Множественное число существительных — упражнения. Упражнения (множественное число существительных)
Упражнение 1
Поставьте предложенные существительные в форму множественного числа.
Computer (компьютер), lion (лев), glove (перчатка), lady (дама, леди), bus (автобус), knife (нож), potato (картошина), desk (парта), boat (лодка), child (ребенок), boy (мальчик), sheep (овца), leg (часть ноги от стопы до бедра), watch (часы), tooth (зуб), flower (цветок), play (игра), umbrella (зонт), foot (ступня), phone (телефон), person (человек), armchair (кресло), tomato (помидор), theatre (театр), wolf (волк), ox (бык), woman (женщина), subway (подземка, метро), deer (олень), elephant (слон), monkey (обезьяна), fox (лиса), family (семья), goose (гусь), butterfly (бабочка), tram (трамвай), daddy (дядя), man (мужчина).
Ответы:
Computers, lions, gloves, ladies, buses, knives, potatoes, desks, boats, children, boys, sheep, legs, watches, teeth, flowers, plays, umbrellas, feet, phones, people, armchairs, tomatoes, theatres, wolves, oxen, women, subways, deer, elephants, monkeys, foxes, families, geese, butterflies, trams, daddies, men.
Упражнение 2
Вставьте пропущенные сказуемые и указательные местоимения в соответствующем числе.
1. Marta bought … red trousers and … blue jeans in Germany. – Эти красные брюки и те голубые джинсы Марта купила в Германии.
2. Her scissors … new and very sharp. – Ее ножницы новые и очень острые.
3. Mathematics is a very important and interesting subject. – Математика – это очень важный и интересный предмет.
4. John`s binoculars … the best. – Бинокль Джона самый лучший.
5. The people in the aula … our guests. – Люди в актовом зале – это наши гости.
6. Mary chose … brown tights and new white jeans. – Мэри выбрала те коричневые колготки и новые белые джинсы.
7. … stockings hang together with … shorts. – Эти чулки (носки, гетры) подходят к тем шортам.
8. Our Granny`s spectacles (= glasses) … on the kitchen-table. – Очки нашей бабушки лежат на кухонном столе.
9. The police … looking for a fair-haired European with a black Rottweiler. – Полиция ищет (= полицейские ищут) светловолосого человека европейской внешности с черным ротвейлером.
10. Draughts … his favorite game and billiards … hers. – Шашки – его любимая игра, а биллиард – ее (любимая игра).
Ответы:
1. These, those. 2. Are. 3. Is. 4. Are. 5. Are. 6. Those. 7. These, those. 8. Are. 9. Are. 10. Are, are.
Упражнение 3
Измените единственное число в следующих предложениях на множественное.
1. That was a cowboy. – Это был ковбой.
2. Mary found a flight to Delhi. – Мэри нашла рейс в Дели.
3. Robert made this bookshelf himself. – Роберт сам сделал эту книжную полку.
4. The window and the door are closed. – Окно и дверь заперты (закрыты).
5. There is a mouse in the kitchen. – В кухне мышь.
6. It is a white goose. – Это белый гусь.
7. That was not a sheep. That was a donkey. – Это была не овца. Это был осел.
8. It is not an interesting story. – Это неинтересная история.
9. Is that Eric`s knife? – Это нож Эрика?
10. There was a beautiful bright star in the sky. – В небе была красивая яркая звезда.
11. It was not the selected song. – Это была не выбранная песня.
12. Is that a studious pupil? – Это прилежный ученик?
Ответы:
1. Those were cowboys.
2. Mary found flights to Delhi.
3. Robert made these bookshelves himself.
4. The windows and the doors are closed.
5. There are mice in the kitchen.
6. There are geese.
7. Those were not sheep. Those were donkeys.
8. These are not interesting stories.
9. Are those Eric`s knives?
10. There were beautiful bright stars in the sky.
11. There were not selected songs.
12. Are those studious pupils?
Упражнение 4
Переделайте словосочетания, поставив существительные в форму множественного числа.
A fallen leave (опавший лист), the stupid student (глупый студент), the German guest (немецкий гость), a difficult subject (трудный предмет), the broken window (разбитое окно), the good marks (хорошие отметки), an interesting example (интересный пример), a modern plane (современный самолет), the old coin (старая монета), a beautiful glass (красивый стакан), the driving license (водительское удостоверение), a fresh tomato (свежий помидор), a white ceiling (белый потолок), the biggest river (самая большая река), an interesting proposal (интересное предложение), a standing person (стоящий человек), the important addition (важное дополнение), a tasty supper (вкусный ужин), the endless day (бесконечный день), the recorded talk (записанный разговор), an angry goose (злой гусь), a bitter drink (горький напиток), the new teapot (новый заварочный чайник).
