Available Answers

1. 1.

   Change the following sentences from the Singular into the Plural. Make other necessary changes.

   1. An apple grows on a tree.
   2. A bad hides his fault.
   3. The nurse carries the baby.
   4. A woman loves her husband.
   5. A mother is kind to a little child.
   6. A fly is an insect.
   7. A soldier is a brave man.
   8. A house has a roof.
   9. The child was bitten by a mosquito.
   10. My uncle works in a factory,
2. 2.

   Change the following sentences from the Plural into the Singular. Make other necessary changes.

   1. These children have bad teeth.
   2. The women with their daughters were present.
   3. Lives of great men teach us how to live nobly.
   4. These sheep have no wool on them.
   5. Monkeys have long tails.
   6. Good children never tell lies.
   7. The women were carrying their babies.
   8. Those boys are reading their books.
   9. These workmen have no enemies.
   10. Foxes stole the geese.
3. 3.

   Pick out the Nouns from the following sentences and write the Gender next to each.

   1. Not many people can keep a secret.
   2. The queen went to swim in the river.
   3. All schoolmasters are great taskmasters.
   4. The hunter killed a tiger.
   5. We saw the actress with her children.
   6. The policeman shot at the thief.
   7. Jack fell down and broke his crown.
4. 4.

   Rewrite the following sentences changing the Masculine nouns to Feminine.

   1. The tiger sprang at the throat of the hunter.
   2. That widower is the father of six sons.
   3. The hero is a poet, philosopher, and a priest.
   4. The prince punished the actor who was a traitor.
   5. His nephews and brothers came to see him.
   6. The prince took pity on the poor man. He brought him to his palace.
   7. The lion carried away the son of a washerman.
   8. The king gave the wizard a prize.
   9. The bridegroom was an old man riding on a white horse.
   10. The king gave the shepherd a prize because he had saved the life of his son.
5. 5.

   Supply the missing words. Refer to this list as little as possible.

   actress, aunt, bachelor, bridegroom, cows, daughter, female, goddess, hens, heroine, heiress, lionesses, mares

   1. John's brother is a bank clerk and his ________ is a nurse.
   2. My aunt is very nice and my _________ has a wonderful sense of humour.
   3. My __________ is a little boy of four; my niece is a little girl of two.
   4. My father's brother and sister have never married. He's still a ________ and she's a _____________.
   5. These days, few men become monks and few women become __________.
   6. There is only one bull in the field, but there are dozens of __________.
   7. The cock crows at dawn and wakes up all the ____________.
   8. The stallion is in a separate stable from the ____________.
   9. We call the boar Henry and we call the _________ Jemima.
   10. The ewes look quiet enough, but I don't like the look of that __________.
   11. Tony is an actor and his wife is an ___________.
   12. John and Jane work in a restaurant; he is a waiter and she is a __________.
   13. In fairy tales, the handsome __________ usually marries the beautiful princess.
   14. We went to a wildlife park and saw a lot of lions and ___________.
   15. In mythology,  Mars is the god of war; Diana is the ___________ of hunting.
   16. Katrina is the __________ to her father's fortune.
   17. Why does everyone expect the hero of the story to marry the ___________?
   18. A widow can often manage much better on her own than a _____________.
   19. A _____________ won the award for most sales this month; a salesman came second.
   20. When you look at fish, it's often difficult to distinguish between male and _________.
   21. Very few people know the names of the kings and __________ of England.
   22. I took a photo of the bride and __________ at the wedding.
   23. The Smiths have a son called Robert and a ___________ called Jill.
   24. My uncle and __________ are over here from Canada.
   25. I enjoy being an uncle. I have two ___________ and three nephews.
6. 6.

   Mark out the Nouns from the following sentences and indicate whether they are Proper, Collective, Common, Material or Abstract Noun.

   1. Asia is the largest continent of the world. ______________________
   2. Gandhiji was a non-violent freedom fighter. ______________________
   3. Utensils are made from iron, steel, brass, zinc etc. ___________________
   4. Nirmal was a naughty boy in his boyhood. ________________
   5. A bouquet is made of flowers. _______________
   6. You should follow the path of honesty. ________________
   7. One must submit to death. ________________
   8. Kolkata is the City of Palacs. _________________
   9. Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal. ________________