1. ice - two ice cubes
2. paper - two pieces of paper
3. toast - three slices of toast
4. hockey - two games of hockey
5. soap - two bars of soap
6. chocolate - three pieces of chocolate
7. tea - two cups of tea
8. spectacles - two pairs of spectacles
9. lamb - three lamb chops
10. news - two items of news
11. ink - two bottles of ink
12. jam - three jars of jam
13. cola - two bottles of cola
14. beef - three pieces of beef
15. advice - two pieces of advice
16. toothpaste - three tubes of toothpaste
17. sugar - two teaspoons of sugar
18. information - two pieces of information
19. yogurt - two cups of yogurt
20. spaghetti - three plates of spaghetti
21. wood - three pieces of wood