The Plural of the Nouns

Prepositions

There is/are

I. Fill in the blanks with a suitable form of the verb to be:

1. Soon there … … a new film on.

2. There … a new cloth on the table.

3. There … 7 days in a week.

4. There … many large cities in our country.

5. There … much work last week.

6. … there a lamp over the table? Yes, there ….

7. … there … a flight for Moscow tomorrow? – Yes, there ….

8. There … a lot of stars and planets in space.

9. Some years ago there … many old houses in our street.

10. When I came into the room there … nobody there.

II. Rewrite the following sentences in the past and in the future:

1. There are many new books in our library.

2. There is little milk in the bottle.

3. There is much snow in winter.

4. There are three rooms in our flat.

5. There are 5 theatres in our city.

III. Fill in the blanks with “there is, there are, there was, there will be, there would be”:

1. “… a bookshop near here?” – “Yes, … one in Hill Street.”

2. The journey took a long time. … a lot of traffic.

3. “… a new restaurant nearby?” – “Yes, … a restaurant at the corner.”

4. … nothing interesting on television, so I turned it off.

5. … an accident in King Street yesterday.

6. A few days ago … a storm.

7. If people drove more carefully, … fewer accidents.

8. When we got to the cinema, … a queue outside.

9. I think everything will be O’K. I don’t think … any problems.

10. Look at the sky. … a storm.

IV. Insert “it” or “there”:

1. … is an interesting article in this magazine. I advise you to read ….

2. … is very pleasant to walk about the countryside when … is not very hot and … is enough sunshine and … are no clouds in the sky and … isn’t going to rain.

3. Where … is life … is hope.

4. What is … you want to ask?

5. Once upon a time … lived a beautiful princess.

6. … was a rainy day but … was no wind.

7. … is nothing but your imagination.

8. … was a long time ago.

9. What is … in this picture?

10. … is no place like home.

V. Translate into English:

1. На каждом столе есть меню.

2. Недалеко от моего дома есть хорошее кафе.

3. В комнате есть какая-нибудь мебель? – Нет, там ничего нет.

4. На столе есть какая-нибудь посуда? – Да, там есть несколько тарелок и стаканов.

5. В кафе обычно много посетителей.

6. В меню обычно много разных блюд.

7. В этом кафе хорошие и недорогие обеды.

8. Есть кто-нибудь здесь?

9. На столе есть что-нибудь? – Нет, там ничего нет.

Articles (a (an) / the)

I. Use the / a / an / – in the following sentences:

1. Can you play … piano?

2. I can’t find … letter which I received this morning.

3. My favorite subject at school is … History.

4. We often go to … theatre.

5. … Urals are old and not very high.

6. Are you going to … country on … Saturday?

7. … United Kingdom includes … Great Britain and … Northern Ireland.

8. For breakfast my sister takes … tea and I usually take … coffee.

9. To tell … truth, I didn’t expect to see him.

10. … Earth goes round … Sun.

11. Does … Mark speak … Spanish?

12. … name of … street is Haymarket.

13. … Thames flows through … London.

14. … students of our group like to spend their free time together.

15. Will you play … chess with me?

16. … Lake Baikal is the deepest one in the world.

17. Tom is going to take … his fishing-rod.

18. … window in my room is large, that’s why … room is light.

19. … film is good, but I don’t like … music in it.

20. There is … French film on at … club.

II. Fill in the blanks with a / an / the / –:

1. I have … brother, but I have no … sister.

2. Near my … house there is … book shop.

3. … capital of … Japan is … Tokyo.

4. … population of … Russia is 146 mln. people.

5. Sasha is … 16.

6. … January is … coldest month here.

7. In … evening Oleg likes to stay at … home.

8. This is … shortest way to the castle.

9. The Russian scientists were the first to photograph the far side of … Moon.

10. … London stands on … Thames.

11. This is … house where I was born.

12. … Chemistry and … Physics are my favourite subjects.

