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2. Common Nouns: Countable or Uncountable?

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2. Common Nouns: Countable or Uncountable?


Choose A , B, C or D.
English speakers think most things can be
counted.
books, people, ideas

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1.

But they believe some things cannot be counted,


or are too difficult to be counted:
water, hair, love

Some things are sometimes considered to be


countable and sometimes not, depending on the
situation.
For example:
"Cheese is made from milk."
but
"There are a lot of different French cheeses."

2.

Here's a short list.

3.

4.

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People who ride .......................... don't


often eat .......................... .
A.

horse horse

B.

horse horses

C.

horses horse

D.

horses horses

You've got some .......................... on


your face.
A.

egg

B.

eggs

The young woman had beautiful


.......................... , but her father was
almost bald - he had only a few white
.......................... left on his head.
A.

hair hair

B.

hairs hair

C.

hair hairs

D.

hairs hairs

If you do your .......................... you


can watch .......................... .

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5.

6.

7.

A.

homework television

B.

homework televisions

C.

homeworks television

D.

homeworks televisions

How many .......................... do you


speak?
A.

language

B.

languages

If you ask me what distinguishes


human beings from animals, I would
say, .......................... .
A.

language

B.

languages

For the picnic, my girlfriend and I took


some .......................... ,
.......................... , ..........................
and .......................... .
A.

chicken, fruit, bread and

egg
B.

chicken, fruit, bread and

eggs
C.

chickens, fruits, breads

and eggs
D.

chicken, fruits, bread and

eggs

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The factory was full of the most modern


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.......................... and
.......................... .

9.

10.

11.

12.

A.

tool equipment

B.

tool equipments

C.

tools equipment

D.

tools equipments

When I'm in a foreign country, I prefer to


carry traveller's .......................... rather
than .......................... .
A.

cheque cash

B.

cheque cashes

C.

cheques cash

D.

cheques cashes

Before he left home, his mother gave


him some good .......................... .
A.

advice

B.

advices

Sometimes he's aggressive, sometimes


he flatters, sometimes he is silent; I
don't like his .......................... .
A.

behaviour

B.

behaviours

The .......................... he took required


a great deal of .......................... .
A.

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14.

15.

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B.

decisions courage

C.

decisions courages

D.

decision courages

I had a lot of .......................... in


deciding where to go.
A.

difficulty

B.

difficulties

The employees' .......................... and


.......................... were defined in the
agreement.
A.

right duty

B.

rights duty

C.

right duties

D.

rights duties

The social worker said that in her


.......................... by the age of 20
most young people had had several
sexual .......................... .
A.

experience experience

B.

experience experiences

C.

experiences experience

D.

experiences experiences

The .......................... of these


countries is made up of the tragic
.......................... of many individuals.
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17.

18.

19.

20.

A.

history history

B.

history histories

C.

histories history

D.

histories histories

We listened to the ..........................


on the radio but we didn't get any
.......................... about the military
coup.
A.

new informations

B.

new informations

C.

news information

D.

news informations

When I'm driving I don't have time to


really appreciate the ..........................
.
A.

scenery

B.

sceneries

The play is divided into a number of


.......................... .
A.

scene

B.

scenes

Sorry I'm late. It's because of the


.......................... .
A.

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B.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

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traffics

In the country the .......................... is


better than in town.
A.

air

B.

airs

He can play some of the old country


.......................... .
A.

air

B.

airs

Vittel, Vichy and Perrier are the names


of some French mineral
.......................... .
A.

water

B.

waters

Do you drink a lot of ..........................


?
A.

water

B.

waters

Did you have good ..........................


on your holiday?
A.

weather

B.

weathers

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