SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

LEVEL A2
1. All birds are very good at building their ______.
A. nestes B. nest C. nests D. nestoes
2. Donna and Doug are planning to sell all their possessions and move to Maui in order to become beach ______.
A. bumes B. bums C. bum C. bumoes
3. We ate both ______.
A. apple B. appleoes C. apples D. applese
4. We picked some ______ from the tree.
A. orangesesB. orangeoes C. oranges D. orange
5. Leaves cover the two ______ in the woods.
A. pathes B. path C. paths D. pathese
6. The ______ was swimming in the river.
A. fish B. fishs C. fishes D. fishoes
7. I have just bought three ______.
A. ox B. oxes C. oxs D. oxen
8. Sandy knew that many ______ were living in the walls of the old house.
A. mouses B. mouse C. mice D. mices
9. The hunters never noticed the two ______ by the apple trees.
A. deers B. deeres C. deer D. deeroes
10. Are the ______ chasing the other farm animals.
A. geese B. gooses C. goose D. goosoes
11. You should place the ______ and the spoons to the left of the plates.
A. knifes B. knives C. knife D. knifese
12. The ______ are standing on boxes to see the parade.
A. child B. childs C. children D. childrens
13. Please keep your hands and ______ inside the car.
A. feet B. foots C. foot D. footes
14. Please give me that pair of ______.
A. scissor B. scissors C. scissorses D. scissores
15. There are five ______ in the picture.
A. sheep B. sheeps C. sheepes D. sheepoes
16. Gymnastics ______ my favorite sport.
A. is B. are C. do D. does
17. The trousers you bought for me ______ fit me.
A. don’t B. doesn’t C. isn’t D. aren’t
18. The police want to interview two ______ about the robbery last week.
A. man B. men C. mans D. mens
19. Physics ______ my best subject at school.
A. was B. were C. do D. does
20. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine ______ sharp enough.
A. isn’t B. aren’t C. don’t D. doesn’t
21. Fortunately the news ______ as bad as we expected.
A. wasn’t B. weren’t C. isn’t D. aren’t
22. Where ______ your family live?
A. do B. does C. both A&B D. Ø
23. Three days ______ long enough for a good holiday.
A. isn’t B. aren’t C. Ø D. both A&B
24. It’s a nice place to visit. The local people there ______ friendly.
A. are B. is C. aren’t D. isn’t
25. ______ the police know how the accident happened?
A. Do B. Does C. Both A&B D. Is
26. I don’t like very hot weather. Thirty degree ______ too hot for me.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
27. My boyfriend is 1.8 ______ tall.
A. meters B. meter C. meteres D. both A&B
28. Four years ______ a long time to be without job.
A. is B. are C. do D. does
29. The government ______ to increase taxes.
 A. wants B. want C. both A&B D. none are correct
30. Susan is wearing ______.
A. jean B. jeans C. a jean D. a jeans
LEVEL B1
31. Brazil ______competing with Italy in a football match next week.
A. is B. are C. both A&B D. will
32. I like Martin and Jane. Both of them ______ very nice.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
33. I need more than ten pounds. Ten pounds ______ enough.
A. aren’t B. isn’t C. are D. is
34. I’m going to buy ______ for my grandma.
A. a pyjama B. a pair of pyjama C. pyjamas D. a pair of pyjamas
35. The committee ______made any decisions yet.
A. has B. have C. haven’t D. none are correct
36. There ______ a policeman and some supporters directing traffic on the street two days ago.
A. were B. was C. is D. are
37. What ______ the army going to do?
A. is B. are C. both A&B D. none are correct
38. The mumps ______ predicted to rapidly spread across the country without effective solutions.
A. are B. is C. Ø D. both A&B
39. There are lots of ______ swimming in the water.
A. shrimp B. shrimps C. the shrimp D. the shrimps
40. There are only two_______and one ______ having passed the exam.
A. man-women B. men-woman C. man-woman D. men-women
41. I saw some ______ playing in the front yard.
A. babys B. baby C. babies D. babie
42. My mom put ______ in my lunch box.
A. any vegetables B. any vegetable C. vegetable D. some vegatables
43. I’m going to the supermarket to get ______ for dinner.
A. some fish B. some fishes C. any fish D. any fishes
44. Some ______ about the form of the earth are proposed.
A. hypothesis B. hypothesises C. hypotheses D. hypothese
45. ______ show that one in five city residents in developed country leads an unhappy life.
A. Analysis B. Analysises C. Analyses D. Analyse
46. I saw ______ running across the kitchen.
A. mouse B. mice C. a mouse D. both B&C
47. There are ______ on the road today.
A. few bus B. few buses D. little bus D. little buses
48. My eyesight isn’t very good. I need ______.
A. glasses B. a glass C. a pair of glasses D. glass
49. I can’t find my binoculars. Do you know where ______.
A. it is B. they are C. is it D. are they
50. Scooter is ______ of transport.
A. means B. a mean C. a means D. mean
51. Facebook, Instagram and other social networks are ______ of communication.
A. means B. a mean C. a means D. mean
52. I want to cut this piece of cloth. I need ______.
A. some scissors B. a scissor C. a pair of scissor D. all are correct
53. The ______ wearing a white shirt is expected to win the election.
A. woman B. women C. womans D. womens
54. My ______ aren’t good at English
A. child B. childs C. children D. childrens
55. My ______ hurt whenever winter comes.
A. foot B. feet C. foots D. feets
56. Some raise ______ for fur while others raise them for lamb.
A. sheep B. sheeps C. the sheeps D. All are correct
57. In Vietnam, ______ under the age of 15 are encouraged to go to school.
A. childs B. children C. child D. childrens
58. ______ are expected to finish a 50-question test in 60 minutes.
A. Student B. Students C. A student D. Studentes
59. They are sending some ______ to fix the door.
A. man B. men C. mans D. both B&C
60. The majority of ______ work more than ten hours a day at home.
A. housewife B. housewives C. the housewife D. all are correct
61. Please keep the ______ far away from the kids.
A. knife B. knives C. knifes D. both A&B
62. Excuse me, sir! We are looking for our ______.
A. luggages B. luggage C. luggaging D. both A&B
63. It is quite obvious that ______ like water.
A. goose B. gooses C. geese D. both B&C
64. Margaret has got ______.
A. black hairB. black hairs C. a black hair D. both A&C
65. We had ______ when we were on holiday.
A. good weather B. a good weather C. good weathers D. both B&C
66. Sorry I’m late. I had ______ with my car this morning.
A. trouble B. a trouble C. troubles D. both B&C
67. It’s very difficult to find a ______ at the moment.
A. work B. job C. works D. both A&B
68. The flat is empty. We haven’t got any ______ yet.
A. furniture B. furnitures C. a furniture D. the furniture
69. When the fire alarm rang, there was ______.
A. complete chaos B. a complete chao C. complete chao D. a complete chaos
70. I had to buy ______ bread because I wanted to make some sandwiches.
A. some B. a C. a few D. any