13. He has got good knowledge of … English.

14. He goes to … school by bus.

15. Pass me a cup of … coffee, please.

16. I don’t go to … cinema.

17. Tom likes playing … tennis, Sam enjoys playing … darts, Laura prefers playing … piano all days long.

18. I hate … milk.

19. You are … honest person.

20. In … north … Russian Federation is washed by many seas.

III. Use the appropriate articles instead of the blanks in the sentences:

1. There is no … shop near our … school.

2. Every … morning Boris goes to … school, … school is not far.

3. He lives … next door to me.

4. Here is … book I bought yesterday.

5. We have received a letter from an English girl, … girl writes in … letter, that she wants to correspond with … Russian pupils.

6. … boys, stop talking, please!

7. He has … lunch in this café.

8. … Elbrus is … highest mountain in Russia.

9. … USA is washed by … Atlantic Ocean and … Pacific Ocean.

10. In … front of … house there is … park.

11. I was there … last month.

12. She has got good knowledge of … English language.

13. … highest regions in … USA are … Rocky Mountains, … Appalachian Mountains and … Cordillera Mountains.

14. To … left of school there is … garden.

15. Nina is … doctor.

16. We are for … friendship all over … world.

17. … British are known to be reticent, well-mannered and polite.

18. He lives in … Kuznetsov Street.

19. … milk is in … refrigerator. Take it!

20. He has been working for half … hour.

IV. Insert the appropriate articles where it’s necessary:

1. I think … apples are good for you.

2. Do you know … man who lives next door?

3. Could you bring me … cake and … cup of … tea?

4. … classes at … Institute begin at 8 o’clock in … morning.

5. We get … milk from … cows.

6. … USA consist of 50 states.

7. … Oxford University is one of … most ancient universities in … world.

8. This is … nice house. Has it got … garden?

9. Could you close … window, please?

10. What is... highest mountain in … world?

11. I’m going to revise … words of … Lesson 23.

12. There is … new school in the village.

13. If you go to … St. Petersburg by … plane it will take you … hour.

14. … Germany is situated in … Europe to … west of … Russia.

15. It’s such … good day for … country walk today.

16. We opened … window to let in … fresh air.

17. Whom would you like to invite to … dinner?

18. Have you finished … letter?

19. … school year begins on … 1^st of September.

20. What are your plans for … weekend?

V. Put in a or the where it is necessary:

1. Amazon in Brazil is longest river in South America.

2. Japan and United States are separated by Pacific Ocean.

3. While we were in London we stayed at Royal Hotel in Albert Street near Trafalgar Square.

4. Next day we went to Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.

5. On first morning we went to British Museum and had lunch at MacDonald’s in the Church Street.

6. I spoke to official and he gave me very good advice.

7. They have just bought new house with small garden.

8. We have just had dinner with Smiths.

VI. Insert the appropriate articles where it is necessary:

… teacher has finished writing … words on … blackboard. Facing … class he is asking us … questions. Now he is calling out …student who is sitting next to me. Boris is answering … teacher’s questions. Suddenly … teacher notices one of … students writing something. “What are you doing there?” he asked. “I am doing … exercise,“ is … answer. ”Stop doing that. Listen to … following text”.

VII. Use the appropriate articles instead of the blanks in the sentences:

1. Do you want some more coffee? No, thank you. … coffee is very strong.

2. They’ve moved to … new flat.

3. I’m going to revise … words of … lesson 23.

4. Have you ever been to … South America?

5. When he was in London he stayed at … Smiths.

6. London stands on … Thames.

7. … Brazil exports coffee.

8. I’d like … glass of … mineral water.

9. I usually go to … Crimea in … summer.

10. Next year he is going to … school.

11. … Lake Baikal is in … Siberia.

12. This is … deepest lake in … world.

13. … Irish Sea is situated between … Great Britain and … Ireland, which make … British Isles.

14. He often had to go on … business all over … country.

15. … Caucasus are higher than … Urals.

16. Where is … money? I can’t find it.

17. - Have you been to … theatre?

- Yes, I enjoyed … performance greatly.

