Nouns Test 2
Test and improve your English skills and learn how to use nouns. Follow the instructions before each exercise and complete the test.
You can find another (slightly easier) test on nouns HERE.
Answer explanations
Don´t forget to bring knives and forks to the picnic.
one knife (singular) – two knives (plural)
Her best friend has got beautiful hair.
Hair (in the sense of hair in general) is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. Hair can be used in the plural when we are talking about individual strands of hair.
The police are investigating the cause of the fire.
In English, the word police is always a plural noun.
Amanda bought a skirt and a pair of trousers.
Words such as trousers, jeans, etc. can only be used with a or one when combined with the phrase pair of.
Do we need tomatoes for the pizza?
one tomato (singular) – two tomatoes (plural)
The match attracted more than 50.000 people.
We usually use people as the plural of person.
The furniture in our living room is made of wood.
Furniture is an uncountable noun and can only be used in the singular → is
We are expecting some rain in the afternoon.
Uncountable nouns such as rain can be used with some, but not with a or an.
The thieves broke into our house and stole some money.
one thief (singular) – two thieves (plural)
I did not have enough time to tidy my room.
Time is an uncountable noun and is not usually used in the plural.
Answer explanations
Add a little bit of sugar to improve the cake.
Sugar is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural.
The water is too hot to drink.
Uncountable nouns are followed by a verb in the singular.
Did the children brush their teeth?
Note the irregular form of the plural: one tooth – many teeth
The baby should not play with the scissors.
Words such as scissors, trousers, etc. are not used in the singular.
The men are waiting for the train to Luton.
The men (plural) → are
We had to wait a few minutes before we could enter the building.
A few is followed by a countable noun in the plural.
The police warn tourists to watch their belongings.
In English, the word police is always a plural noun.
Cook the potatoes for about half an hour.
Note the plural form: one potato – many potatoes
Would you like a slice of bread?
Bread is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural.
The cat is trying to catch a mouse.
A and an are always followed by a singular noun: one mouse – many mice