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Exercise D: Underline the common nouns in the following
sentences:
1. The tribe lived in the clearing of the jungle in South
America.
2. Some of the oil and petrol cars were in Williams garage.
3. Have the pictures of Michael Jackson on the wall been
cleaned?
Exercise F: Underline the
collective nouns in the
following sentences:
1. A flight of birds flew over
the herd of buffalo.
2. The litter of kittens was
hidden near the bunches of
flowers.
3. Several groups of players
boarded the fleet of small
boats.
Exercise B: Put a noun that makes sense in the blank
spaces in the following sentences:
1. The man in the street was wearing a blue
...........................2. Our neighbourhood has a
new.............................................3. My favourite
......................................................is oranges.4.
The ........................ ...............went skipping down the
road.
5. Suddenly I heard the sound of a
.........................................6. I wish we had a ......
...............................................at home.
7. The ..............................................were
singing in the trees.8. The ........................ .........was
burning brightly in the grate.
9.The train came slowly into the
............................................10. The
....................................was covered with bits of
fluff.
11. We bought a ............ ..........................from the
conductor.12. I would like a new ..........................for my
next birthday.
13. The .....................was creeping silently through the
grass.14. When I got home, my dad was cutting bits
of..................
15. The ..................................was trying as hard as
he could.16. With a frightened look, she stared at the
........................
17. The teacher told the .................. ..........to make
less noise.18. The ................looked beautiful in its new coat
of paint.
19. The shop around the corner had run out
of........................20. The old man had told the doctor that
he had pains in
his..........................21. From my bedroom window you can
see lots of................22. The girl took out her
.......................... and began to write.
23. Janet was afraid to tell
her..............................that she hadruined her skin.24.
The poor bird had injured
its............................................
25. My ................ told me Id find my shoes in the .
...............
Exercise A: Underline the nouns in the
following sentences:
1. The woman in the green coat was
shouting at her child.
2. The trees were swaying gently in the
park.
3. Many expensive cars have seats made of
real leather.
4. The rain was pelting down on the roof.
5. A huge bowl of apples was on the table.6. The house had a
blue door, green tile and
red shutters.
7. The mouth of the shark seemed full of
gleaming teeth.
8. Ducks were swimming among the reeds
in the pond beside the house.
9. My mother gave my bicycle to my
brother when it became too small for me.
10. There was a great roar, like thunder, as
the planes flew overhead,
11. A large black cat was sitting on the
doorstep, licking its lips.
Exercise C: Place a suitable noun into each blank space
below:
1. My mother and .................... had gone out for the
.................. ..., leaving me alone in
the ........................ I sat beside the
........................, gazing at the
burning........................... I imagine I could see all kinds
of ........................ Then I
went over to the ........................ and looked out into
the ............................Several .........................
were playing round a ............................. Two others
were
swinging a ........................... for a
something................................. to skip. I could
heartheir ..................... and decided to join in. After
putting my .......................... I locked
the .............................. and went outside.
2. It is not very easy to ride a .........................,
especially the kind with only
two ......................... If you are not very big, your
....................... will not
reachthe............................. when you sit on the
........................
So you have to ride standing up. When you take your
............................ out on theroad, it is even harder.
............................. rush past, and nearly blow you off.
Theynever leave you enough .......................... But it is fun
to ring your ...........................
and watch ...........................jump out of your
....................................
3. There is an old ................................ not far from
our .......................... I love to gothere to play, after
............................ The ......................... are all
crumbling and it is
hard to believe that ............................... used to
live there. Once whenmy ................................ and I were
playing there we found a ................................ It
was obviously very old, and had a
............................... of Charles I onone
............................ and a ........................... on
the other. We took it to
a ........................... We were told it was worth a great
deal of............................. Butwe decided to keep the
............................... and I still have it in a
.........................in my
...................................
Exercise E: Circle the
proper nouns in the
following sentences:
Jim and William travelled toSydney last Wednesday. They
bought a new Toyota sedan
and drove back to Melbourne.
Here they showed the new
vehicle to Betty and John.
The two men returned home
along Oxford Street.
Exercise G: Fill in the gaps with an appropriate common or
proper noun. Try not to use the same noun twice:
.................. .................., the famous
.................., has just
completed her latest novel. Her many ................ will be
delighted bythis latest ................. and her publishers,
................ and ...................,
are looking forward to massive ............. The irresistible
..................will be travelling the length and breadth of
................. and ...............to publisize her
.............................