VIII. Insert the necessary articles:

1. … Moscow is situated on … Moscow River. … Moscow is … river that moves very slowly. There is … canal called … Moscow-Volga Canal, which joins … Moscow to … Volga. … Volga runs into … Caspian Sea.

2. There is … splendid view of … Lake Geneva from this hotel.

3. … Chicago is on … Lake Michigan.

4. Several rivers run into … sea at … New York. … most important is … Hudson River, which empties into … Atlantic Ocean. Besides … Hudson there are … two other rivers: … East River and … Harlem River.

5. My friends have travelled … lot. This year they are going to fly to … Canary Islands.

6. In … Siberia there are many long rivers: … Ob, … Irtysh, … Yenissei, … Lena, and … Amur.

7. Which river flows through … London? … Thames.

8. … Altai Mountains are … higher than … Urals.

9. … United Kingdom consists of … Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

10. Of which country is … Washington … capital? … United States.

IX. Fill in the blanks with a / an / the / –:

1. Nobody thought that … book would be so popular with … reader.

2. While doing … exercise 25 I made … few mistakes.

3. Have you heard … latest news?

4. She has been interested in … History since her childhood.

5. … child was grateful to me because I didn’t say who had broken … cup.

6. … Christmas is my favourite holiday.

7. He reads … Daily Telegraph and his wife reads … Daily Mail.

8. How long have you been in … hospital?

9. He became as white as … snow.

10. … English are very fond of … tea.

11. He was born on … bank of … Volga River.

12. I’ve never visited … Tower of London.

13. We’ll go to … country in … fine weather, but today we’ll stay at … home.

14. He always tells me … truth.

15. He left … university without doing examinations.

16. I like to read in … bed.

X. Insert the appropriate articles where it is necessary:

1. … mother bought … ice-cream for … daughter.

2. … English are proud of their national culture.

3. Where did you have … coat made?

4. How many flats are there in … houses?

5. … film we saw last night was excellent.

6. You will read … book with … pleasure.

7. In … winter they used to plan what they would do on … warm day in … summer.

8. I was very thirsty, so I took … second cup of tea.

9. He was … only student who gave … right answer to … teacher’s question.

10. On April 12, 1961 … whole world learned about … man in … space.

I. Read the following expressions and translate them into Russian:

1. a) at the table, at the window, at the meeting; in the park, in the box, in the street; on the shelf, on the wall, on the floor; behind the garden, behind the house, behind the tree; between the windows, between the tables;

b) to the park, into the bag, from the table, out of the room, under the bed, above the desk, in front of the house, the name of the street, a cup of tea, with a knife;

c) in May, in summer, in the afternoon, in 1960, in a week, in five days, at 7 o’clock, at night, on Sunday, on the first of September, on my birthday, on a cold winter day, by nine o’clock, from five till seven, after dinner, before lunch, for half an hour, till Monday, during the meeting, by tomorrow, on the holiday, for two hours, on Wednesday, at this time, in fifteen, in July, in a year’s time, in his life-time;

d) The man is in the car. The apple is on the plate. The table is at the window. The students are at the lecture. The garage is behind the house. The garden is in front of the cottage. The name of the street is Arbat. We eat soup with the spoon. We cut meat with a knife.

e) I go to the University in the morning. He comes to classes on time. She goes to the cinema very seldom. We go to the park very seldom. They go to the park in the evening. Come into the room. Step aside from the blackboard. Take my note-books from Ann. Read the text of the lesson.

II. a) Translate into Russian:

1. We go to the Institute in the morning.

2. Come into the room.

3. Read the text of the lesson.

4. She goes to the cinema very seldom.

5. The meeting lasts for an hour.

b) Translate into English:

Из стола, о его работе, дома, с утра до вечера, во время моих каникул, в этом году, с 5 до 7 утром, в мае, ночью, осенью, через пару дней.

