Singular And Plural Nouns

Some nouns have the singular and the plural alike. Some have no singular forms; likewise, some nouns have no plural forms. Test your understanding of singular and plural nouns with this grammar exercise.

Fill in the blanks.

1. He weighs nine ……………………….

• stone

• stones

• Either could be used here

2. That car cost me five ……………………… dollars.

• thousand

• thousands

3. I bought three ……………………… oranges.

• dozen

• dozens

4. India won by …………………………. and three runs.

• innings

• an inning

• an innings

5. His ………………………… small but he has no debt.

• mean is

• means is

• means are

6. ……………………….. not only destroy our property but also carry disease.

• Vermin

• Vermins

7. The ………………………….. needs repairs.

• house roof

• house's roof

• roof of the house

8. He has no ……………………….. for his parents.

Please select 2 correct answers

• respect

• respects

9. Both countries have withdrawn their ………………………..

• force

• forces

10. Why are you always putting on ……………………….?

• air

• airs

11. We must all stand up for the common ……………………

Please select 2 correct answers

• good

• goods

12. He wouldn’t listen to my ………………………

• advice

• advices

• advise

Answers

1. He weighs nine stone.

2. That car cost me five thousand dollars.

3. I bought three dozen oranges.

4. India won by an innings and three runs.

5. His means are small but he has no debt.

6. Vermin not only destroy our property but also carry disease.

7. The roof of the house needs repairs.

8. He has no respect for his parents.

9. Both countries have withdrawn their forces.

10. Why are you always putting on airs?

11. We must all stand up for the common good.

12. He wouldn’t listen to my advice.

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