Exercise D: Underline the common nouns in the following
sentences:
1. The tribe lived in the clearing of the jungle in South
America.
2. Some of the oil and petrol cars were in Williams garage.
3. Have the pictures of Michael Jackson on the wall been
cleaned?
Exercise F: Underline the
collective nouns in the
following sentences:
1. A flight of birds flew over
the herd of buffalo.
2. The litter of kittens was
hidden near the bunches of
flowers.
3. Several groups of players
boarded the fleet of small
boats.
Exercise B: Put a noun that makes sense in the blank
spaces in the following sentences:
1. The man in the street was wearing a blue
...........................
2. Our neighbourhood has a
new.............................................3. My favourite
......................................................is oranges.4.
The ........................ ...............went skipping down the
road.
5. Suddenly I heard the sound of a
.........................................6. I wish we had a ......
...............................................at home.
7. The ..............................................were
singing in the trees.8. The ........................ .........was
burning brightly in the grate.
9.The train came slowly into the
............................................10. The
....................................was covered with bits of
fluff.
11. We bought a ............ ..........................from the
conductor.12. I would like a new ..........................for my
next birthday.
13. The .....................was creeping silently through the
grass.14. When I got home, my dad was cutting bits
of..................
15. The ..................................was trying as hard as
he could.16. With a frightened look, she stared at the
........................
17. The teacher told the .................. ..........to make
less noise.18. The ................looked beautiful in its new coat
of paint.
19. The shop around the corner had run out
of........................20. The old man had told the doctor that
he had pains in
his..........................21. From my bedroom window you can
see lots of................22. The girl took out her
.......................... and began to write.23. Janet was afraid
to tell her..............................that she had
ruined her skin.24. The poor bird had injured
its............................................
25. My ................ told me Id find my shoes in the .
...............
Exercise A: Underline the nouns in the
following sentences:
1. The woman in the green coat was
shouting at her child.
2. The trees were swaying gently in the
park.
3. Many expensive cars have seats made of
real leather.
4. The rain was pelting down on the roof.
5. A huge bowl of apples was on the table.
6. The house had a blue door, green tile and
red shutters.
7. The mouth of the shark seemed full of
gleaming teeth.
8. Ducks were swimming among the reeds
in the pond beside the house.
9. My mother gave my bicycle to my
brother when it became too small for me.
10. There was a great roar, like thunder, as
the planes flew overhead,
11. A large black cat was sitting on the
doorstep, licking its lips.
Exercise C: Place a suitable noun into each blank space
below:
1. My mother and .................... had gone out for the
.................. ..., leaving me alone in
the ........................ I sat beside the
........................, gazing at the
burning........................... I imagine I could see all kinds
of ........................ Then I
went over to the ........................ and looked out into
the ............................Several .........................
were playing round a ............................. Two others
were
swinging a ........................... for a
something................................. to skip. I could
heartheir ..................... and decided to join in. After
putting my .......................... I locked
the .............................. and went outside.
2. It is not very easy to ride a .........................,
especially the kind with only
two ......................... If you are not very big, your
....................... will not
reachthe............................. when you sit on the
........................So you have to ride standing up. When you
take your ............................ out on the
road, it is even harder. ............................. rush
past, and nearly blow you off. Theynever leave you enough
.......................... But it is fun to ring your
...........................
and watch ...........................jump out of your
....................................
3. There is an old ................................ not far from
our .......................... I love to gothere to play, after
............................ The ......................... are all
crumbling and it is
hard to believe that ............................... used to
live there. Once whenmy ................................ and I were
playing there we found a ................................ It
was obviously very old, and had a
............................... of Charles I onone
............................ and a ........................... on
the other. We took it to
a ........................... We were told it was worth a great
deal of............................. Butwe decided to keep the
............................... and I still have it in a
.........................in my
...................................
Exercise E: Circle the
proper nouns in the
following sentences:
Jim and William travelled to
Sydney last Wednesday. They bought a new Toyota sedan
and drove back to Melbourne.
Here they showed the new
vehicle to Betty and John.
The two men returned home
along Oxford Street.
Exercise G: Fill in the gaps with an appropriate common orproper
noun. Try not to use the same noun twice:
.................. .................., the famous
.................., has just
completed her latest novel. Her many ................ will be
delighted bythis latest ................. and her publishers,
................ and ...................,are looking forward to
massive ............. The irresistible ..................
will be travelling the length and breadth of .................
and ...............to publisize her
.............................
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