III. Use the appropriate prepositions in the blanks in these sentences:

1. My father is usually busy. He works … early morning … late … night.

2. We have many friends … Moscow.

3. Our English class usually begins … 9 o’clock … the morning.

4. Take the magazines … the shelf and put them … my bag.

5. Peter is a student. He goes … college.

6. Please, step aside … the blackboard.

7. Mr. Grey’s desk is … the corner.

8. There is a lawn … our house and a small garden … it.

9. The students are … the lecture … room 15.

10. Take my things … the car.

11. - Is the book … the shelf?

- No, it is … the bookcase.

12. There is a big lamp … my table.

13. When I am free, I go … the cinema or … the theatre.

14. The article was translated … Russian … English … our teacher.

15. We eat fish … a fork.

IV. Insert the necessary prepositions:

1. I must tell you … myself.

2. I am … the third form … a grammar school … Manchester.

3. … Monday I don’t have time to eat my breakfast.

4. I find my books … my sister’s shelf.

5. We play … football.

6. I don’t wait … a bus … the morning.

7. I am never late … studies.

8. I enter … the class-room when the teacher begins to call … the register.

9. Who sits next … you?

10. I am not very good … Maths.

11. I want to talk … you.

12. It is time … break.

13. What have we got … lunch today?

14. We usually have breakfast … 8 o’clock … the morning.

15. There is a good programme … television tonight.

16. The last lesson … Saturday is a history lesson.

17. Today we have two lectures … Psychology.

18. I go … a walk practically every day.

19. I don’t come … home … the Institute late.

20. I came … a small town … England.

21. He is not … home now.

22. They arrived … Paris late … night.

23. I shall be waiting for you … the bus stop … 6 sharp.

24. It was Sunday yesterday and we didn’t go … school. Our parents didn’t go … work.

25. I seem to know this woman … the picture.

V. Fill in the blanks with necessary prepositions:

Here is a picture … an English class. The students … group 4 are having an English class. The teacher is standing … the blackboard. He is writing English words … the blackboard. The students are sitting … their desks. They are looking … the blackboard. They are listening … the teacher and repeating the words … him … chorus. One … the students is writing something … his note-book. Another student is looking up the words … the dictionary. Nick, who is sitting next … me, is reading silently a text taken … the book.

VI. Use the appropriate prepositions in the blanks:

1. London was a new world … me.

2. … the day I arrived it was fine.

3. We went … a walk … Kensington Gardens.

4. The trees burst … leaf.

5. People … light clothes were walking … paths and also … the grass.

6. It was time … me to come back.

7. I turned … one path, then ran … the left.

8. They were laughing … the speakers.

9. I got … the park gate.

10. … despair I crossed the street and hurried … the direction … the station.

11. As I wanted to buy a present for my girl I went … a gift shop.

12. … all the English films I saw … last year I particularly enjoyed “Lady Hamilton”.

13. A brilliant idea came … my mind.

14. One … vases fell … and broke … pieces.

15. … Helen’s room there is a large beautiful carpet … the floor.

16. Making for the door I suddenly heard a noise coming … the kitchen.

17. … the time we arrived … the Browns their house was full … guests.

18. … these words he began to unwrap the parcel which he was holding … his hands.

19. “Will you wrap it … me?,” said the woman turning … the salesgirl.

20. She lives right … the centre … Moscow.

21. How far … the Institute do you live?

22. There is nothing left … the plate.

23. We went … the forest … the village.

24. My father always comes … work … 6 o’clock.

25. Let me have a look … this picture.

26. How do you get … the University … your place?

27. She sat … the chair … the window.

VII. Choose the right variant:

1. The space ______ the two houses was occupied by a parking lot.

a) among;

b) between.

2. _____ a yellow mackintosh, he had pink gloves and a red scarf on – a queer figure!

a) Beside;

b) Besides.

3. _____ taking up music as a major he decided to study painting.

a) instead;

b) instead of.

4. ______ the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.

a) despite of;

b) despite.

5. We could not get of the car ______ the door stuck.

a) because;

b) because of.

6. We asked John to speak about his experiences _____ the Antarctic.

a) of;

b) in.

7. According to the time-table the classes are to start _____ Monday.

a) on;

b) at.

8. We have decided to do one exercise a day _____ now on till the end of the term.

a) in;

b) from.

