OEGCI test14

• Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate TEST 14 • nouns Name ● Spelling Complete the table If the singular or plural form does not exist, put – in the space SINGULAR ▲ nose ▲ life ▲ politics PLURAL SINGULAR noses lives ski 14 crisis mouse 15 series 16 a thousand penny tomatoes 10 tooth physics two piano 11 lady 12 ingredients wish 13 clothes ● Countable and uncountable nouns SINGULAR – photo PLURAL PLURAL means Circle the correct words She has had love / a love of horses since she was a little girl I can’t sleep if I drink cofee / a cofee at night If you and the band sing in the town centre today, it will be good publicity / advertisement for your concert tonight I went skiing for the irst time this year; it’s experience / an experience that I’ll never forget I’ve just heard a / some very good news about Emma and Leslie ● Mixed singular and plural Circle the best verb form in italics My swimming class is /are on Tuesdays and Fridays The majority of the parents want / wants classes to end early on Fridays I arrived at the cinema on time, but the rest of my friends was / were late Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is / are a traditional meal In England Forty euros is / are a lot of money for a concert ticket Most of my neighbours want traic lights in our road, but a couple of them disagree / disagrees ● Possessive ’s or of? Correct (✓) or not (✗)? 10 He never listens to other peoples’ opinions Are you going to Eve and Simon’s party? Those women’s clothes look very expensive Have you seen that new guitar of John? It looks great! Chris’s car is the red one parked next to mine My friend’s parents are nearly all younger than mine I have an appointment at the dentist’s on Thursday The bank’s employees are worried about losing their jobs The president spoke about the economic recovery’s importance The leg of the cat is injured ➔ Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 14 • nouns © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE ● one(s) Circle the best expression ▲ ‘What does your suitcase look like?’ ‘It’s A big red one B a big red one ’ C big red that the woman in that photo is wearing? C the ones Do you have any glasses which look like A ones B the one We never serve frozen ish in this restaurant, only A fresh one B fresh ones C fresh ‘What kind of phone you want? ‘ ‘ A A one with B One with a camera.’ C With May I borrow some coins for the car park? I haven’t got A any B ones C any ones ‘Whose phone is ringing?’ ‘ A Your B Your one ‘ C Yours There aren’t any grapes in the bowl, but there may be A ones B some C some ones in the fridge ● noun + noun Eight of these phrases can be expressed with a noun + noun phrase (e.g ‘a shop that sells shoes’ = a shoe shop.) Which are they? Rewrite them a box for carrying lunch a sandwich made from cheese the window in the bedroom a conversation about music a ilm about a war a TV programme about babies 10 11 12 a man on a train a chair for the oice a man from the police a bowl designed for soup a book about famous buildings biscuits made for dogs ● Mixed structures Correct the mistakes or write ‘Correct’ 10 I sent him my congratulation on passing all his exams She knows a lot about economics and has written a series of books about it Two of my guests are vegetarian; the rest eats ish I get four weeks’ holiday in my new job Four weeks aren’t a long time to wait for a new passport I had vegetables soup and some bread for lunch Don’t forget to buy a chocolate box for your grandmother on her birthday I don’t know whether to buy Dad a history book or a book about mountains If there aren’t any mushroom pizzas on the menu, I’ll have a one with olives If your phone isn’t working, please use mine / 65 Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 14 • nouns © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE