A1 GrammarNet Gramática da Língua Inglesa www.grammarnet.com Inversion in Conditionals Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them Example: If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? If you happen to go to the computer shop, please buy me a box of CDs If the government were to spend more money on health, the quality of service in hospitals would improve If he insists on pressing charges against you, you should hire a lawyer If you are not satisfied with our product, we will refund you the money If you need further information, please not hesitate to contact us If he doesn’t resign, new measures will have to be taken If he hadn’t embezzled €1,000 from the company, he wouldn’t be in jail right now If you should see Mr Smith on Monday, please inform him of the situation If this new policy were implemented, a storm of protest would be expected 10 If I had known earlier, I would have taken the children to school 10 © E.S.Ping 2007 of aexe1.pdf A1 GrammarNet Gramática da Língua Inglesa www.grammarnet.com Inversion in Conditionals Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them Example: If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? If you happen to go to the computer shop, please buy me a box of CDs Should you happen to go to the computer shop, please buy me a box of CDs If the government were to spend more money on health, the quality of service in hospitals would improve Were the government to spend more money on health, the quality of service in hospitals would improve If he insists on pressing charges against you, you should hire a lawyer Should he insist on pressing charges against you, you should hire a lawyer If you are not satisfied with our product, we will refund you the money Should you not be satisfied with our product, we will refund you the money If you need further information, please not hesitate to contact us Should you need further information, please not hesitate to contact us If he doesn’t resign, new measures will have to be taken Should he not resign, new measures will have to be taken If he hadn’t embezzled €1,000 from the company, he wouldn’t be in jail right now Had he not embezzled €1,000 from the company, he wouldn’t be in jail right now If you should see Mr Smith on Monday, please inform him of the situation Should you see Mr Smith on Monday, please inform him of the situation If this new policy were implemented, a storm of protest would be expected Were this new policy to be implemented, a storm of protest would be expected 10 If I had known earlier, I would have taken the children to school Had I known earlier, I would have taken the children to school 10 © E.S.Ping 2007 of aexe1.pdf A2 GrammarNet Gramática da Língua Inglesa www.grammarnet.com Inversion in Conditionals Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them Example: If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? If I had known how difficult the job was going to be, I would never have accepted it If the river floods, a lot of people will have to be evacuated If he were elected Prime Minister, would he a better job than his predecessor? If she had known how troublesome the boy would be, she would never have agreed to look after him If you don’t tell the truth, people will not trust you If he decides to leave his wife, what will he with his children? If I had been told you were coming, I would have picked you up at the airport If you were sent to Italy to work, would you accept the job? If he has the right qualifications, I am sure they will offer him the job 10 If she had set out early, she wouldn’t have been caught in the traffic jam 10 © E.S.Ping 2007 of aexe2.pdf A2 GrammarNet Gramática da Língua Inglesa www.grammarnet.com Inversion in Conditionals Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them Example: If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? If I had known how difficult the job was going to be, I would never have accepted it Had I known how difficult the job was going to be, I would never have accepted it If the river floods, a lot of people will have to be evacuated Should the river flood, a lot of people will have to be evacuated If he were elected Prime Minister, would he a better job than his predecessor? Were he to be elected Prime Minister, would he a better job than his predecessor? If she had known how troublesome the boy would be, she would never have agreed to look after him Had she known how troublesome the boy would be, she would never have agreed to look after him If you don’t tell the truth, people will not trust you Should you not tell the truth, people will not trust you If he decides to leave his wife, what will he with his children? Should he decide to leave his wife, what will he with his children? If I had been told you were coming, I would have picked you up at the airport Had I been told you were coming, I would have picked you up at the airport If you were sent to Italy to work, would you accept the job? Were you to be sent to Italy to work, would you accept the job? If he has the right qualifications, I am sure they will offer him the job Should he have the right