1. It wasn’t your fault. It was an accident. 2. You’d better drink hot milk before going to bed. 3. I couldn’t get into the house because I didn’t have a key. 4. Do you take sugar in your tea? 5. The heart pumps blood through the body. 6. John has got an interview for job tomorrow morning. 7. I didn’t phone you. I wrote a letter instead. 8. I’m not ready yet. Can you wait a moment, please? 9. It’s very warm today. Why are you wearing a coat? 10. Good luck in your new job. 11. Listen Can you hear music? 12. Power station produce electricity. 13. Are you hungry? Would you like an apple? 14. Is there cheese in this soup? 15. Wait There’s sand in my shoes.
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Từ loại – Danh từ
Exercises
I Look at these nouns Are they countable (C) or uncountable (U) ?
1 car C 6 golf U 11 music U 16 love U
2 work U 7 banana C 12 flower C 17 furniture U
3 news U 8 rice U 13 money U 18 electricity U
4 meat U 9 song C 14 ship C 19 water U
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C 10 minute C 15 advice U 20 meal C
II Complete the sentences, using one of the following words Use a / an where necessary.
accident apple milk coat sugar key electricit
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sand luck cheese blood letter moment music interview
1 It wasn’t your fault It was an accident.
2 You’d better drink hot milk before going to bed
3 I couldn’t get into the house because I didn’t have a key
4 Do you take sugar in your tea?
5 The heart pumps blood through the body
6 John has got an interview for job tomorrow morning
7 I didn’t phone you I wrote a letter instead
8 I’m not ready yet Can you wait a moment, please?
9 It’s very warm today Why are you wearing a coat?
10 Good luck in your new job
11 Listen! Can you hear music?
12 Power station produce electricity
13 Are you hungry? Would you like an apple?
14 Is there cheese in this soup?
15 Wait! There’s sand in my shoes
III Complete the postcard Choose the correct form.
The island is very peaceful (0) 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 won’t forget
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
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IV Which of the underlined part of these sentences is correct?
1 Did your hear noise / a noise just now?
2 There was somebody in the house because there was light / a light on inside
3 What would it be like to travel at the speed of light / a light?
4 I didn’t have time / a time for breakfast.
5 We had wonderful time / a wonderful time in Paris
6 It’s very difficult to find a work / job at the moment
7 They offered me a job because I had a lot of experience / experiences.
8 I haven’t got a paper / any paper to write on
9 Bad news don’t / doesn’t make people happy
10 We had very good weather / a very good weather while we were on holiday
11.Your hair is / Your hairs are too long You should have it / them cut.
12 Let me give you an advice / a piece of advice
13 The house is built of stone / stones
14 If you want to know the news, you can read paper / a paper
15 E-mail is a relative new mean / means of communication
V Choose the right answer.
1 It’s important to brush your at least twice a day
a tooth b teeth c tooths d toothes
2 We have a lot of _ near our house causing pollution
a factorys b factores c factories d factoris
3 There are a number of interesting _ at my party
a.
people b persons c peoples d person
4 Have you ever seen the new _ in that shop next door?
a radioes b radies c radioses d radios
5 They’ve put some lovely _ in the city park
a benchs b benchies c benches d bench
6 We usually buy there of bread at the weekend
a.
loaves b loafs c loafes d loave
7 You’re really afraid of _, aren’t you?
a mouses b mice c mices d mouse
8 Those cows have got their with them
a calfs b calfes c scarves d calves
9 We’ve bought some new to wear
a clothies b cloths c clothes d cloth
10 They had to mend the of the houses after the storm
a roofes b rooves c roofs d roof
11 The nursery has places for 30
a childs b childes c childrens d children
12 We saw a flock of grazing in the fields
a.
