1.1 Pretest EXERCISE 1. Write the plural form of the following nouns:
child
children 5
fox
zero
zeroes/ zeros 6
goose
1
mouse
7
leaf
2
monkey
8
photo
3
industry
9
analysis
4
woman
10
phenomenon
EXERCISE 2. Complete the sentences with the possessive form of the nouns in
parentheses.
(Mrs. Smith) Mrs.Smith'shusband often gives her flowers.
1. (Sally) _______ last name is White.
2. (boss) That's my _______ office.
3. (bosses) Those are my _______ offices.
4. (woman) This is a _______ purse.
5. (women) That store sells _______ clothes.
6. (today) There are many problems in _______ world.
EXERCISE 3.Add a/anif necessary. Write 0 in the blank if the noun is noncount.
Capitalize as appropriate.
A bird has wings.
An animal needs a regular supply of food.
1. ___ basketball is round.
2. ___ basketball is a sport.
3. ___ water is composed of ___ oxygen and ___ hydrogen.
4. ___ bridge is a structure that spans a river.
EXERCISE 4. Using A FEW and FEW; A LITTLE and LITTLE replace the
italicized words with a few, (very) few, a little, or (very) little. Many people are multilingual, but not many (very) few people speak more than ten
languages.
1. Some sunshine is better than none.
2. January is a cold and dreary month in the northern states. There is not much sunshine during that month.
3. I don't watch TV very much because there are hardly any television programs
that I enjoy.
4. If a door squeaks, several drops of oil in the right places can prevent future
trouble.
5. If your door squeaks, put some oil on the hinges.