Ex.3. Give the singular of the following nouns where possible

Languages, lilies, ranches, suburbs, watches, echoes, gates, quizzes, means, ladies, pyjamas, figures, heroes, countries, plaice, scissors, oases, pence, elves, benches, sleeves, flies, sheep, sciences, theses, vegetables, oxen, outskirts, sledges, headquarters.

Ex.4. Define the number (singular/plural) of the following nouns.

Hair, watch, onions, boss, athletics, police, analysis, meat, scissors, weather, deaths, people, fruit, passers-by, physics, butter, massmedia, darkness, furniture, halves, macaroni, journey, news, trousers, rice, phonetics, grapes, kilo, dress, spaghetti, cattle, jeans, billiards, oats, progress, buckwheat, clock, women, opportunity, ink, tobacco.

Ex.5. Read the sentences. Write all the nouns in four groups: countable singular (C), countable plural (CP), uncountable singular (U) or uncountable plural (UP).

1. A gifted conversationalist seems to remember every name, every time.

2. With a little help and some practice, you can too.

3. Gather your wits before you meet a new group of people.

4. If you can, do your homework ahead of time with a list of names that you will then connect to faces.

5. When you are introduced, pay attention to the other person's name.

6. Say it out loud as you make eye contact, say it at least once during the conversation, and say it again when you part.

7. Say the name over a few times in your mind and link it to a visual image: if her name is Mary Jane, imagine her wearing Mary Jane shoes.

8. Or connect the person with others who have that name; visualize the Ben Lincoln you've just met standing next to Abe Lincoln.

9. Use rhyming: "Tall Paul" or "Nate the waiter." (Just don't say it out loud.)

10. Follow up. Reinforce your memory by looking at his name tag, asking him for a card, and writing his name down as soon as you get home.