UNIT 2 a / an; Plurals; Demonstratives
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Rewrite the following sentences putting the words in the correct order. Then listen and check your answers.
1 apple / always / after / eat / I / breakfast / an _________________________________________________ I always eat an apple after breakfast. 2 bought / book / my brother / an / about elephants / interesting _________________________________________________ 3 singer / saw / a / in town / Maryanne / famous _________________________________________________
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Complete the sentences with the correct indefinite article ONLY when necessary.
1 I’d like ____ a bottle of water and some chocolate. 2 The printer has run out of ___________ ink. 3 He is ___________ vegetarian, you can’t eat ___________ meat at his house. 4 My neighbour is ______________ photographer. Let’s ask him to take ___________ shot of us. 5 ___________ person who suffers from ___________ claustrophobia does not like being in ______________ small spaces.
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6 I’ll give you ___________ hundred pounds if you can dive off the top diving board into the pool. 7 I’d like to buy ___________ computer but the one I like is ___________ expensive model. 8 I have ___________ fear of ___________ heights. 9 I’m inviting ___________ group of friends for lunch tomorrow night. 10 I want ___________ assistant who can speak French.
5 A writer writes a book. _________________________________________________ 6 A garden usually has a bush. _________________________________________________ 7 A party is a fun way to celebrate your birthday. _________________________________________________ 8 A wish is a special dream. _________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences in the plural form.
1 This giraffe is taller than that tiger. _________________________________________________ 2 This house is bigger than that one. _________________________________________________ 3 This is a tasty cake. _________________________________________________ 4 That is an interesting painting. _________________________________________________
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Change these sentences to the plural form.
1 A dog is an animal. _________________________________________________ 2 A potato is a vegetable. _________________________________________________ 3 A leaf fell off the tree. _________________________________________________ 4 A pencil is like a pen. _________________________________________________
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4 Italy / country / is / a / sunny _________________________________________________ 5 Max / fantastic / had / party / birthday / a _________________________________________________ 6 packed lunch / I / a / usually / take / to school _________________________________________________
5 This is a sad film. _________________________________________________ 6 That goat escaped from the field. _________________________________________________ 7 This is a bicycle and that is a motorbike. _________________________________________________ 8 That is a friendly dog. _________________________________________________