9. One ______ the first to come to the office was Jack.

a) in;

b) of.

10. There was a famous writer and several movie stars ______ the people whom I met at the party at Bridgestone.

a) among;

b) between.

VIII. Choose the right variant:

1. Jake looked _____ the window and noticed a thief climbing up the wall.

a) on;

b) through.

2. Mary eventually grew ______ a pretty young woman.

a) on;

b) into.

3. You can’t go out _____ your umbrella, it is raining heavily.

a) in;

b) without.

4. They did a lot of harm _____ the farmers.

a) from;

b) to.

5. Miss Johnson will look ______ the children while we are away.

a) after;

b) across.

6. The spacecraft is flying ______ the Universe.

a) across;

b) with.

7. All of us paid attention ______ this interesting fact.

a) to;

b) in.

8. I think main reason ______ the boy’s shyness is his parents’ indifference, they should give more encouragement to him.

a) by;

b) for.

9. On receiving the letter, they decided to set ______ at once as there was absolutely no time to waste.

a) out;

b) in.

10. His wife deserted him, but he was able to bring ______ eleven children without anybody’s help.

a) up;

b) during.

IX. Translate into English:

a) название улицы, студенты нашего факультета, на столе, кусок мела, чашка кофе, резать ножом, есть ложкой, о моей семье, о его работе, с утра до вечера, во время моих каникул, с понедельника до субботы, в это время, в 9.30, с пяти до семи, через десять минут, в 1945, в течение многих лет, зимой и летом, в мае, утром и вечером, в четверг, в декабре, осенью, через год, в течение двух часов, днём, через пять дней, ночью, во время урока, после занятий, первого мая, перед обедом, после завтрака, в прошлом году, на этой неделе, в будущем месяце.

b) 1. Поставьте цветы на стол.

2. Бумагу положите в ящик.

3. Не ходите сегодня на реку.

4. Возьмите газеты со стола и положите их на полку под книги.

5. Пожалуйста, не входите в кабинет. Врач занят сейчас.

6. Говорите по-английски на занятиях по английскому языку.

7. Не стойте у двери. Входите.

8. Не сидите у окна.

9. Отойдите от доски.

10. Возьмите мои конспекты у неё.

11. Карту повесьте между окнами.

12. Я вижу картину над его столом.

13. Мой сын приходит с работы в 6 часов.

14. Дети сейчас в саду? – Да.

15. Вы знаете название этого фильма? – Нет.

16. Стол учителя находится перед классом; позади стола – классная доска.

17. Дайте мне чашку чая и кусок пирога.

18. Расскажите мне о своей семье.

19. Мы едим суп ложкой, а мясо и рыбу вилкой.

X. Right or Wrong?

1. The name of the street is Arbat.

2. Don’t come from the class, please. The doctor is busy now.

3. Take newspapers at the table.

4. Come in an hour.

5. Give to me a cup of tea.

6. Don’t sit on the window.

7. At Monday we are free.

8. In summer we usually have a rest.

9. Tell me about your family

10. The garden is in the middle of the house.

I. Give the plural of the following nouns:

Toe, city, chief, Negro, belief, shelf, film, tie, foot, goose, boot, plan, ox, fox, German, pencil, woman, mouth, mouse, child, deer, sheep, cheese, ship, crisis, phenomenon, datum, lady, nucleus, formula, letter, tooth, knife, car, room-mate, man-of-war, face, boy-messenger, fellow-worker, passer-by, sister-in-law.

II. Put the nouns in brackets in the correct number:

a) more than one (day); twenty one (day); one and a half (mile); one (mile) and a half; three (foot); five (foot) six; a (pair) of shoes; two (pair) of shoes; to walk in (pair).

b) 1. The man took five (fish) out of the bag and gave each dog (fish).