sheep b sheeps c sheepes d ships
13 The farmer kept a flock of _
a goose b gooses c geese d geeses
14 Do you like these ?
a photos b photos c photo d photoies
15 Some types of cause diseases
a bacterium b bacteriums c bacterias d bacteria
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traffic junk thunder screwdriver homework
1 I put some banana peels, empty juice cartoons, and broken bottles in the waste can The can is full of garbage
2 Tools that are used for turning screws are called screwdrivers
3 The children got scared when they heard thunder during the storm
4 I have some coins in my pocket I other words, I have some change in my pocket
5 They have a rusty car without an engine, broken chairs, and an old refrigerator in their front yard Their yard is full of junk
6 The Mississippi, the Amazon, and the Nile are well-known rivers
7 The street is full of cars, trucks, and buses It is full of traffic
8 I like to listen to operas, symphonies, and folk songs I enjoy music
9 Tonight, I have to read 20 pages in my history book, do 30 algebra problems, and write
composition In other words, I have a lot of homework to do tonight
10 I went to the store to get some nails, hammers, and screws In other words, I bought some
hardware
VII Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or plural.
1 The results of Dr.Noll’s experiment was / were published in a scientific journal
2 One of your children has / have lost a shoe
3 A number of police officers here works / work with dogs
4 There is / are some interesting pictures in today’s paper
5 No two teams wear the same Each team wears / wear a different color
6 Every man, woman, and child is / are protected under the law
7 The cattle is / are going to be sold with the farm
8 An officer and his dog has / have to work closely together
9 My cat as well as my dogs likes / like cat food
10 Gymnastics is / are an easy lesson at school
11 The trousers you bought for me doesn’t / don’t fit me
12 Where do / does your family live?
13 Three days isn’t / aren’t long enough for a good holiday
14 My cousin, along with my aunt and uncle, works / work in my grandpa’s hardware store
15 Measles is / are cured without much difficulty nowadays
16 The United Nations has / have its headquarters in New York
17 Neither the moon or stars is / are visible in this dark night
18 Why isn’t / aren’t there a hospital close to those villages?
19 The staff at the school wasn’t / weren’t happy with their working condition
20 The news on the radio and TV stations confirms / confirm that a serious storm is approaching our city
21 I don’t like very hot weather Thirty degrees is / are too warm for me
22 Not all policemen is / are allowed to carry guns
23 One of our jobs is / are to prevent crime happening in the first place
24 A lot of crime is / are caused by people being careless
25 Each of my friends has / have a present
26 The number of desks in that classroom is / are thirty-five
27 The remains of the meal was / were thrown in the bin
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29 Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t / aren’t sharp enough
30 Five times five is / are twenty-five
VIII Supply the correct form (singular or plural) of the verb in brackets.
1 The Philippines _ (have) signed the new human rights agreement
2 (Be) bacon and eggs what you usually eat?
3 The police (think) that more than one person _ (be) in the stolen car
4 The majority of children’s parents _ (be) unemployed
5 Everyone (be) pleased with her answer
6 None of my brothers _ (remember) my mother’s birthday
7 Both of these shirts (be) dirty
8 Fifty minutes (be) the maximum length of time allowed for the exam
9 Some of my friends _ (live) abroad
10 Ann, along with her friends _ (be) playing volleyball
11 I wonder if either of those alternatives _ (be) a good idea
12 A lot of the students in the class (be) from Southeast Asia
13 Alex, as well as his two older brothers, (have) a good full-time job
14 Two-thirds of the money _ (be) mine
15 The Chinese _ (have) an interesting history
Key
has Are think - is are is remember are is
IX Most of the sentences are wrong Put a tick ( ) if the sentence is correct If it is incorrect,
cross the unnecessary or wrong word and write or correct it in the space.
1 I like a classical music very much
2 The crowd are all enjoying the game
3 My grandmother wears glass when she reads
4 We like Martin and Jill They’re nice persons
5 The government want to increase taxes
6 Cattle was driven hundreds of miles
7 This scissors is not very sharp
8 That’s a wonderful news!
9 There was a police officer standing at the corner
10 Leafs turn yellow in the fall
11 I’m going to buy a new pajama
12 There is some luggages in the car
13 Three pounds are not a big enough tip
14 I heard an interesting piece of information
15 Has the police arrived yet?
Key
a () glasses people () were are wonderful new
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new pajamas / a pair
of new pajamas
luggage is () Have
X What do we call these things and people? Use the structure noun + noun.