Ответы :
Fallen leaves, the stupid students, the German guests, difficult subjects, the broken windows, the good marks, interesting examples, modern planes, the old coins, beautiful glasses, the driving licenses, fresh tomatoes, white ceilings, the biggest rivers, interesting proposals, standing people, the important additions, tasty suppers, the endless days, the recorded talks, angry geese, bitter drinks, the new teapots.
A regular nouns
story, play, glass, flag, photo, name, match, knife, bush, chief, page, radio, roof, prize, set, key, factory, wolf, piano, class, cup, city
В irregular nouns
child, goose, man, foot, mouse, woman, sheep, person, deer, tooth, ox
C compound nouns
fellow-worker, merry-go-round, man-of-war, passer-by, sister-in-law, forget-me-not, room-mate, lily-of-the-valley, ticket-holder, commander-in-chief, governor-general
Упражнение 1.5
Разделите следующие существительные на 2 группы: исчисляемые и неисчисляемые (около 25 неисчиляемых существительных)
Furniture, coffee, leaf, food, computer, list, blood, job, work, language, country, advice, information, money, progress, permit, permission, baggage, luggage, beach, traffic, weather, window, knowledge, air, water, holiday, damage, accommodation, scenery, scene, pigeon, bread, mountain, kick, news, accident, laugh, flour, laughter
Упражнение 1.6
Вставьте глагол to be в форме единственного или множественного числа is/are
1) The information I have heard ... sad.
2) Where ... the money?
3) His trousers ... too large for him.
4) Mathematics ... my poorest subject.
5) Our furniture ... getting old.
6) This pair of scissors ... not sharp.
7) Fish ... not cheap today.
8) The sheep ... in the field.
9) The stairs ... very clean.
10) Physics ... a compulsory subject at school.
Упражнение 1.7
Подберите начало предложения из колонки А к окончанию предложения в колонке В. Запишите соответствующую цифру и букву
1) Your advice a) are located outside London.
2) Our headquarters b) she lent us was not enough.
3) The money c) are fit.
4) The premises d) is an important part of the Olympic Games.
5) The information e) are often deceptive.
6) Best news f) is installed in our new shop.
7) New equipment g) against applying for that job was good.
8) Athletics h) was not reliable. It was published in tabloids.
9) The scales i) is always printed in morning newspapers.
10) Appearances j) where he worked were in the suburbs.
Упражнение 1.8
1. Телевизионные новости - в 10 часов.
2. Эта одежда – старомодная.
3. Математика – самый любимый предмет Эммы.
4. Содержимое портфеля кажется знакомым.
5. Игра дартс популярна в английских пабах.
6. Атлетика, которую мы смотрели, была очень увлекательным зрелищем (to be exiting).
Тест-минимум 1
1. Найдите лишнее слово в цепочке имен существительных во множественном числе и запишите его:
Например: tea - butter - onions - meat. Остальные существительные – неисчисляемые, употребляются в форме единственного числа (без суффикса –s)
1) trousers - spectacles - scales - news
2) advice - knowledge - contents - progress
3) mice - men - goats - geese
4) police - work - weather - furniture
5) water - potato - milk - bread
6) time - business - stone - bird
7) means - species - crossroads - wolves
8) thanks - barracks - congratulations - authorities
2. Поставьте предложения во множественное число:
1) Is it a flower?
2) This is not a watch.
3) It’s a great party.
4) Is the leaf yellow?
5) The fish is not good.
6) She is a good-looking woman.
Тест 1
1. Вставьте глагол to be в форме единственного или множественного числа is/are
1) Her clothes ___very fashionable.
2) Your advice___always welcome.
3) The information he gave us___very useful.
4) A little money___better than nothing.
5) That species of spiders ___commonly seen in deserts of North Africa.
6) I think her hair___dyed.
7) No news___good news.
8) I don"t want to work here. The equipment___too complicated.
9) I think this ___detailed research.
10) Where___my spectacles?
11) The phenomena___unusual.
12) Mathematics___ difficult, but physics___more difficult to my mind.
2. Переведите предложения на английский язык:
1) Мне нужен Ваш совет.
2) Все сведения - очень важные.
3) Эти деньги – не мои.
4) Какие у Вас интересные новости.
5) Когда мы спим, наша одежда лежит около кровати.
6) Рыбаки поймали много рыбы.