2. I wondered at the variety of (fish) in the aquarium.

3. Our (family) are all good chess-players.

4. Our (family) are next door neighbours.

5. The (people) of all the five continents were represented at the Moscow World Youth Festival.

6. The Russian (people) are very hospitable.

7. You must eat more (fruit).

8. Eve has a good (friend) at school.

9. There are (match) in the box.

10. The (map) is on the shelf.

III. Choose the right form of the noun:

1. His hair/hairs is fair.

2. He’s going to buy some new troser/trosers.

3. They gave us some advice/advices.

4. He’s got much information/informations about our travel.

5. They are not going to buy new furniture/furnitures.

6. I’m going to buy new sunglass/sunglasses.

IV. Choose the right form of the verb:

1. Where does/do your family live?

2. The trousers you bought for me doesn’t/don’t fit me.

3. The police want/wants to catch two criminals.

4. Physics was/were my favourite subject at school.

5. May I take your scissors? Mine isn’t/aren’t sharp enough.

6. The news wasn’t/weren’t as bad as we expected.

7. Gymnastics is/are my favourite sport.

8. Five days isn’t/aren’t long enough for a good holiday.

9. I can’t find my glasses. Maybe you know where it is/they are?

10. The people in that city is/are very friendly.

V. Put the nouns in these sentences in the plural form. Make the appropriate changes where it is necessary:

1. This man works at our office.

2. Put this knife on that table.

3. The student put his book on the desk.

4. What is your name?

5. I’ll give you my book. This story is very interesting.

6. A man, a woman, a boy and a girl are in the room.

7. A new house is in our street.

8. Is that girl your sister?

VI. Translate the expressions into English:

Прекрасные фильмы, мои книги, новые автомашины, зелёные парки, старые газеты, чёрные карандаши, стальные ножи, маленькие дети, мужчины и женщины, преподаватели и студенты, пять кроватей, девять страниц, семь человек, десять столов, шесть дней, два текста, много книг, мало газет, много воды, мало хлеба.

VII. Fill in the blanks with much/many/ a lot of:

1. Mrs. Pray has … pupils in her group.

2. There are … boys in our group.

3. There is … chalk at the blackboard.

4. There are … colleges within English universities.

5. We have … classes next week.

6. I have … newspapers in my bag.

7. He knows … languages.

8. He gets … letters every day.

VIII. Use little/a little/few/a few in the blanks:

1. There is … smoke in the room.

2. There is … gas in the balloon.

3. I see … clouds in the sky.

4. There are … beautiful streets in our town.

5. Give me … sheets of paper.

6. I want to drink … water.

7. For dessert I usually take … apples.

8. I have … trouble with my spelling.

9. She needs … new dresses.

10. Only … pupils know how to do it.

11. My brother has … German books.

IX. Choose among many, much, few, a few, little, a little to fill in the blanks:

1. Are there … students in this group who can speak English fluently?

2. I understood … of what you said. Will you repeat it?

3. There are … people in the streets today because it is Sunday.

4. He has written his translation … better this time, there are only … mistakes.

5. We do not have … time left.

6. How … classes do you have today?

7. It takes me … time and effort to read the book in the original.

8. There were … unknown words in the text, it was easy to translate it.

9. How … money has your mother given you?

10. … people have so … patience.

11. It was too … for her, she burst into tears.

12. We know very … about it.

13. There isn’t … paper in the box, I need more.

14. It’s a secret. Very … people know about it.

15. Please add … more tea in my cup.

X. Translate into English the words in brackets:

1. There is (много) paper on the desk.

2. There are (мало) students in the classroom.

3. There is (немного) milk in the jug.

4. There are (нет) newspapers on the shelf.

5. Give me (немного) water, please.

6. May I take (несколько) sheets of paper?

7. I have not (много) money. I cannot buy this coat.

8. There are not (много) sentences in this text.

9. Put (немного) salt into your soup.

10. Can you give him (несколько) coloured pencils?

XI. Find the wrong sentences and correct them:

1. Mathematics are very difficult.

2. My tooths are white.

3. Our football team are winners.

4. There are many monkies in the tree.

5. How many womans are there in your company?

6. Not many citys is clean and safe.

7. Are my shirts washed yet?

8. There is many problem in this exercise.

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