1 A station from which trains leave is
2 Shoes made of leather are _
3 A boy who is five years old is
4 Clothes for working in are
5 Somebody whose job is to inspect factories is
6 The carpet in the dining room is _
7 The Director of Marketing is _
8 A bottle containing medicine and made of glass is
9 Shops that sell shoes are _
10 A card that gives you credit is _
Key
1 a train station 6 the dining room carpet
2 leather shoes 7 the Marketing Director
3 a five-year-old boy 8 a glass medicine bottle
4 working clothes 9 shoe shops
5 a factory inspector 10 a credit card
XI Answer the questions using two of the following words each time.
accident belt card credit editor frying forecast newspaper number pan road room seat shop weather window
1 This can be caused by bad driving A _
2 If you’re staying at a hotel, you need to remember this Your
3 You should wear this when you’re in a car A
4 You can sometimes use this to pay for things instead of cash A
5 If you want to know if it’s going to rain, you can read or listen to this The
6 This person is a top journalist A
7 You might stop to look in this when you’re walking along a street A _
8 This can be used for cooking A
Key
1 road accident 5 weather forecast
2 room number 6 newspaper editor
4 credit card 8 frying plan
XII Complete the sentences, using one of the following Sometimes you need the singular (day /
page…) and sometimes the plural (days / pages…)
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450 page (s) two year (s) five course (s) 15 year (s) old
1 It’s quite a long book There are _
2 A few days ago, I received a _ letter
3 I didn’t have nay change I only had a _ note
4 At work in the morning I usually have a break for coffee
5 There are in a hour
6 It’s only a flight from 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
12 I teach English for two _ girls
Key
1 450 pages 4 15-minutes 7 five courses 10 five days
2 ten-page 5 60 minutes 8 two-year 11 six-mile
3 20-pound 6 two-hour 9 500-year 12 15-year-old
XIII Join the two (or three) nouns Sometimes you have to use – ‘s or –‘s, and sometimes you
have to us of.
1 the mistake / the policeman
2 the bottom / the bottle
3 the daughter / Mr Hill
4 the name / this street
5 the gardens / our neighbors
6 the children / Don and Mary
7 the wedding / the friend / Helen
8 the ground floor / the building
9 the care / the parents / Mike
10 the economic policy / the government
11 the money / the gangsters
12 the tail / horse
13 the house / the people we met in Spain
14 the arm / the chair
15 the monthly meeting / the club
16 the work / last year
17 the death / someone important
18 the middle / the night
19 the room / my sisters
20 the door / the garages
Key
1 the policeman’s mistake
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3 Mr Hill’s daughter
4 the name of this street
5 our neighbors’ gardens
6 Don and Mary’s children
7 Helen’s friend’s wedding
8 the ground floor of the building
9 Mike’s parents’ car
10 the economic policy of the government / the government’s economic policy
11 the gangsters’ money
12 the horse’s tail
13 the house of the people we met in Spain
14 the arm of the chair
15 the monthly meeting of the club / the club’s monthly meeting
16 last year’s work
17 the death of someone important
18 the middle of the night
19 my sisters’ room
20 the door of the garage
XIV Rewrite the underlined phrases, using a possessive form
1 The storm last week caused a lot of damage
2 The meeting tomorrow has been cancelled
3 The only cinema in the town has closed down
4 Exports from Britain to the United States have fallen recently
5 Tourism is the main industry in the region
6 The prices this year are even lower
7 A rest for five minutes is enough for me
8 From here it’s a drive of two hours
9 I’ll see you in a week
10 The paper yesterday reported the assassination of the Prime Minister
Key
1 Last week’s storm caused a lot of damage
2 Tomorrow’s meeting has been cancelled
3 The town’s only cinema has closed down
4 Britain’s exports to the United States have fallen recently
5 The region’s main industry is tourism
6 This year’s prices are even lower
7 A five minutes’ rest is enough for me
8 From here it’s a two hours’ drive
9 I’ll see you in a week’s time
10 The yesterday’s paper reported the assassination of the Prime Minister
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