7) Какие из этих овец Ваши?
8) В нашем саду много фруктов.
9) Твои часы идут неправильно.
10) Какого цвета её волосы?
Упражнение 1.9
1) the house of Mr. Smith;
2) a doll of the girls;
3) the works of Rembrandt;
4) a toy of the baby;
5) a meeting of the employees;
6) the bags of those women;
7) the orders of our boss;
8) the books of the children;
9) the cottage of my parents;
10) a garage of her cousin.
Упражнение 1.10
Переведите на английский язык
а) 1. Комната моего друга. 2. Комнаты моего друга. 3. Комната моих друзей. 4. Комнаты моих друзей. 5. Сын этого инженера. 6. Инженеры нашего завода. 7. Дочь нашего преподавателя. 8. Диктант того студента. 9. Письма ваших экономистов. 10. Слова седьмого урока. 11. Дети этих людей. 12. Друг Марии. 13. Письмо Петра.
Упражнение 1.11
Перефразируйте предложения, используя притяжательный падеж
Например: I must sleep 9 hours a day to feel well. - I must have nine-hours’ sleep to feel well.
1) Every day at noon we have a break, which lasts fifteen minutes.
2) The distance he covered is a mile only.
3) The walk to the station was short. It took us ten minutes.
4) Last year we spent two weeks in Greece.
5) If you want to get there, a trip will take you only five hours.
6) Don"t take a training course that lasts a week. It won"t do you good.
Упражнение 1.12
Перефразируйте словосочетания, используя притяжательный падеж:
Например: The son of our manager - our manager"s son
1) the mother of Kate and Mary;
2) the children of my aunt Ann;
3) the paintings by Picasso and Dali;
4) the gun of the commander-in-chief;
5) the times of Ivan the Terrible;
6) the speech of the Minister of Foreign Trade;
7) the correspondent of the Herald Tribune;
8) a flat of my father-in-law;
9) the wives of Henry the Eighth;
10) oil wells of Saudi Arabia.
1) a cruise which lasts three weeks;
2) work which takes two hours;
3) a distance of five kilometres;
4) the operation which lasted four hours;
5) the flight which took three hours;
6) a semester of eight weeks;
7) the rest which lasted an hour;
8) a play of three acts;
9) a football match which lasts ninety minutes;
10) a telephone conversation which lasts three minutes.
Упражнение 1.13
Переведите на английский язык:
1) Президент прибыл в страну с трехдневным визитом.
2) Где здесь обувной отдел (department)?
3) На столе лежали остатки (remains) вчерашнего ужина.
4) Эта дорога закрыта. Ведутся дорожные работы.
5) Приезд Поля и Кет был неожиданностью (surprise) для тети Эня.
6) После двухчасовой прогулки все захотели есть.
7) Портрет жены Рембрандта - одна из самых известных картин художника.
8) Этому замку триста лет.
Упражнение 1.14
Перефразируйте предложения по модели:
The program yesterday was good. Yesterday’s program was good.
1) The storm last week was very severe.
2) Have you got newspaper last Saturday?
3) Ineed sleep eight hours a night.
4) This is the only cinema in the town.
5) Exports from Russia to Britain have fallen.
Упражнение 1.15
Вставьте s, ‘s или s’ вместо точек, где необходимо:
1) This is a new book of Pushkin... poem... .
2) This man was Paul... and Kate... teacher... of music.
3) These people are Sam... and Frank... parent... .
4) They spent a week... holiday at the Barton... .
5) My relatives spent a two week... holiday with the Barton... .
6) This writer... life was short but bright.
7) There was a moment... silence between them.
8) We couldn’t explain the young girl... behaviour at yesterday... dinner.
9) The boy... got their first week... salary and were very happy.
10) Bob... friend... live in his parent... house.
11) What was the car... number?
12) The ship... crew consisted of foreign sailors.
Упражнение 1.16
Cоставьте словосочетания в притяжательном падеже с апострофом или предлогом of:
1) the page/the book
2) the mother/Nick
3) the tail/the cat
4) the bottom/the flower
5) the name/this town
6) the face/his wife
7) the article/today
8) the children/Pete and Mary
9) the meeting/tomorrow
10) the policy/the government
11) the car/Jim’s father
12) the new cinema/the city
13) the results/the examinations
14) the population/the world
Тест – минимум 2
1. Соедини существительные при помощи "s, (") или … of …
1) the camera/Tom
2) the eyes/the cat
3) the top/the page
4) the daughter/Charles
5) the newspaper/today
6) the toys/the children
7) the name/your wife
8) the name/this street
9) the name/the man I saw yesterday
10) the new manager/the company
1. Переведите на английский язык:
1) Мать моего друга – преподаватель.