qualifications, I am sure they will offer him the job 10 If she had set out early, she wouldn’t have been caught in the traffic jam Had she set out early, she wouldn’t have been caught in the traffic jam 10 © E.S.Ping 2007 of aexe2.pdf A3 GrammarNet Gramática da Língua Inglesa www.grammarnet.com Inversion in Conditionals Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them Example: If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? If you see John, please give him my best regards If you were to earn a huge salary, what would you with the money? If he hadn’t squandered all his savings, he wouldn’t be poor now If she were to get wind of the situation, she would definitely be devastated If you need assistance, please let us know If he is accepted for the job, he will go out and celebrate If I hadn’t chosen to learn English, I wouldn’t be doing this exercise right now If it hadn’t been so strange, I would have remembered it If I were in your shoes, I would tell her the truth 10 If he were promoted, his salary would double 10 © E.S.Ping 2007 of aexe3.pdf A3 GrammarNet Gramática da Língua Inglesa www.grammarnet.com Inversion in Conditionals Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them Example: If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? If you see John, please give him my best regards Should you see John, please give him my best regards If you were to earn a huge salary, what would you with the money? Were you to earn a huge salary, what would you with the money? If he hadn’t squandered all his savings, he wouldn’t be poor now Had he not squandered all his savings, he wouldn’t be poor now If she were to get wind of the situation, she would definitely be devastated Were she to get wind of the situation, she would definitely be devastated If you need assistance, please let us know Should you need assistance, please let us know If he is accepted for the job, he will go out and celebrate Should he be accepted for the job, he will go out and celebrate If I hadn’t chosen to learn English, I wouldn’t be doing this exercise right now Had I not chosen to learn English, I wouldn’t be doing this exercise right now If it hadn’t been so strange, I would have remembered it Had it not been so strange, I would have remembered it If I were in your shoes, I would tell her the truth Were I in your shoes, I would tell her the truth 10 If he were promoted, his salary would double Were he to be promoted, his salary would double 10 © E.S.Ping 2007 of aexe3.pdf A4 GrammarNet Gramática da Língua Inglesa www.grammarnet.com Inversion for emphasis Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the word given Example: I will never that again Never will I that again He rarely goes to the theatre Rarely I have never driven a tractor Never She hardly ever studies Hardly He had scarcely started eating when the phone rang Scarcely He seldom went to the cinema Seldom I had no idea that the man was armed Little As soon as he got out of the car the police arrested him No sooner She must definitely not be allowed to use this computer On no account We could get the door open only by breaking the lock Only 10 The exercise was so difficult that I couldn't answer half of the questions So 10 © E.S.Ping 2007 of aexe4.pdf A4 GrammarNet Gramática da Língua Inglesa www.grammarnet.com Inversion for emphasis Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the word given Example: I will never that again Never will I that again He rarely goes to the theatre Rarely does he go to the theatre I have never driven a tractor Never have I driven a tractor She hardly ever studies Hardly ever does she study He had scarcely started eating when the phone rang Scarcely had he started eating when the phone rang He seldom went to the cinema Seldom did he go to the cinema I had no idea that the man was armed Little did I know that the man was armed As soon as he got out of the car the police arrested him No sooner had he got out of the car than the police arrested him She must definitely not be allowed to use this computer On no account must she be allowed to use this computer We could get the door open only by breaking the lock Only by breaking the lock could we get the door open 10 The exercise was so difficult that I couldn't answer half of the questions So difficult was the exercise that I couldn't answer half of the questions © E.S.Ping 2007 of aexe4.pdf A5 GrammarNet Gramática da Língua Inglesa www.grammarnet.com Inversion for emphasis Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the word given Example: I will never that again Never will I that again It was the first time the house had been broken into Never Buffaloes are hardly seen in the area Seldom He must definitely not be promoted to general On no account The only way we could get in touch with him was by using the mobile phone Only He had no idea where he was Little As soon as the lesson finished the students rushed out of the classroom No sooner She had only just arrived home when the phone rang Hardly Yesterday was so hot that I had to drink a lot of water So He seldom leaves the house Seldom 10 He was so intelligent that he