This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Noun Number – Set 3”.
1. How many plural forms does the singular noun “Octopus” have?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
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Explanation: The singular noun “octopus” has three plural forms. They are, “octopuses”, “octopi” and “octopodes”. The other options are incorrect.
2. Choose the correct option.
The plural form of the singular noun index is indexes.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The plural form of the singular noun “index” is “indexes”. It also has another plural form spelled as “indices”.
3. Choose the word that is not both a singular and plural noun.
a) Chinos
b) Crossroads
c) Hovercraft
d) Messieurs
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Explanation: “Messieurs” is the plural form of the singular noun monsieur. Hence the word “messieurs” cannot act as both a singular and plural noun. The rest of the options act as both singular and plural nouns.
4. Choose the correct option.
a) Bison – bisons
b) Elk – elks
c) Police – polices
d) Formula – formulas
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Explanation: “Formulas” is the correct plural form of the singular noun “formula”. The rest of the options are incorrect. The correct plural forms of the singular nouns bison, elk and police are bison, elk and police respectively.
5. Choose the correct sentence.
a) The luggages were shipped to our destination
b) The chef cooked passion fruits for dinner
c) The furniture was made out of high-quality woods
d) The new curriculums were sent to all the students
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Explanation: The word “curriculums” is the correct plural form of the singular noun “curriculum”. The rest of the options are incorrect. The correct plural forms of the singular nouns luggage, passionfruit and wood are luggage, passionfruit and wood respectively.
6. Choose the wrong option.
a) Cattles
b) Corps
c) Dungarees
d) Binoculars
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Explanation: “Cattle” is the correct plural form of the singular noun “cattle”. Therefore, the plural noun “cattles” is incorrect. The rest of the options are correct.
7. Fill in the blanks.
The plural form of the singular noun bourgeois is ________
a) Bourgeoises
b) Bourgeoi
c) Bourgeoisis
d) Bourgeois
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Explanation: The plural form of the singular noun “bourgeois” is “bourgeois”. It is a form of irregular noun that is spelled the same in both singular and plural forms.
8. Choose the correct option.
a) Hue – hues
b) Aluminium – aluminiums
c) Chinos – chinoses
d) Clothing – clothings
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Explanation: “Hues” is the correct plural form of the singular noun “hue”. The rest of the options are incorrect. The correct plural forms of the singular nouns aluminium, chinos and clothing are aluminium, chinos and clothing respectively.
9. Choose the word that is not the same in both singular and plural forms.
a) Gallows
b) Halibut
c) Headquarters
d) Seraphs
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Explanation: “Seraphs” is the only noun that is not the same in both singular and plural forms. Its singular form is “seraph”. The rest of the given options are the same in both singular and plural forms.
10. Choose the correct option.
a) Staff – staffs
b) Gravel – gravels
c) Bandit – bandits
d) Salmon – salmons
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Explanation: The plural form of the singular noun bandit is bandits. Therefore, it is the correct option. The rest of the options are incorrect. The plural forms of the singular nouns staff, gravel and salmon are staff, gravel and salmon respectively.
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