2) Чья это сумка? – Это сумка Миши.
3) Он часто читает книги своего брата.
4) Принесите игрушки детей.
5) Катина юбка – красная.
6) Это семья моего друга.
Тест 2
1 . A) Перефразируйте предложение, используя притяжательный падеж с подчеркнутыми словами:
1.The meeting tomorrow has been cancelled.
2.The storm last week caused a lot of damage.
3.Tourism is the main industryin the region.
B) Завершите предложения, используя притяжательный падеж для обозначения периода:
1.I"m going on holiday on the 12th. I have to be back at work on the 26th. So I"ve got __________________ holiday.
2.I went to sleep at 3 o"clock this morning and woke up an hour later at 4 o"clock. So I only had ________________ sleep.
3.If I leave my house at 8.50 and walk to work, I get to work at 9 o"clock. So it"s only __________ walk from my house to work.
2.Переведите на английский язык:
1) Вы знаете телефон Петра?
2) У Вас есть карта Европы?
3) Я сейчас не дома. Я у Ольги.
4) Сестра моего мужа работает в школе.
5) У меня была пятиминутная беседа с преподавателем.
6) В сегодняшней газете есть интересная новость.
7) Его офис был в десяти минутах ходьбы от дома.
8) Хозяин дома не живет в нем.
1.1.4 Артикль
Упражнение 1
1) This is ___ tree. ___ tree is green.
2) I can see ___ boy. ___ boy is playing.
3) I have ___ bicycle. ___ bicycle is black.
4) We wrote ___ dictation yesterday. ___ dictation was long.
5) She has ___ ball. ___ ball is ___ big/
6) I got ___ letter. ___ letter was from my ___ friend.
Упражнение 2
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо:
1) This is ___ pen. ___ pen is red.
2) I have ____ sister. My sister is ___ student.
3) He is not ___ pilot.
4) Her children are at ___ school.
5) I see ___ book in your ___ hand. Is ___ book interesting?
6) She bought ___ cake. ___ was very tasty/
Упражнение 3
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо:
1) It gets very hot here in ___ afternoon.
2) ___ Archaeological Museum is closed on Monday.
3) Her children are at ___ school.
4) Is your brother at ___ home?
5) Are you ___ worker? – No, I am ___ student.
6) There is ___ big sofa in ___ room and little lamp over ___ sofa.
7) We are usually at ___ school from 9 o"clock in ___ morning till two o"clock in ___ afternoon.
8) For ____ breakfast I have ___ cup of coffee and ___ bread with ___ ham.
Упражнение 4
Определите, какой артикль следует поставить перед выделенным существительным при переводе на английский язык:
1) Это дом . Дом большой.
2) Мой брат – инженер .
3) Это театр . Театр так красиво освещен, что мы невольно залюбовались.
4) На нашей улице находится очень интересный музей . Музей открыт с 10 часов утра до 6 часов вечера.
5) Она живет в большой квартире . Квартира находится на 2-ом этаже.
6) В этом микрорайоне есть банк . Банк производит обмен валюты.
Упражнение 5
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо:
1) Bill Robins was ___ very rich man. He was ___ richest man in village.
2) My mother is ___ doctor. My father is ___ pilot.
3) ___ Baltic Sea is stormy in winter.
4) This is ___ map of ___ world.
5) I have ___ friend. ___ friend"s name is Ann. She lives in ___ small village near ___ Odessa.
Упражнение 6
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо:
1) Pete is ___ tallest boy in our class.
2) Nick is ___ shortest boy, but he is very ___ strong. I think, Nick is ___ strongest boy in ___ class.
3) There is ___ small island in ___ Pacific Ocean.
4) He has ___ wife. His wife is ___ typist. They have ___ son and ___ daughter.
5) There are six continents in ___ world.
Упражнение 7
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо:
1) Do you know ___ longest river in our country?
2) ___ Moscow is situated on ___ Moscow River.
3) ___ Pacific Ocean is very deep.
4) Which are ___ highest mountains in ___ Russia?
5) ___ Thames is ___ short river.
6) This is ___ pen. It is ___ good pen.
7) We live in ___ St. Petersburg. It is ___ one of ___ largest cities in ___ Russia.
Упражнение 8
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо:
1) It is ___ map of ___ world. There are many seas and lakes on ___ on map. This is ___ Black Sea and that is ___ Red Sea.