solved the problem in a matter of minutes Such 10 © E.S.Ping 2007 of aexe5.pdf A5 GrammarNet Gramática da Língua Inglesa www.grammarnet.com Inversion for emphasis Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the word given Example: I will never that again Never will I that again It was the first time the house had been broken into Never before had the house been broken into Buffaloes are hardly seen in the area Seldom are buffaloes seen in the area He must definitely not be promoted to general On no account must he be promoted to general The only way we could get in touch with him was by using the mobile phone Only by using the mobile phone could we get in touch with him He had no idea where he was Little did he know where he was As soon as the lesson finished the students rushed out of the classroom No sooner had the lesson finished than the students rushed out of the classroom She had only just arrived home when the phone rang Hardly had she arrived home when the phone rang Yesterday was so hot that I had to drink a lot of water So hot was yesterday that I had to drink a lot of water He seldom leaves the house Seldom does he leave the house 10 He was so intelligent that he solved the problem in a matter of minutes Such was his intelligence that he solved the problem in a matter of minutes © E.S.Ping 2007 of aexe5.pdf A11 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Homophones Write the homophones Examples: be in bee inn Homophones Homophones rough ruff source sauce route root stair stare row roe steak stake sack sac steal steel sail sale story storey see sea straight strait seen scene style stile sell cell suite sweet sent scent, cent sun son sewn sown sure shore sheer shear tail tale side sighed tax tacks sight site, cite threw through sign sine tire tyre site sight war wore slay sleigh way weigh so sew, sow weather whether sole soul week weak sore soar, saw where wear, ware sort sought write right, rite © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe11.pdf A12 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Collective Nouns Complete the expressions with the following collective nouns: army, array, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, cloud, company, contingent, crew, crop, crowd, deck, fleet, flight, flock, gang, heap, herd, kindle, pack, panel, pile, school, swarm, team, throng Collective Nouns Collective Nouns a ……………………… of clothes a ……………………… of sailors a ……………………… of people a ……………………… of apples a ……………………… of mosquitoes a ……………………… of players a ……………………… of elephants a ……………………… of sticks a ……………………… of beautiful girls a ……………………… of sheep a ……………………… of thieves a ……………………… of bananas a ……………………… of students a ……………………… of men a ……………………… of judges a ……………………… of pack animals an ……………………… of ants a ……………………… of cards a ……………………… of stairs a ……………………… of papers a ……………………… of ships a ……………………… of horses a ……………………… of bees an ……………………… of facts a ……………………… of flowers a ……………………… of oxen a ……………………… of birds a ……………………… of swine a ……………………… of wolves a ……………………… of lies a ……………………… of keys a ……………………… of buses a ……………………… of tourists a ……………………… of kittens a ……………………… of researchers a ……………………… of swallows a ……………………… of elks a ……………………… of whales a ……………………… of soldiers a ……………………… of hounds 40 © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe12.pdf A12 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Collective Nouns Complete the expressions with the following collective nouns: army, array, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, cloud, company, contingent, crew, crop, crowd, deck, fleet, flight, flock, gang, heap, herd, kindle, pack, panel, pile, school, swarm, team, throng Collective Nouns Collective Nouns a bundle / heap of clothes a crew of sailors a crowd of people a crop of apples a cloud of mosquitoes a company of players a herd of elephants a bundle of sticks a bevy of beautiful girls a flock of sheep a pack / gang of thieves a bunch of bananas a crop of students a body of men a panel of judges a herd of pack animals an army of ants a deck of cards a flight of stairs a pile of papers a fleet of ships a team of horses a swarm of bees an array of facts a bunch of flowers a team of oxen a flock of birds a herd of swine a pack of wolves a pack of lies a bunch of keys a fleet of buses a flock / throng of tourists a kindle of kittens a team of researchers a flight of swallows a gang of elks a school of whales a contingent of soldiers a pack of hounds © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe12.pdf A13 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Collective Nouns Complete the expressions with the following collective nouns: batch, battalion, battery, board, circle, clump, cluster, colony, constellation, covey, drove, gaggle, host, legion, litter, mass, mob, murder, muster, phalanx, pod, pride, ring, set, shoal, sloth, string, suite, troop, wad, watch Collective Nouns Collective Nouns a ……………………… of crows a ……………………… of puppies a ……………………… of friends a ……………………… of nightingales a ……………………… of onions a ……………………… of admirers a ……………………… of photographers a ……………………… of