Exercise 1: Nouns

Read the sentences below and underline the nouns.

1. The bird flew up into the tree.

2. The car stopped at the garage for petrol.

3. His older brother won the first prize in a competition.

4. Mr. Smart is staying at the Hilton in Birmingham on next Friday

5. Carl went to Disneyland in Paris for two days at half-term.

Exercise 2: Common Nouns and Proper Nouns

Read the words below, and then write ‘C’ in front of the common nouns and write ‘P’ in
front of the proper nouns.

Friday hero Christmas king

document Catherine the Great girl April

Bugs Bunny church book Mao Zedong

author Ford Motor Company England radio

Saddam Hussein Virginia city December

Harley Davidson zoo Olive Garden Holiday Inn

ship newspaper motorcycle Nefertiti

farm female holiday sea

Black Sea statue painting Mona Lisa

World War II Agatha Christie forest winter

sickness My Best Bodyguard Aunt Sally flu

 Exercise 3: Collective Nouns

Underline the collective noun.

1. The band played my favorite songs 6. He buys a bouquet of flowers for his mother.

2. I’m happy to be a part of this family. 7. Our nation is free and we are happy.

3. A herd of elephants just passed by. 8. Our job is to keep the audience happy.

4. We bought a bunch of grapes from the market. 9. I have a new pair of shoes.

5. An army of people ran the marathon race. 10. Your team won the championship.

Choose the Abstract nouns.

1. Joe loves music. His dream is to have a concert. The audience will love it.
2. Send them my love and best regards.
3. Sarah has great taste in fashion.
4. Joseph saves a drowning puppy. His bravery amazed the fishermen standing on the dock.
5. Education is growth. To have a successful life, students should keep searching for
knowledge.

Convert each singular noun to plural, and each plural noun to singular. Check word
meanings in your dictionary.
singular plural meaning singular plural meaning

1) power ____________ _____________ (20) church ___________ _______________

(2) icon ___________ _ (21) gallery ___________ ______________
(3) dish ___________ _____________ (22) dragon ___________ ______________
(4) theory ___________ _ (23) daisy ___________ ______________
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(5) song ___________ _____________ (24) cabinet ___________ ______________
(6) nose ___________ _ (25) professional ___________ ______________
(7) wall ___________ _____________ (26) compute r ___________ ______________
(8) critic ___________ _ (27) elephant ___________ ______________
(9) library ___________ _____________ (28) kiss ___________ ______________
(10) match ___________ _ (29) bus ___________ ______________
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(11) book ___________ _____________ (30) fruit ___________ ______________
(12) novel ___________ _ (31) staple ___________ ______________
(13) boy ___________ _____________ (32) hex ___________ ______________
(14) pencil ___________ _____________ (33) try ___________ ______________
(15) box ___________ _ (34) tax ___________ ______________
(16) horse ___________ _____________ (35) file ___________ ______________
(17) girl ___________ _ (36) star ___________ ______________
(18) lily ___________ _____________ (37) trolley ___________ ______________
(19) enemy ___________ _ (38) pane ___________ ______________
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Exercise 10: Subject - Verb Agreement
Choose the correct answer.

1. Each of us ________ to give a report. (plan / plans)

2. Several of these books ________ brand new. (look/ looks)
3. The president and host ________ guests at the door. (greet/ greets)
4. The parking pass and the ticket ________ on the desk. (lie/ lies)
5. The Joneses or the Grays ________ to move this month. (plan / plans)
6. Neither the book nor the tapes ________ returned. (was/ were)
7. The number of errors ________ small.
8. A number of the power lines ________ down because of the wind. (is / are)
9. The council ________ in favor of athletic activities. (is / are)
10. The group of administrative assistants ________ meeting in the board room. (is / are
11. There ________ one runway at the small airport. (is / are)
12. The camp counselor, as well as the boys, ________ swimming. (is / are)
13. Mathematics ________difficult for some students who have been out of school for a few
years. (is / are)
14. C. B. Jones is the one who ________ the paintings. (do/ does)
15. Only one of the executives ________ attending. (is / are)
16. All coworkers but Dave ________ to be here for the in-service. (is / are)
17. Our CEO, together with board members, ________ all employees. (hire/ hires)
18. Attending the seminar ________ accountants from Wisconsin. . (is / are)
19. Neither the assistant nor the managers ________ the invoice number. (has/ have)
20. ________either of the Web sites working? (is / are)