2) Which are ___ highest mountains in ___ world?
3) My brother is ___ doctor.
4) There is ___ picture in the kitchen. ___ picture is ___ big.
5) Nick is young man. He wants to become ___ engineer. Very often in ___ evening he reads ___ books.
Тест-минимум
Поставьте a, the или ничего(-) в каждый пробел:
1) I have two children, ___ girl and ___ boy. ___ girl is six and ___ boy is for.
2) She goes to ___ school by ___ bus.
3) This is ___ pen. ___ pen"s black.
4) My brother"s ___ pilot.
5) This is ___ book. It"s my ___ book.
6) Is this your ___ pencil? – No, it isn"t my ___ pencil, it"s my sister"s ___ pencil.
7) My sister"s ___ husband is ___ doctor.
8) Give me ___ chair standing at the window.
9) Which is ___ longest river in Russia?
10) He usually has ___ cup of coffee with ___ milk for ___ breakfast.
Тест
1. Поставьте a, the или ничего(-) в каждый пробел:
1) Grammy often tells us ___ long stories. Today her story was still ___ longer. It was ___ longest story. She began telling it after ___ dinner and finishes only before supper. But ___ story was very interesting.
2) ___ Paris is ___ capital of ___ France.
3) ___ Ganges is a river which runs through ___ India.
4) She went to ___ France by ___ plane.
5) I always get to ___ college on ___ foot.
6) She stayed out in ___ sun too long.
7) We always eat ___ dinner at seven o"clock.
8) Is there ___ post office near here?
9) What ___ interesting book!
10) Who is ___ tallest boy in your class?
11) He never eats ___ meat, but likes ___ fish.
2. Поставьте правильно артикль с именами собственными:
1) ... Russia occupies ... eastern half of ... Europe and ... northern third of ... Asia.
2) ... climate of ... northern part of ... Russia is severed
3) It is warm in ...Crimea and ... Caucasus.
4) 5:..: Washington is ... capital of ... United States of America.
5) I want to go to ... New York some day.
6) Is ... Australia ... island or ... continent?
7) ... Red Sea is between ... Africa and ... Asia.
8) ... France is to ... north of ... Italy.
§ 2. – Позвольте представиться : существительное . – Let me introduce myself: My name is Noun.
Потренируемся?
* R . Murphy units 68, 69, 78
Упражнение 1. Поставьте существительные в форму множественного числа
A man - men, a pin - pins, a fox - foxes, a woman - women, a passer-by – passers-by, a potato - potatoes, a half - halves, a child - children, a cactus - cacti, a room-mate – room-mates, an ox - oxen, a penny – pennies/pence, a forget-me-not – forget-me-nots, a sheep - sheep, a mouse - mice, a berry - berries, a merry-go-round – merry-go-rounds, a goose - geese, a mongoose - mongeese, a formula - formulae, a bacterium - bacteria, a criterion - criteria, a foot - feet, a fellow-worker – fellow-workers, a man-of-war – men-of war, a tooth - teeth, a valley - valleys, a leaf - leaves, a school inspector – school inspectors, a means - means, a vertebra - vertebrae, an axis - axes, a watch - watches, a commander-in chief – commanders-in chief, a boy-messenger – boys-messengers, a fireman - firemen, a series - series, a basis - bases, a phenomenon - phenomena, a stimulus - stimuli, a curriculum - curricula, a person – persons/people, a roof - roofs, a woman-driver – women-drivers, a species - species, a family - families, a man-servant – men-servants, a datum - data, a crisis - crises, a genius - genii, a face-lift face-lifts, a medium - media, a hypothesis - hypotheses, a fungus - fungi, a spoonful - spoonfuls, a boyfriend - boyfriends, a fruit – fruit/(different) fruits, a grown-up – grown-ups, an office-block – office-blocks, a workmate - workmates.
Упражнение 2. а) выберите правильные значения следующих пар существительных:
work произведение
a work работа
silence пауза
a silence X тишина
decision - решимость
a decision - решение
kindness - доброта
a kindness - доброе дело
favour услуга
a favour X милость
failure неудачник
a failure X провал
society - общество
a society - кружок
б) Объясните самостоятельно разницу между следующими парами существительных и составьте с ними свои предложения.
