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Which is the correct possessive for each sentence?

1. All of the ___________ ears stand straight up. A. donkey’s B. donkeys’

2. My ________juice got all over everything. A. tangerine’s b. tangerines’

3. The foot doctor couldn’t take care of all of the different ______________ problems. A. foot’s b. feet’s c. feets’

4. (A. Children's or B. Childrens') clothes are in the next store.

5. (A. James' or B. James's) birthday is in June.

6. I will buy my (A. fathers' B. father's) gift tomorrow.

7. The two (A. dogs' B. dog's) bowls are empty.

8. He sells (A. mens' B. men's) suits.

9. The (A. sheeps' B. sheep's) wool is beautiful.

Next to each word in the list, write correctly the plural for that word. If that word cannot be pluralized because it's a non-countable noun, write X.

1. man
2. furniture
3. experience
4. Kennedy
5. ski
6. gas
7. box
8. peace
9. cactus
10. criterion
11. baby
12. memo
13. work
14. self
15. applause

16. dancing
17. dish
18. aluminum
19. fax
20. roof
21. fish
22. child
23. difficulty
24. knowledge
25. goose
26. video
27. curriculum
28. biology

29. buffalo

30. chief

31. forget-me-not
32. son-in-law
33. criterion
34. boyfriend
35. teaspoonful

36. basis

37. ski

38. Zoo

39.ski

5. Indicate whether the noun is countable or uncountable.
1. Jorge sent me information about this news. .
2. This restaurant serves the best Thai food in the city .
3. The traffic during rush-hour is really horrible.
4. Can you give me advice about finding work in Portland ?
5. Most men in my family don't wear jewelry .
6.Soldiers at the edge of town stole all the equipment .
7. We need money to buy new furniture for our bedroom .
8. Let's play some music .
9. The office has its own stationery .
10. It takes a lot of patience to learn how to appreciate good wine .
11. It's hard to discover the truth about this particular case.

6. Define the gender (masculine or feminine):

cow-elephant

lioness

brother

poetess

heroine

she-crab

king

waitress

cock-sparrow

widow

tzarina

male nurse

father-in-law

Circle the an uncountable noun in each line.

· furniture chair table desk

· potato carrot tomato soup

· coffee cup glass jug

· sheep meat ox calf

· apple strawberry chocolate cherry

· glass bottle can soda

· loaf slice bread piece

· wood tree leaf flower

Translate the sentences.

a) Купи буханку свежего хлеба в булочной и кочан капусты в овощном.

b) Хотите чашечку кофе и кусок пирога?

c) Положи мне в стакан кубик льда, ладно?

d) Осень. Стая птиц летит на юг.

e) Этот косяк рыб плывет быстро.

f) Стадо овец пасется на лугу.

g) Он дал мне два совета.

h) Мне не нравится этот предмет мебели.

i) Я не хочу ни плитку шоколада, ни ложку сгущенки. И не клади мне кусков сахара в чай. Я не люблю сладкое.

j) В метро вчера была толпа народу.

k) Будь сегодня дома, ладно? На улице гуляет банда разбойников.

l) В словах Бена была доля правды. Это дало Мэри луч надежды.

m) У Джорджа была улыбка до ушей, ведь он был на седьмом небе от счастья.

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