Nouns

I. Choose the correct plural forms of these words below: (More than one answer are acceptable).
1. Furniture A. Furniture B. Furnitures
C. Furnitureses D. Furniturees
2. Galley A. Galleis B. Galleys
C. Galleyes D. Galley
3. Kangaroo A. Kangaroo B. Kangarooes
C. Kangaroos D. Kangaros
4. Buzz A. Buzzs B. Buzzes
C. Buzz D. Buzes
5. Buffalo A. Buffalo B. Buffalos
C. Buffaloes D. Buffaloi
6. Manservant A. Manservants B. Menservant
C. Menservants D. Menservantes
7. Close-up A. Closes-up B. Close-ups
C. Closes-ups D. Close-up
8. Mother-in-lawA. Mothers-in-law B. Mother-in-laws
C. Mothers-in-laws D. Mother-in-lawes
9. Chief A. Chieves B. Chiefs
C. Chiefes D. Chief
10. Loaf A. Loafs B. Loafes
C. Loaf D. Loaves
11. Knife A. Knife B. Knifes
C. Knives D. Knifves
12. Louse A. Louses B. Lice
C. Liceses D. Lices
13. Penny A. Penny B. Pennies
C. Pennnys D. Pence
14. Larva A. Larva B. Larvae
C. Larvas D. Larvaes
15. Thesis A. Thesis B. Thesises
C. Thesies D. Theses
16. Stimulus A. Stimuluss B. Stimuluses
C. Stimuli D. Stimulii
17. Appendix A. Appendixs B. Appendices
C. Appendicess D. Appendixes
18. Stadium A. Stadiums B. Stadiumes
C. Stadias D. Stadia
19. Moose A. Mice B. Moose
C. Mices D. Mooses
20. Salmon A. Salmones B. Salmons
C. Salmon D. Salmoneses
II. Complete the sentences with the plural form of the word in brackets. Sometimes a plural form is not necessary.
Fifteen (1. man)………… and their (2. wife)………, four single (3. woman)………… and five (4. child)…………, two of them (5. baby)…………, were on holiday in the south of Spain. They booked seats on a sight-seeing tour of the old (6. city)………… and (7. church)…………of Andalucia. They each paid three (8. thousand)……………pesetas for the trip. The trip was a disaster! Two (9. coach) ……………arrived at the hotel. Neither was big enough. A third coach arrived and took them up into the (10. mountain)…………… and (11. valley)…………… of the Sierra Nevada. An hour later this coach ran out of fuel. While they were waiting for help, they had a picnic. “We had a few (12. tomato)…………… and a few (13. loaf)…………… of bread, so we made some (14. tomato sandwich)………..…. We also had a few (15. bottle)……………… of water,” one passenger reported. No help arrived so all the passengers helped to push the coach for over 8 (16. hundred)………………meters to the nearest petrol station. Another passenger commented, “The (17. fly)…………and (18. mosquito)…………were terrible and several of us had very sore (19. foot)………………”. Then the driver became ill. A passenger who was a coach driver in England drove them back to Malaga. Unfortunately, he had never driven on the right before and by the time they got back, they’d had four minor (20. crash)……………, two old (21. lady)…………had swallowed their false (22. tooth)…………and several (23. person)……………had been repeatedly sick. All, however, agreed they had had the trip of their (24. life)…………and exchanged (25. address)…………so they could go on another coach trip together the following year.

















KEY:
1. men 6. cities 11. valleys
2. wives 7. churches 12. tomatoes
3. women