Macmillan English Grammar

1 Underline the correct form.

a There are more than a thousand sheep/sheeps on

this farm.

b Please accept mythank /thanks for your beautiful

present.

c Helen is the onlyperson /peopleI know with

three cars.

d There are twoknife /knives in the top drawer.

e Alan hurt his leg when he felI down the

stair/stairs.

f Kate decided to change her style and bought new

cloth/clothes.

g Paul found hisbelonging /belongingsoutside in

the street.

h Would you like to try a chocolate mouse /mice?

World Airways has bought 20 newaZ7aaft /

aircrafts·

We have already sent thegood/goodsyou ordered.

2 Complete the sentence with a word from the list in either singular or piurai form as necessary.

You can use a word more than ance. One word is not used.

advice

knowledge

hair

s-alt

information

travel

iron

wine

journey

wood

a Some doctors say that it is dangerous to put too

muchself. .....on our food.

b If you want to be an explorer, you have to enjoy

'd •That's obvious.

c Until the 19th century, ships were built using

different kinds of ....

d The body of an armadillo is completely covered

in ..'d ••

e There are many organizations that give school

leavers about careers.

3 Rewrite each sentence sa it contains a word from the list.

f The first electricd ••••• ,in the late 19th

century, had no temperature control.

g In chemistry, solutions ofd ••••••••• in water

are called electrolytes.

h The of France are famous

throughout the world.

Discoveries made in physics in the 20th century

have given us newd.. ddd of the universe.

The Internet is a good source of ...

though not all of it is accurate.

accommodation

rubbish

clothing

scenery

equipment

weather

furniture

work

a The students' rooms were of a very high standard.

....The- ..slL.lde,f'1..lsl.tlcCOMl:1Aodaliol'l.A!aS.do+ ..tl ..

.....ve..cLj.hiqh.slaMacd .....

b The rain and snow and high winds have been

very bad this year.

c The chairs and tables and cupboards are arriving

tomorrow.

d There are a lot of bottles and bits of paper at the

edge of the sports field.

e The new things we use cost a lot of money, so

look after them.

f The jobs in the factory were very difficult.

g The mountains and lakes and rivers in this

country are very beautiful.

h Most of the coats and shirts and trousers were

destroyed in the fire.

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