FA 2 STD VI

L - 4, Nouns: Number, L-6, Nouns: Case, L-7 Articles

Ex. I Change the underlined nouns into their plural form. Make other changes where necessary.
1. A knife is made of steel.
A. Knives are made of steel.
2. The policeman could not catch the thief.
A. The policemen could not catch the thieves.
3. There is a beautiful city in the valley.
A. There are beautiful cities in the valleys.
4. His reply to my question was not correct.
A. His replies to my questions were not correct.
5. A daughter-in-law should respect her mother-in-law.
A. Daughters-in-law should respect their mothers-in-law.
6. The commander-in-chief of the army was a brave man.
A.
7. The fairy told the child an interesting story.
A.
8.The ox was afraid of the man, so it ran away.
A.
9. The lady brought the key from her purse to open the lock.
A.
10. The chief of the army was invited to inaugurate the event.
A.
11. The fairy had a magic wand in her hand.
A.
12. The ship caught fire in the middle of its voyage.
A.
13. The book lying on the shelf is worth reading.
A.
14. The wolf killed one sheep in the field.
A.
15. The chair is made of wood.
A.
16. A step-mother can love her step-son.
A.
17. A passer-by picked up the book.
A.
18. The deer runs swiftly.
A.
19. Mother told the child a story.
A.
20. The dog ran after the calf.
A.
21. This furniture is new.
A.
22. The boy hurt his foot when he fell.
A.
23. The clown and the juggler in the circus made all the people laugh with their funny tricks.
A.
24. Grandmother is very fond of telling a story about a genie, elf, fairy and a ghost.
A.
25. The deer, the tiger, the wolf and the elephant co-habit in the forest.

A.
26. This knife is quite sharp.
A. These knives are quite sharp.
I (B) Change the underlined nouns into their singular form. Make other changes where necessary:
1. Flies can spread diseases.
A. A fly can spread diseases.
2. The knives on the shelves are new.
A. A knife is new on the shelf.
3. Do you know the ladies and the gentlemen standing outside?
A. Do you know the lady and the gentleman standing outside.
4. Heroes are honoured by their countries.
A. A hero is honoured by his country.
5. Some passers-by took the children to the hospital.
A. A passer-by took the child to the hospital.
6. The mice dug many holes in a corner.
A.
7. The teachers asked the students to carry a handkerchiefs.
A.
8. The servants climbed up to clean the chimneys.
A.
9. The trees shed up their leaves during autumn.
A.
10.The children are enjoying themselves by flying kites.
A.
11. The wells in the villages were dry.
A.
12. The geese flew over the valleys to reach oceans.
A.
13. For dinner I had loaves of bread with a stew of potatoes, tomatoes, onions and chillies.
A.
14. All the children were given colourful diaries.
A.
15. Europe has large cities.
A.
16. He had aquarium of fish.
A.
17. The fruits on the trees were not ripe enough.
A.
18. She read the tale of dwarfs and knights.
A.
19. Several boxes were placed on the tables.
A.
20. They had displayed our photos.
A.
21. She threw the rotten tomatoes away.
A.
22. The heroes of the films had gathered outside.
A.
23. All the men were asked to give way to the women.
A.
24. The babies were crying for milk.

A.
25. The churches were decorated during Christmas.
A.
Ex. II. Write down the possessive form of the following:
1. the office of the Principal
A. the Principal's office
2. the bangles belonging to her sister
A. her sister's bangles
3. A holiday for a month
A. a month's holiday
4. The wisdom of Birbal
A. Birbal's wisdom
5. The hostel for working women
A. working women's hostel
6. The thorn of the rose plant
A. the rose plant's thorns
7. the statement issued by the President
A. the President's statement
8. the uniform worn by his uncle
A. his uncle's uniform
9. the house in which the doctor lives
A. the doctor's house
10. the church named after St Thomas
A. St Thomas's church
11. the novels written by Dickens
A. Dickens' novels
12. the poems written by Keats
A. Keats' poems
13. the blessings of my parents'
A. my parents' blessings
14. the flats in which the teachers live
A. the teachers' flats
15. the books for children
A. children's books
16. the house of her grandparents
A. her grandparents' house
17. the club meant for the residents
A. the residents' club
18. the hideout belonging to the thieves
A. the thieves' hideout
19. the saddles of horses
A. the horses' saddles
20. the dresses of women
A. the women's dresses
21. the wages of the washerwomen
A. the washerwomen's wages
22. the seat ment for ladies
A. ladies' seats
23. the union of the workers
A. the workers' union
24. the hostel for men

A. the men's hostel

25. weight of a kilogram
A. a kilogram's weight
Ex. III Fill in the blanks with articles:
1. We lost the ball which we were playing.
2. The fruitseller had an orange, a banana and a mango for sale.
3. A bush of rose blooms in my garden.
4. Hindi is an easy language.
5. She won the Oscar, the Grammy and the Filmfare award.
6. A pack of wolves hunted a deer.
7. The Himalayas are the highest mountains in the World.
8. An octopus and an oyster danced in the sea.
9. She gave a hundred rupee-note to buy a ticket.
10. The plane was hijacked in the USA.
11. English is ___ language of ____ whole world.
12. Amit had ___ toast, ___ egg and ____ glass of milk for breakfast.
13. ____ young girl is playing ____ piano.
14. The farmer bought ____ horse, ___ ox and ___ goat.
15. Sanskrit is ____ language of ancient India.
16. Never tell ____ lie.
17. Where is ____ book and ____ magazine that you bought yesterday.
18. Paris is ___ capital of France.
19. Copper is ____ useful metal.
20. His father is ____ man.
21. ___ rain came when I was without ___ umbrella.
22. ___ Taj Mahal is ____ beautiful historical building.
23. I saw ____ frog in ____ pond.
24. ____ Gita is ____ holy book of ____ Hindus.
25. He will return after ___ hour.