NOUNS

HOMEWORK
Q1) Princess __ unicorn was named Starflower and he pranced
on clouds.
A. Jasmine's
B. Jasmines's
C. Jasmine'ss
D. Jasmine
Explanation – Option A shows the correct formation of a
possessive noun.

Q2) Mr. Duke was not used to attending __ in the Marshmallow

forest.
A. Parties
B. parties
C. parties'
D. party's
Explanation – The sentence does not refer to any kind of
possession.

Q3. Mr. Peter was polite to the ___ in Candy Cane Castle, yet
rude to the gentlemen.
A. lady's
B. ladies
C. ladies'
D. All are incorrect.
Explanation – The sentence does not refer to any kind of
possession.

Q4. When we moved, we packed up all of our ___.

A. furniture
B. furnitures
C. furniture's
D. furnitures'
Explanation – The word furniture does not have a plural form.

Q5 Did you hear the terrible ___ last night?

A. thunders
B. thunders'
C. thunder
D. thunder's
Explanation – The word thunder does not have a plural form.

Q6. Jane and Mane watch ___ together every Sunday.

A. football
B. foot ball
C. footballs
D. foot balls
Explanation – In the above sentence, football is being referred
to as the name of a sport. Hence, it does not have a plural
form.

Q7. I have more __this year than last year.

A. home works
B. homework
C. homeworks
D. homeworks'
Explanation – Homework is uncountable. It does not have a
plural form.

Q8. We have to load our ____ into the van this morning.
A. luggages
B. luggage
C. luggages
D. luggage
Explanation – The word luggage has the same spelling in its
singular and plural form.

Q9. Which of the following option is incorrect?

A. A tumbler of alcohol
B. A scoop of ice cream
C. A research publication
D. A piece of oil
Explanation – Oil is not measured in pieces.

Q10. Which of the following option is incorrect?

A. A range of clothes
B. A basket of fruit
C. A drop of cheese
D. A spark of electricity
Explanation – The correct expression could be – a cube of
cheese, a slice of cheese.

Q11. The __ trip to the zoo was fun.

A. children
B. children's
C. childs
D. childs'
Explanation – The correct possessive is option b.

Q12) Identify the type of noun of the underlined word in the

given sentence.
Wisdom is better than riches.
a) Proper
b) Abstract
c) Common
d) Collective
Explanation – The term riches is used as a quality.

Q13)The nervous girl is in the habit of chewing the end of

her pencil. 
Choose the correct option.
a) Girl is a proper noun.
b) Habit is an abstract noun.
c) Chewing is a common noun
d) Pencil is a material noun.
Explanation – The remaining options are irrelevant.

Q14) Identify the type of noun of the underlined word in the

given sentence.
 Some patients gradually develop a tolerance for the drug and
need to be given a larger dose.
a) Proper
b) Common
c) Abstract
d) Collective
Explanation – Tolerance is a feeling, thus it is an abstract
noun.
Q15) The restaurant was designed in _______ of a Japanese
temple.
a) Imitate
b) Imitation
c) Imitative
d) Imitatively
Explanation – The blank demand a noun to be used. The
correct form is imitation.

Q16) The other becomes a witch, an evil enchantress, with

amazing powers to seduce the innocent. 
Identify the gender of the word in bold.
a) Masculine
b) Feminine
c) Neuter
d) Common
Explanation – Enchantress is feminine gender.

Q17)There was no feeling of ______, but the people were

prosperous, enjoyed profound peace and were placidly content
with the existing order of things. 
a) nationalize
b) nationality
c) national
d) nationwidely
Explanation – The blank demand a noun to be used. The
correct form is nationality.
Q18) He wanted to lose himself in the warmth and _________
on his last night.
a) live
b) liveliness
c) lively
d) livingly
Explanation – The blank demand a noun to be used. The
correct form is liveliness.

Q19) As he leaned down to kiss the infant, her heart felt as if it

were being torn from her body.
State the gender of the underlined word.
a) Masculine
b) Feminine
c) Common
d) Neuter
Explanation – An infant can be both, a girl or a boy.

Q20)_______ education policies are designed to protect

students but ensure a high level of learning.
a) many
b) much
c) a lot of
Explanation – Policies is a countable noun.

Q21) I can't go out tonight because I have got ______ work.

a) many
b) a lot of
 c) much
Explanation – We do not use the term many and much with
work.

Q22) I haven't heard ______ news about the recent events in

your Europe.
a) many
b) much
c) a lot of
Explanation – News is an uncountable noun.
Q23) There are not ______ sports lessons offered in the school
curriculum.
a) many
b) much
c) a lot of
Explanation – Lessons is a countable noun.

Q24) It is often thought that people who have only travelled in

their own country don't have______ tolerance for the others
compared to people who have been abroad.
a) many
b) much
c) a lot of
Explanation – Tolerance being an abstract noun, is
uncountable.
Q25) Rebels were already making plans to _______ the
government.
a) overthrow
b) over throw
c) over-throw
d) over-threw
Explanation – Option A shows the correct way to write the
compound noun.

Q26)The 1970s saw the first _______ against the emerging

women's movement.
a) back lash
b) back-lash
c) backlash
d) backslash
Explanation – Option C shows the correct way to write the
compound noun.

Q27) They sat around the ______, arguing about politics.

a) dinner tables
b) dinner table
c) dinner-table
d) dinner tables’
Explanation – Option B shows the correct way to write the
compound noun.
Q28) It was a _____ crowd, pretty mixed, and most of them
were dressed to impress in a low key yet smart fashion. 
a) good looking
b) good-looking
c) goodlooking
d) good lookings
Explanation – Option B shows the correct way to write the
compound noun.