geese a ……………………… of hooligans a ……………………… of lions a ……………………… of bears a ……………………… of recruits a ……………………… of riot police a ……………………… of ants a ……………………… of stars a ……………………… of pearls a ……………………… of seals a ……………………… of peacocks a ……………………… of schoolgirls a ……………………… of directors a ……………………… of letters a ……………………… of dolphins a ……………………… of rules a ……………………… of sightseers a ……………………… of bank notes a ……………………… of film stars a ……………………… of troops a ……………………… of trees a ……………………… of fish a ……………………… of tests a ……………………… of cattle a ……………………… of accessories a ……………………… of examiners a ……………………… of cutlery a ……………………… of whales a ……………………… of partridges a ……………………… of thieves a ……………………… of spectators a ……………………… of rooms a ……………………… of monkeys 40 © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe13.pdf A13 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Collective Nouns Complete the expressions with the following collective nouns: batch, battalion, battery, board, circle, clump, cluster, colony, constellation, covey, drove, gaggle, host, legion, litter, mass, mob, murder, muster, phalanx, pod, pride, ring, set, shoal, sloth, string, suite, troop, wad, watch Collective Nouns Collective Nouns a murder of crows a litter of puppies a circle of friends a watch of nightingales a string of onions a legion of admirers a battalion of photographers a gaggle of geese a mob of hooligans a pride of lions a sloth of bears a batch of recruits a phalanx of riot police a colony of ants a cluster of stars a string of pearls a pod of seals a muster of peacocks a gaggle of schoolgirls a board of directors a batch of letters a pod of dolphins a set of rules a drove of sightseers a wad of bank notes a constellation of film stars a muster of troops a clump of trees a shoal of fish a battery of tests a drove of cattle a host of accessories a board of examiners a set of cutlery a pod of whales a covey of partridges a ring of thieves a mass of spectators a suite of rooms a troop of monkeys © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe13.pdf A14 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Plural Write the following in the plural Singular Plural Singular alga alumna alumnus antenna (insect) appendix antenna (radio) axis automaton carp basis chorus cactus cod calf colossus datum crisis deer English fungus foot grouse goose hoof leaf loaf memorandum louse mouse ox phenomenon radius plaice scarf sheaf sheep thief stratum trout tooth Plural 40 © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe14.pdf A14 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Plural Write the following in the plural Singular alga Plural algae Singular alumna Plural alumnae (insect) antennae alumnus alumni antenna appendix appendixes antenna (radio) antennas axis axes automaton automata / -matons carp carp basis bases chorus choruses cactus cacti / cactuses cod cod calf calves colossus colossi datum data crisis crises deer deer English English fungus fungi / funguses foot feet grouse grouse goose geese hoof hoofs / hooves leaf leaves loaf loaves memorandum memoranda / -dums louse lice mouse mice ox oxen phenomenon phenomena radius radii plaice plaice scarf scarfs / scarves sheaf sheaves sheep sheep thief thieves stratum strata trout trout tooth teeth © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe14.pdf A15 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Plural Write the following in the plural Singular Plural Singular addendum appendix calculus aquarium codex curriculum criterion diagnosis dwarf focus erratum gymnasium formula hypothesis ganglion isthmus index larva medium locus oasis mackerel pike nucleus Portuguese penny spectrum planetarium stimulus referendum syllabus salmon thesaurus stylus vortex terminus wharf thesis wife wolf Plural 40 © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe15.pdf A15 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Plural Write the following in the plural Singular Plural Singular Plural addendum addenda / -dums appendix appendices calculus calculi / calculuses aquarium aquaria / aquariums codex codices curriculum curricula criterion criteria diagnosis diagnoses dwarf dwarfs / dwarves focus foci / focuses erratum errata gymnasium gymnasia / -siums formula formulae / formulas hypothesis hypotheses ganglion ganglia isthmus isthmi / isthmuses index indexes / indices larva larvae medium media / mediums locus loci oasis oases mackerel mackerel pike pike nucleus nuclei / nucleuses Portuguese Portuguese penny pence / pennies spectrum spectra / spectrums planetarium planetaria / -riums stimulus stimuli referendum referenda / -dums syllabus syllabi / syllabuses salmon salmon thesaurus thesauri / -ruses stylus styli / styluses vortex vortexes / vortices terminus termini / terminuses wharf wharfs / wharves thesis theses wife wives wolf wolves © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe15.pdf A16 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Idioms & Proverbs Complete the missing words Example: An apple a day keeps the doctor away A man can no m………………… than he can A storm in a t………………… After a storm comes a c………………… Better