Plural and uncountable nouns Exercises

UNIT 70  Plural and uncountable nouns Exercises

70.1   Write whether you like or dislike something. Begin your sentences with:

I like . . .      I don't like . . .         I love . . .         I hate . . .            I don't mind . . .
I'm (not) interested in . . .            I have no opinion about . . .

Example: (hot weather) I don't like hot weather.

1.   (soccer)_____________________________________

2.   (small children)_____________________________________________________

3.   (cats) _____________________________________

4.   (modern art) __________________________________________

5.   (horror movies) _________________________________________


70.2    What do you think about these things? Write a sentence about each one. Begin with:

I don't agree with . . .       I think . . .             I don't think . . .          In my opinion . . .           
I'm against . . .                   I'm in favor of . . .
Example: (divorce)  I think divorce sametimes necessary.

1.   (violence)________________________________________________

2.   (smoking)_______________________________________________

3.   (exams)_________________________________________________

4.   (capital punishment)________________________________________________

5.   (nuclear power)_________________________________________________
                      

70.3   Choose the correct form, with or without the.

Examples: I'm afraid of dogs/the dogs              Can you pass salt/the salt, please?

1.   Apples/The apples are good for you

2.   Look at apples/the apples on that tree! They're very large.

3.   Women/the women are sometimes better teachers than men /the men

4.   In Britain coffee/the coffee is more expensive than tea /the tea.

5.   We had a very nice meal in that restaurant. Service/The service was good too.

6.   Most people/The most people still believe that marriage/the marriage and family life/the family life are the basis of our society.

7.   They got married but marriage/the marriage wasn't successful

8.   I know someone who wrote a book about life/the life Gandhi.

9.   Life The life would be very difficult without electricity/the electricity.
10.   Skiing /the skiing is my favorite sport, but I also like swimming/the swimming.

11.   Second World War/The Second World War ended in 1945.

12.   Do you know people/the people who live next door?

13.   Are you interested in art/the art or architecture/the architecture?

14.   All books/All the books on the top shelf belong to me.

15.   Don't stay in that hotel. Beds/The beds are very uncomfortable.

16.   Two of the biggest problems facing our society are crime/the crime and unemployment/the unemployment.

17.   I hate violence/the violence.