Air – an air: воздух – внешний вид, выражение лица; beauty – a beauty: красота - красавица; coffee – a coffee: кофе – чашка кофе; cloth – a cloth: полотно – скатерть; dinner – a dinner: обед – званый обед; fire – a fire: огонь – костер/камин/пожар; glass – a glass: стекло - стакан; light – a light: свет – огонек; nature – a nature: природа – характер; oak – an oak: дуб (древесина) – дуб (живое дерево); paper – a paper: бумага – газета; play – a play: игра – пьеса; rubber – a rubber: резина – ластик; ice – an ice: лед – льдинка, мороженое; stone – a stone: камень (материал) – камешек; study – a study: исследование, учеба – кабинет, студия; will – a will: воля – завещание
Упражнение 3. Как вы уже знаете, неопределенный артикль не употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными. Вычеркните артикль там , где ему не место .
An apple, information, advice, a series, furniture, luck, a bus, news, a dollar, money, a hair, a job, travel, traffic, (a) success; equipment, a chance, a glass, a means, a spaceman, a time, an advertisement, an article, research, bread, grass, a lawn, sand, a fact, a trip, a dragonfly, progress.
Упражнение 4. С существительными во множественном числе неопределенный артикль тоже не работает. Уберите его там , где ему быть не положено .
A headquarters, fungi; a fireman; passers-by; a disadvantage, a tooth; geese; mice; a deer; a formula; criteria; a room-mate; cattle; a council; clothes; a need; a vertebra; police; a cactus; a water-melon; a child; oxen; a datum
Упражнение 5. Постройте предложения из данных словосочетаний по заданной модели. Не забудьте: исчисляемому существительному нужен артикль, а неисчисляемому – ни в коем случае.
E.G. What competent advice! – Какой компетентный совет !
What a good question! – Какой хороший вопрос !
Original advice; a great idea; a bad temper; -beautiful nature; -fashionable furniture; a big refrigerator; -modern equipment; an ancient fortress; -unexpected money; (a)great fortune (-удача/а- состояние); -wonderful music; a sentimental tune, -hitting news; a strange call; -good progress; a big success; -heavy traffic; a busy line; -miserable weather; a nasty day; -deep knowledge; an excellent certificate; - hard work; a pleasant job; - nice silk linen; a dirty linen towel
Упражнение 6. Дополните предложения глаголом to be в нужной форме ( is / are )
The police are here doing their best.
Who are those people?
Clothes are no longer something one doesn’t discuss.
My knowledge of German is very limited.
The goods are from China.
My family are early risers.
According to modern standards my family is not big.
All the furniture in this office is the latest design.
These shorts are too long.
This equipment is for camping.
The council is responsible for looking after roads.
Politics is a popular topic these days.
The Government are of the opinion that money in the accounts is siphoned out of the country.
The weather is fabulous in Italy in early autumn.
Watch out! The stairs are dangerous.
There is a hair on the dinner table.
Your advice is very timely. Thank you.
The news is too good to be true.
My wages are a bit higher now.
The outskirts of this town are shabby looking.
Упражнение 7. Переведите эти несложные предложения на английский язык. Обратите внимание на глагол-связку ( to be ) и артикли.
Эти сведения очень важны для ведьмы (witch). This information is very important for the witch./ These data are…
Эти советы очень полезны. This advice is very useful.
Это принцесса. Ее волосы светлые и длинные. Это ведьма. Ее волосы седые и всклокоченные. This is a princess. Her hair is fair and long. This is a witch. Her hair is grey and spiky.
Его одежда – в основном джинсы, свитера и майки. His clothes are mainly sweaters, jeans and T-shirts.
Полиция уже здесь. The police are already here.
Бильярд – любимая игра пиратов. Billiards is the pirates’ favourite game.
Хорошие джинсы – дорогие. Good jeans are expensive.
Упорный труд – ключ к успеху. Hard work is a key to success.
Это творческая работа, однако знания здесь тоже очень важны. This is creative work but knowledge is also very important here.
Осторожно, лестница очень крутая. Watch(look) put! The stairs are very steep.
Здесь представлены упражнения по теме «множественное число существительных в английском языке» с ответами. Правило вы можете посмотреть в статье «Множественное число существительных в английском».