be a………………… than in bad company Children should be seen and not h………………… C………………… killed the cat Flog a dead h………………… He who wants a m………………… without fault, must walk on foot Let your p………………… be your master 10 Like a bull in a c………………… shop 11 Mind your own b………………… 12 Never look a gift h………………… in the mouth 13 No sun without a s………………… 14 One good turn d………………… another 15 Red clouds in the e…………………, rain the next day 16 Red sky at night, shepherd's d………………… 17 Spend and be free, but make no w………………… 18 Straight from the horse's m………………… 19 Take a l………………… out of somebody's book 20 Take the bull by the h………………… 21 Too many cooks spoil the b………………… 22 Travel b………………… the mind 23 Turn over a new l………………… 24 Two is company, three is n………………… 25 Wise men p…………………, and fools determine 25 © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe16.pdf A16 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Idioms & Proverbs Complete the missing words Example: An apple a day keeps the doctor away A man can no more than he can A storm in a teacup After a storm comes a calm Better be alone than in bad company Children should be seen and not heard Curiosity killed the cat Flog a dead horse He who wants a mule without fault, must walk on foot Let your purse be your master 10 Like a bull in a china shop 11 Mind your own business 12 Never look a gift horse in the mouth 13 No sun without a shadow 14 One good turn deserves another 15 Red clouds in the east, rain the next day 16 Red sky at night, shepherd's delight 17 Spend and be free, but make no waste 18 Straight from the horse's mouth 19 Take a leaf out of somebody's book 20 Take the bull by the horns 21 Too many cooks spoil the broth 22 Travel broadens the mind 23 Turn over a new leaf 24 Two is company, three is none 25 Wise men propose, and fools determine © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe16.pdf A17 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Idioms & Proverbs Write the missing words Example: A storm in a teacup A good dog d………………… a good bone Actions speak l………………… than words An apple a day keeps the d………………… away Bad n………………… travels fast D………………… are fruits, words are but leaves Don't b………………… about the bush Don't h………………… your light under a bushel Don't j………………… a book by its cover He that cannot o…………………, cannot command 10 Honesty is the best p………………… 11 Keep your eye on the b………………… 12 Knowledge is p………………… 13 Leave no s………………… unturned 14 Let sleeping dogs l………………… 15 Make a clean b………………… of it 16 Many a true word is said in j………………… 17 N………………… knows no law 18 Never promise a fish until it is c………………… 19 No news is g………………… news 20 No one is rich enough to without his n………………… 21 One man's meat is another man's p………………… 22 People who live in g………………… houses shouldn't throw stones 23 The pen is m………………… than the sword 24 Wedlock is a p………………… 25 You can't make an o………………… without breaking eggs 25 © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe17.pdf A17 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Idioms & Proverbs Write the missing words Example: A storm in a teacup A good dog deserves a good bone Actions speak louder than words An apple a day keeps the doctor away Bad news travels fast Deeds are fruits, words are but leaves Don't beat about the bush Don't hide your light under a bushel Don't judge a book by its cover He that cannot obey, cannot command 10 Honesty is the best policy 11 Keep your eye on the ball 12 Knowledge is power 13 Leave no stone unturned 14 Let sleeping dogs lie 15 Make a clean breast of it 16 Many a true word is said in jest 17 Necessity knows no law 18 Never promise a fish until it is caught 19 No news is good news 20 No one is rich enough to without his neighbour 21 One man's meat is another man's poison 22 People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones 23 The pen is mightier than the sword 24 Wedlock is a padlock 25 You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe17.pdf A18 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Idioms & Proverbs Write the missing words Example: Actions speak louder than words A cat has n………………… lives A wise man changes his m…………………, a fool never Absence makes the h………………… grow fonder Absolute power c………………… absolutely Be dressed up like a dog's d………………… Better untaught than ill t………………… Blow someone/something out of the w………………… Blow the w………………… on somebody Feel like a fish out of w………………… 10 Fly by the s………………… of your pants 11 Have a bee in your b………………… 12 He who laughs last, laughs l………………… 13 He who speaks much of others burns his t………………… 14 Hit the n………………… on the head 15 Hunger finds no f………………… with the cookery 16 Let the cat out of the b………………… 17 Love is a flower which turns into f………………… at marriage 18 Love lasts as long as m………………… endures 19 Love me l…………………, love me long 20 M………………… never come singly 21 Someone's chickens have come home to r………………… 22 Take something with a p………………… of salt 23 The face is no index to the h………………… 24 The liar is sooner caught than the c………………… 25 When the cat is away, the mice will p………………… 25 © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe18.pdf