Nouns

Question 1

plural of hero

Answer 1

heroes

Question 2

plural of piano

Answer 2

pianos

Question 3

plural of leaf

Answer 3

leaves

Question 4

plural of belief

Answer 4

beliefs

Question 5

plural of box

Answer 5

boxes

Question 6

possessive of boss

Answer 6

boss’

Question 7

possessive of children

Answer 7

children’s

Question 8

possessive of Thomas

Answer 8

Thomas’

Question 9

possessive of ladies

Answer 9

ladies’

Question 10

plural possessive of woman

Answer 10

women’s

Question 11

plural possessive of son

Answer 11

sons’

Question 12

plural possessive of child

Answer 12

children’s

Question 13

possessive of it

Answer 13

its

Question 14

Correct the sentence: He has a five year old daughter.

Answer 14

He has a five-year-old daughter.

Question 15

Correct the sentence: They went on a three hour tour.

Answer 15

They went on a three-hour tour.

Question 16

Correct the sentence: He ran a five-minute mile.

Answer 16

He ran a five-minute mile.

Question 17

Is “furniture” count or noncount?

Answer 17

Noncount.

“I bought some furniture.”

Question 18

Is “advice” count or noncount?

Answer 18

Noncount

“My grandmother gave me advice.” (No “a,” or “an”)

Question 19

Is “bracelet” count or noncount?

Answer 19

Count

“I have three bracelets.”

Question 20

Is “luck” count or noncount?

Answer 20

Noncount

“I have good luck in Las Vegas” (No “a,” or “an”)

Question 21

Is “hair” count or noncount?

Answer 21

It depends on the sentence.
“I have hair on my head.” (noncount)
“There’s a hair in my soup.” (count)

Question 22

Is “light” count or noncount?

Answer 22

It depends on the sentence.
“I need some light to see the tiny print.” (noncount)
“Turn on the light.” (count)

Question 23

Is “driving” count or noncount?

Answer 23

When it is used as a gerund, it’s noncount.

“Driving race cars is a great hobby.”

Question 24

Correct the sentence: “A sugar is not very healthy.”

Answer 24

“Sugar is not very healthy.” (Noncount nouns don’t use “a” or “an” in front of them.)

Question 25

Correct the sentence: “The homework is a necessary part of this ESL class.”

Answer 25

“Homework is a necessary part of this ESL class.” (Noncount nouns don’t use “a” or “an” in front of them, and for this word, “the” isn’t used, either.)

Question 26

Which of the following words shouldbe used in the sentence: “The,” “A,” or nothing
“___basketball is round.”

Answer 26

You can use either “The” or “A.” This is a count noun.

Question 27

Which of the following words should be used in the sentence: “The,” “A,” or nothing
“___basketball is a great sport.”

Answer 27

You don’t use anything in this sentence. In this case, “basketball” is a noncount.

Question 28

Is this sentence correct?

“I have too many sugars.”

Answer 28

No, it’s not correct, but the following sentence is correct:

“I have too much sugar.”

Question 29

Is this sentence correct?

“I have a little homework to do.”

Answer 29

Yes, this is correct. “Homework” is a noncount, so you can have “a little” in the sentence.

Question 30

Is this sentence correct?

“I have a few fruit to eat.”

Answer 30

No, this isn’t correct. “Fruit is a noncount, so you can’t use “a few” with it, since you can count “a few.”

Question 31

I was hungry, so I ate ________(few, a few) peanuts.

Answer 31

“I was hungry, so I ate A FEW peanuts.”

“A few” is used with plural count nouns.

Question 32

I had ________________ (little, a little) time, so I couldn’t help my sister at that moment.

Answer 32

“I had LITTLE time, so I couldn’t help my sister.”

“Little” and “few” without the “a” indicate that something is absent.

Question 33

I feel sorry for her. She has ______ (few, a few) friends.

Answer 33

I feel sorry for her. She has FEW friends.

Question 34

She makes very __________(a little, little, a few, few) mistakes in her homework.

Answer 34

She makes very FEW mistakes in her homework.

Question 35

El Paso gets _________ (a little, little, a few, few) rain each year.

Answer 35

El Paso gets LITTLE rain each year. (Although it could be “a little rain,” we are looking at the absence of rain, so it’s used without the “a.”)