- Write in plurals (поставьте следующие существительные во множественное число)
- diary –
- sheep –
- book –
- cherry –
- fish –
- baby –
- match –
- bus –
- watch –
- What are these irregular plurals (напишите во множественном числе существительные исключения)
- woman –
- mouse –
- tooth –
- foot –
- man –
- child –
- goose –
- Write in singular (поставьте следующие существительные в единственное число)
- glasses –
- potatoes –
- forget-me-nots –
- crises –
- stimuli –
- foxes –
- brushes –
- brothers-in-law –
- phenomena –
- formulae –
- data —
- Find ten plural words (найдите 10 слов во множественном числе)
| J | O | P | F | T | U | Y | K | L | Q |
| R | G | E | G | O | I | P | F | E | D |
| E | F | N | F | G | H | J | I | P | W |
| F | A | C | E | S | M | N | S | O | O |
| A | Y | I | A | D | C | V | H | F | M |
| M | T | L | F | E | E | T | Q | L | E |
| I | P | S | T | I | M | U | L | I | N |
| L | O | B | O | O | E | I | A | E | I |
| I | M | N | Y | L | N | L | S | S | U |
| E | B | L | M | P | K | R | D | Z | P |
| S | G | I | R | L | S | W | X | B | M |
- Find five plural words in the text (найдите 5 существительных во множественном числе в тексте)
Hi! My name’s Bob. I’m 16 years old and I live in London. I’m tall and slim. I’ve got blond hair and blue eyes. These are my best friends, Tony and Simon.
Tony is 17 years old and he is a football player. He always watches football matches on TV.
Ниже даны ответы:
- Write in plurals
- diary – diaries
- sheep – sheep
- book – books
- cherry – cherries
- fish – fish
- baby – babies
- key — keys
- match – matches
- bus – buses
- watch – watches
- What are these irregular plurals
- woman – women
- mouse – mice
- tooth – teeth
- foot – feet
- man – men
- child – children
- goose – geese
- ox – oxen
- Write in singular
- glasses – glass
- potatoes – potato
- forget-me-nots – forget-me-not
- crises – crisis
- stimuli – stimulus
- foxes – fox
- brushes – brush
- brothers-in-law – brother-in-law
- phenomena – phenomenon
- formulae – formula
- data — datum
- Find ten plural words
| J | O | P | F | T | U | Y | K | L | Q |
| R | G | E | G | O | I | P | F | E | D |
| E | F | N | F | G | H | J | I | P | W |
| F | A | C | E | S | M | N | S | O | O |
| A | Y | I | A | D | C | V | H | F | M |
| M | T | L | F | E | E | T | Q | L | E |
| I | P | S | T | I | M | U | L | I | N |
| L | O | B | O | O | E | I | A | E | I |
| I | M | N | Y | L | N | L | S | S | U |
| E | B | L | M | P | K | R | D | Z | P |
| S | G | I | R | L | S | W | X | B | M |
- Find five plural words in the text
Hi! My name’s Bob. I’m 16 years old and I live in London. I’m tall and slim. I’ve got blond hair and blue eyes.
These are my best friends, Tony and Simon. Tony is 17 years old and he is a football player. He always watches football matches on TV.
Simon is 16 years old. He’s short and plump, but very funny. He likes listening to music and play computer games.
A dog, a ball, a desk, a horse, a fact, a nose, a lip, a mother, a father, a brother, a pen, a pencil,a flower, a kid, a pupil, a lion, an elephant, an apple.
Answers: dogs, desks, horses, facts, noses, lips, mothers, fathers, brothers, pens, pencils, flowers, kids, pupils, lions, elephants, apples.
NB! Неопределенные артикли a/an используются только в единственном числе!
Exercise 2. Образуйте множественное число имен существительных.
A class, a box, a bus, a match, a bush, a wish, a loss, a tomato, a princess, a boss, an ostrich, a brush, a witch, a fox, a dish, a hero, an address, a glass.
Answers: classes, boxes, buses, matches, bushes, wishes, losses, tomatoes, princesses, bosses, ostriches, brushes, withes, foxes, dishes, heroes, addresses, glasses.
Exercise 3. Образуйте множественное число имен существительных.
A cry, a lady, a baby, a puppy, a strawberry, a cherry, a reply, a party, a spy, the sky, a city, a country, a lorry, a doggy, a poppy, a story, an enemy, a family.
Answers: cries, ladies, babies, puppies, strawberries, cherries, replies, parties, spies, skies, cities, coutries, lorries, doggies, poppies, stories, enemies, families.
Exercise 4. Образуйте множественное число имен существительных.
A loaf, a wife, a wolf, a calf, a safe, a shelf, an elf, a roof, a scarf, a thief.
Answers: loaves, wolves, calves, halves, safes, shelves, elves, roofs, scarves (scarfs), thieves.
Exercise 5. Образуйте множественное число имен существительных.
A baby, a plant, a lemon, a peach, a banana, a brush, a star, a mountain, a tree, a shilling, a king, the waiter, the queen, a man, a woman, the woman, an eye, a shelf, a box, the city, a boy, a goose, the watch, a mouse, a dress, a toy, the sheep, a tooth, a child, the ox, a deer, the life, a tomato, a secretary, a crowd, the airport, a theatre, the tornado, a shop, the tragedy.