A18 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Idioms & Proverbs Write the missing words Example: Actions speak louder than words A cat has nine lives A wise man changes his mind, a fool never Absence makes the heart grow fonder Absolute power corrupts absolutely Be dressed up like a dog's dinner Better untaught than ill taught Blow someone/something out of the water Blow the whistle on somebody Feel like a fish out of water 10 Fly by the seat of your pants 11 Have a bee in your bonnet 12 He who laughs last, laughs longest 13 He who speaks much of others burns his tongue 14 Hit the nail on the head 15 Hunger finds no fault with the cookery 16 Let the cat out of the bag 17 Love is a flower which turns into fruit at marriage 18 Love lasts as long as money endures 19 Love me little, love me long 20 Misfortunes never come singly 21 Someone's chickens have come home to roost 22 Take something with a pinch of salt 23 The face is no index to the heart 24 The liar is sooner caught than the cripple 25 When the cat is away, the mice will play © E.S.Ping 2010 of aexe18.pdf [...]... interested in nothing except talking about football Talking about football was all (or the only thing) they were interested in 7 Although we played well, we lost the game In spite of the fact that we played well, we lost the game 8 Mary was never late for work At no time was Mary late for work 9 Very few people are willing to accept this job Hardly anyone (or anybody) is willing to accept this job 10 She... couldn't face them any more that day Much 6 They were interested in nothing except talking about football Talking about football 7 Although we played well, we lost the game In spite 8 Mary was never late for work At no time 9 Very few people are willing to accept this job Hardly 10 She did not hesitate to ask for more money She had... hoof hoofs / hooves leaf leaves loaf loaves memorandum memoranda / -dums louse lice mouse mice ox oxen phenomenon phenomena radius radii plaice plaice scarf scarfs / scarves sheaf sheaves sheep sheep thief thieves stratum strata trout trout tooth teeth © E.S.Ping 2010 2 of 2 aexe14.pdf A15 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Plural Write the following in the plural Singular Plural Singular addendum... clothes a crew of sailors a crowd of people a crop of apples a cloud of mosquitoes a company of players a herd of elephants a bundle of sticks a bevy of beautiful girls a flock of sheep a pack / gang of thieves a bunch of bananas a crop of students a body of men a panel of judges a herd of pack animals an army of ants a deck of cards a flight of stairs a pile of papers a fleet of ships a team of horses... a ……………………… of fish a ……………………… of tests a ……………………… of cattle a ……………………… of accessories a ……………………… of examiners a ……………………… of cutlery a ……………………… of whales a ……………………… of partridges a ……………………… of thieves a ……………………… of spectators a ……………………… of rooms a ……………………… of monkeys 40 © E.S.Ping 2010 1 of 2 aexe13.pdf A13 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Collective Nouns Complete the expressions... stars a muster of troops a clump of trees a shoal of fish a battery of tests a drove of cattle a host of accessories a board of examiners a set of cutlery a pod of whales a covey of partridges a ring of thieves a mass of spectators a suite of rooms a troop of monkeys © E.S.Ping 2010 2 of 2 aexe13.pdf A14 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Plural Write the following in the plural Singular Plural... (radio) axis automaton carp basis chorus cactus cod calf colossus datum crisis deer English fungus foot grouse goose hoof leaf loaf memorandum louse mouse ox phenomenon radius plaice scarf sheaf sheep thief stratum trout tooth Plural 40 © E.S.Ping 2010 1 of 2 aexe14.pdf A14 GrammarNet.com Gramática da Língua Inglesa Plural Write the following in the plural Singular alga Plural algae Singular alumna... ……………………… of people a ……………………… of apples a ……………………… of mosquitoes a ……………………… of players a ……………………… of elephants a ……………………… of sticks a ……………………… of beautiful girls a ……………………… of sheep a ……………………… of thieves a ……………………… of bananas a ……………………… of students a ……………………… of men a ……………………… of judges a ……………………… of pack animals an ……………………… of ants a ……………………… of cards a ……………………… of stairs a ……………………… of... changes his m…………………, a fool never 3 Absence makes the h………………… grow fonder 4 Absolute power c………………… absolutely 5 Be dressed up like a dog's d………………… 6 Better untaught than ill t………………… 7 Blow someone/something out of the w………………… 8 Blow the w………………… on somebody 9 Feel like a fish out of w………………… 10 Fly by the s………………… of your pants 11 Have a bee in your b………………… 12 He who laughs last, laughs l………………… 13... which turns into f………………… at marriage 18 Love lasts as long as m………………… endures 19 Love me l…………………, love me long 20 M………………… never come singly 21 Someone's chickens have come home to r………………… 22 Take something with a p………………… of salt 23 The face is no index to the h………………… 24 The liar is sooner caught than the c………………… 25 When the cat is away, the mice will p………………… 25 © E.S.Ping 2010 1 of 2 aexe18.pdf