3. 1. s es
child children
man
men
woman women
foot feet
tooth teeth
moues mice
fish
fish
deer
deer
sheep sheep
4. 2.
all, some, mos
t, several, a
number
of, many, (a)fe
w, etc.
Example verb
a b c
Some animal, such as earthworms and
birds, have organs celled gizzards for
the grinding d foods.
of
a animal animals v. have
5. 3.
compound noun
Compound noun
2
travel agent, dinner
party, house cat
s
travel agents, dinner parties,
house cats.
They went for a six-mile walk.
(mile adj. n. walk
s)
They walk six miles. (miles
)
6. Example
The U.S. president serves a maximum of
two four-year terms.
a b c d
d four-years
four-year adj.
7. 4. hundred, thousand
million
hundreds of
dollars, millions of dollars
s seven
thousand, five million dollars
Example
a b c d
Thousand of antibiotics have been developed,
but only about 30 are in common use today.
a Thousand Thousands
of
s thousand
9. a b
1. Some plant product irritating poisons
that can affect a person even if he or
c d
she merely brushes against them.
a plant plants
some
10. a b c
2. Fuji, an active volcano on the
island of Kyoto, usually has one
d
eruptions every three years.
c eruptions
eruption one
11. a b c
3. One of the most beautiful state
capitol is the Utah State Capitol,
located in dSalt Lake City.
c capitol capitols
hundreds of dollars, millions of
dollar
12. a b c d
4. As childs grow older, their bones
become thicker and longer.
a childs children
13. a b
5. Some encyclopedias deal with
c specific fields, such as music or
d
philosophy, and provide informations
only on subject.
d informations
information
14. a b
6. Raymond Chandler’s detectives
stories are admired both by
critics and general d
c readers.
a detectives detective
compound noun s
15. a b c d
7. The U.S. president serves a
maximum of two four-years terms.
d four-years four
year compound noun s
16. a b c
8. Thousand of antibiotics have been
developed, but only about thirty are
d
in common use today.
a Thousand Thousands
17. a b c d
9. In 1792 a corporation constructed a
60-miles toll road from Philadelphia
to Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
c 60-miles 60 miles
18. a b c
10. Publishers of modern
encyclopedias employ hundreds of
d
specialists and large editorials
staffs.
d editorials editorial
compound noun s
19. a b
11. The Farallon Islands are a group of
uninhabited islands lying about 40 mile
c d
west of san Francisco.
d 40 mile 40 miles
s
20. a b
12. Originally the language of the great
Inca Empire, Quechua, was the most
c
widely spoken of all the American
d
Indian language.
d language
languages all
21. a b c
13. Adult humans have more than a
trillions cells in their bodies.
d
b trillions trillion
compound noun
22. a b
14. Phytoplankton is found only in the
upper layers of the ocean, where
c d
sunlights can reach.
d sunlights sunlight
23. a
15. Mary Roberts Rinehart’s mystery
stories have lever plots and a blends
b c d
of horror and humor.
b blends blend
a