Answers: babies, plants, lemons, peaches, bananas, brushes, stars, mountains, trees, shillings, kings, the waiters, the queens, men, the men, women, the women, eyes, shelves, boxes, the cities, boys, geese, the watches, mice, dresses, toys, the sheep, teeth, children, the oxen, deer, the lives, tomatoes, secretaries, crowds, airports, theatres, tornadoes, shops, tragedies.
NB! Обратите внимание на артикли: неопределенный артикль a/an во множественном числе не употребляется, определеный артикль the употребляется.
Exercise 5. Образуйте множественное число имен существительных и запишите их формы в правильную колонку.
A dolphin, a fly, a dress, a shoe, a diary, a cake, a strawberry, a sandwich, a toy, a fox, a garden, a ray, a piano, an enemy, a branch, a wish, a coin, an ability.
| -es | ||
Answers: -s:
dolphins, shoes, cakes, toys, gardens, rays, pianos, coins. -es:
dresses, sandwiches, foxes, branches, wishes. -ies:
flies, diaries, strawberries, enemies, abilities.
Exercise 6. Прочитайте рассказ. Выпишите имена существительные во множественном числе.
Little Bunny
I am a little bunny. My name is Usagi. I live in a wood. My house is in the hollow tree.
In spring, I like to pick dandalions. These flowers are very nice, sweet and tasty. In summer I listen to the birds and insects. In autumn I watch bright leaves on the trees. In winter I dream about spring.
Answers: dandalions, flowers, birds, insects, leaves, trees.
Exercise 7. Раскройте скобки, употребляя имена существительные во множественном числе.
- I have two little (a sister). They are (a twin). They have a lot of (a pencil) and (an album). They like to draw (a house, a tree, a puppy, a kitten, a duck, a chiken and a doll). My sisters cannot draw (a car, a bus, a ship and an elephant). I help them.
- My (a grandmother, a grandfather, an aunt, an uncle and a cousin) live in a village. They have a nice farm. There are a lot of (a cow, a calf, a horse, a pig and a piglet) there. I like to play with (a rabbit). They are very funny.
- My best friend has three elder (a brother). They are (a student). They have a lot of (an interest). They like to play computer (a game), to see horror (a film), and to collect (a stamp) and toy (a car). I think their (a hobby) are very interesting.
Answers: 1. Sisters, twins, pencils, albums, houses, trees, puppies, kittens, ducks, chickens, dolls, cars, buses, trams, ships, elephants.
2. Grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, cows, calves, horses, pigs, piglets, rabbits.
3. Brothers, students, interests, games, films, stamps, cars, hobbies.
Exercise 8. Напишите имена существительные в единственном числе.
Children, shelves, feet, desks, classes, buses, men, pencils, women, babies, tomatoes, potatoes, dresses, mice, teeth, sheep, puppies, fish, foxes, rabbits, boxes, geese, deer, bosses, salmon, animals.
Answers: chils, shelf, foot, calss, bus, man, pencil, woman, baby, tomato, potato, dress, mouse, tooth, sheep, puppy, fish, fox, rabbit, box, goose, deer, boss, salmon, animal.
Exercise 9. Образуйте множественное число существительных.
A post office, a postman, a postwoman, a kindergarten, a woodpecker, a dinner party, a gadfly, a dragonfly, a toothbrush, a workwoman, a father-in-law, a girfriend.
Answers: post offices, postmen, postwomen, kindergartens, woodpeckers, dinner parties, gadflies, dragonflies, toothbrushes, workwomen, fathers-in-law, girlfriends.
Exercise 10. Напишите имена существительные в единственном числе.
Sportsmen, sportswomen, gooseberries, strawberries, wood spirits, wolf-dogs, pencil boxes, classmates, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, blackboards.
Answers: sportsman, sportswoman, gooseberry, strawberry, wood spirit, wolf-dog, pencil box, classmate, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, blackboard.
WELL DONE!
Литература:
- Павличенко О.М. Английский язык. Грамматический практикум. II уровень. - 2-е изд., испр. и доп. - X.: Ранок, 2012. - 304 с.
- Голицынский Ю.Б. Грамматика: Сборник упражнений. - 5-е изд., - СПб: КАРО, 2005. - 544 с. - (Английский язык для школьников).
Образование множественного числа существительных в английском языке
Английские женские имена
