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1. 1.

   Use each of these words as a noun and a verb. You may use the dictionary, if required.

   1. house: ________________________
   2. rat: __________________________
   3. beam: ________________________
   4. eye: ________________________
   5. fish: _________________________
   6. judge: ________________________
   7. note: _________________________
   8. sail: _________________________
   9. hand: ________________________
2. 2.

   Use the collective nouns given in the box to complete these sentences.

   band, troupe, fleet, flock, bouquet, team, gang, swarm, colony, crowd

   1. The Indian cricket _______________ won the World Cup in the year 2011.
   2. Antonio's _________________ of ships were said to be all lost at sea.
   3. The boys were attacked by a ______________ of bees.
   4. A large _______________ gathered in the street.
   5. We greeted our teacher with a ______________ of roses.
   6. The performers were part of a _____________ that had come from Russia.
   7. A large ___________ of sheep caused a traffic jam on the highway.
   8. There is a ____________ of ants under the rotting tree.
   9. The police caught a _____________ of robbers last night.
   10. A ______________ of musicians performed at the fete.
3. 3.

   Form abstract nouns using appropriate suffixes.

   1. able	2. difficult	3. explore
   _____________	_____________	_____________
   4. warm	5. hero	6. false
   ____________	_______________	_______________
   7. agent	8. brave	9. young
   _____________	______________	________________
   10. high	11. vain	12. consistent
   _____________	_____________	_______________
   13. grow	14. invite	15. judge
   _____________	______________	_________________
   16. neighbour	17. member	18. king
   ______________	_______________	________________

    

4. 4.

   Write two proper nouns for each common noun.

   Common noun	Proper nouns
   1. car
   2. restaurant
   3. friend
   4. river
   5. ocean
   6. sea
   7. dog
   8. film
   9. novel
   10. school
   11. store
   12. teacher

    

5. 5.

   Correct the errors in the use of nouns or verbs in these sentences.

   1. The news are bad.
   2. Diabetes are incurable.
   3. Your luggages are so heavy.
   4. Mother bought two loafs of bread.
   5. Put the two books in the study.
   6. There are lots of mouses in the attic.
   7. I ate two stuffed tomatoies for lunch.
   8. Add two spoonsful of vanilla essence.
   9. Mathematics are my favourite subject.
   10. How many deers are left in Alipore Zoo?
   11. I wrote many essayes for my history class.
   12. A compass is very necessary for drawing a circle.
   13. The engineer installed five softwares in the laptop.
   14. The passer-bys helped the victim get to the hospital.
   15. There are thirty-two permanent tooths in an adult human.
6. 6.

   Identify whether the highlighted nouns in these sentences are countable (C) or uncountable (U).

   1. I do not like milk. ____________
   2. I need some advice from you. ___________
   3. Can you give me some water? ____________
   4. Can I have some juice, please? ____________
   5. Keep these bottles in the fridge. ___________
   6. Mix the butter and the flour well. _____________
   7. I have to fx this vase. Get me some glue. ____________
   8. Let us buy new furniture for the drawing room. ___________
   9. Everyone is concerned about pollution in our cities. ___________
   10. Complete your homework before you go off to sleep. ___________
   11. The policeman fined the man for jumping the red light. ____________
   12. Could you please give me some information about the Smiths? ___________