COUNTABLE/ UNCOUNTABLE
SINGULAR/ PLURAL
Noun
Countable Noun
Singular Form Plural Form
boy boys
potato potatoes
watch watches
country countries
leaf leaves
man men
fish fish
- clothes
- pants
Uncountable noun
[abstract, food, subject, field, weather, language, sport,
activity, category]
Be treated as singular noun
water sugar bread dust sand hair
reading jogging scrabble chess skateboarding
advice possibility reputation laziness importance
family staff team army crowd
government club gang band committee
Countable Uncountable
 A
 Many
 Few
 A few
 Much
 Little
 A little
Determiner
Countable and uncountable
The, some, any, a lot of, lots of, plenty of,
enough, no
Singular Plural
Countable
a boy, an apple, one box
Uncountable
happiness, advice, flattery
S.singular + V.singular
3 cats, 3 men, 5 goose,
2 busses
S.plural + V.plural
Singular or Plural
Position
 A lionfish is a swimming paradox. It is painted in
fierce hues of orange and white but it has an almost
melancholy expression.
 It has fearsome venomous spines sticking out of its
back, but elegant fan-shaped fins protruding from its
side.
 And although it floats with an indolent air, it is
actually an active and skilled predator—one that
hunts in teams using surprisingly sophisticated
tactics.
Position
 A lionfish is a swimming paradox. It is painted in
fierce hues of orange and white but it has an almost
melancholy expression.
 It has fearsome venomous spines sticking out of its
back, but elegant fan-shaped fins protruding from its
side.
 And although it floats with an indolent air, it is
actually an active and skilled predator—one that
hunts in teams using surprisingly sophisticated
tactics.
Suffix
noun/ verb/ adjective + suffix
Education - educate
Permission - permit
Entertainment - entertain
Department - depart
Signal - sign
Survival - survive
Slavery - slave
Fishery - fish
Coverage -cover
Storage - store
Insurance -insure
Competence - compete
Constituent - constitute
Dispatcher - dispatch
Instructor - instruct
Pediatrician - pediatrics
Specialist - special
Partnership - partner
Sincerity - sincere
Completeness - complete
Accuracy - accurate
Death - dead
Many environmental analyst recommend that nations reduce
their ______ on non-renewable energy source.
A. Dependently
B. Dependence
C. Dependent
D. Depend
Both financial advisors recommend investing in
pharmaceutical companies although Paul Laurinen is
suggesting a wider ______ of stocks.
A. Select
B. Selected
C. Selection
D. Selective
Since the closing of the community theater, many Corana
resident have become strong ______ of public funding for
the arts.
A. Supportive
B. Supporters
C. Supporting
D. Support

Grammar preparation for TOEIC : Noun

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Countable Noun Singular FormPlural Form boy boys potato potatoes watch watches country countries leaf leaves man men fish fish - clothes - pants
  • 3.
    Uncountable noun [abstract, food,subject, field, weather, language, sport, activity, category] Be treated as singular noun water sugar bread dust sand hair reading jogging scrabble chess skateboarding advice possibility reputation laziness importance family staff team army crowd government club gang band committee
  • 4.
    Countable Uncountable  A Many  Few  A few  Much  Little  A little Determiner Countable and uncountable The, some, any, a lot of, lots of, plenty of, enough, no
  • 5.
    Singular Plural Countable a boy,an apple, one box Uncountable happiness, advice, flattery S.singular + V.singular 3 cats, 3 men, 5 goose, 2 busses S.plural + V.plural Singular or Plural
  • 6.
    Position  A lionfishis a swimming paradox. It is painted in fierce hues of orange and white but it has an almost melancholy expression.  It has fearsome venomous spines sticking out of its back, but elegant fan-shaped fins protruding from its side.  And although it floats with an indolent air, it is actually an active and skilled predator—one that hunts in teams using surprisingly sophisticated tactics.
  • 7.
    Position  A lionfishis a swimming paradox. It is painted in fierce hues of orange and white but it has an almost melancholy expression.  It has fearsome venomous spines sticking out of its back, but elegant fan-shaped fins protruding from its side.  And although it floats with an indolent air, it is actually an active and skilled predator—one that hunts in teams using surprisingly sophisticated tactics.
  • 8.
    Suffix noun/ verb/ adjective+ suffix Education - educate Permission - permit Entertainment - entertain Department - depart Signal - sign Survival - survive Slavery - slave Fishery - fish Coverage -cover Storage - store Insurance -insure Competence - compete Constituent - constitute Dispatcher - dispatch Instructor - instruct Pediatrician - pediatrics Specialist - special Partnership - partner Sincerity - sincere Completeness - complete Accuracy - accurate Death - dead
  • 9.
    Many environmental analystrecommend that nations reduce their ______ on non-renewable energy source. A. Dependently B. Dependence C. Dependent D. Depend
  • 10.
    Both financial advisorsrecommend investing in pharmaceutical companies although Paul Laurinen is suggesting a wider ______ of stocks. A. Select B. Selected C. Selection D. Selective
  • 11.
    Since the closingof the community theater, many Corana resident have become strong ______ of public funding for the arts. A. Supportive B. Supporters C. Supporting D. Support

Editor's Notes

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