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Test docimologic
Test realizat pentru elevii de liceu sau chiar de facultate pentru verificarea
cunostintelor la substantiv.
Obiective:
elevul trebuie s stie formele de plural a substantivelor (cele de
origine strin si cele abreviate)
trebuie s stpaneasc modul de formare a substantivelor compuse si
s aib grij la capcanele acestora
trebuie s stie formele de masculin si feminim ale substantivelor
trebuie s stpaneasc formarea genitivului (genitivul
sintetic (marcat prin s apostrof urmat de s) i genitivul analitic,
marcat prin of.)
trebuie s recunoasc substantivele numrabile si nenumrabile
trebuie s stie formele speciale prin care substantivele nenumrabile
se transform in substantive numrabile

Nouns

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1. Match the expressions on the left with their meanings on the right:
1) chocolate milk
2) milk chocolate
3) book case
4) case book
5) leather shoe
6) shoe leather
7) flower garden
8) garden flower
9) ink drawing
10) drawing ink

a) book describing cases

b) chocolate made with milk
c) leather for making shoes
d) drawing done in ink
e) garden with flowers in
f) ink used for drawing
g) milk with chocolate
h) piece of furniture for books
i) flower that grows in gardens
j) shoe made of leather

2. Write the plurals of these nouns:

address

box

list loss
reply

brush

computer

mess

patch

toy

tree

3. Choose the correct noun group.

a) a bus`s station / a bus station

peach
video

desk
play
witch

face
poppy
worry

guy

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b) a toys` shop / a toy shop

c) the teacher`s office / the teacher office
d) computer`s disks / computer disks
e) my mother`s chair / my mother chair
f) car`s papers / car papers
g) Tom`s plan / the Tom plan
h) a telephone`s box / a telephone box
i) a horse`s race / a horse race
4. Divide these nouns into countable and uncountable:
book, cup, dust, flour, flower, happiness, knowledge, love, milk, meat,
mountain, music, oil, piano, rain, river, snow, song, table, wall
Countable

5. Choose the right answer:

1) What is the plural of leaf?
a. leaves
b. leafs
c. leaf

2) What is the plural of penny?

a. pennies
b. pennys
c. pence

Uncountable

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3) What is the plural of phenomenon?

a. phenomenons
b. phenomenen
c. phenomena
4) What is the feminine for fox?
a. foxes
b. vixen
c. fox
5) What is the masculine of antelope?
a. buck
b. stallion
c. mare
6) What is the masculine of witch?
a. warlock
b. wizard
c. witchcraft
7) Which of the nouns goes with a flash of:
a. thunder
b. light
c. lightning
8) Which of the nouns goes with a blade of:
a. grass
b. oat
c. sword
9) Which of the nouns goes with a stroke of:
a. knowledge
b. luck
c. research
10) Which of the nouns goes with a spell of:
a. black magic

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b. weather
c. magic
6. Write a short answer:
a) A shop that sells music is a ...
b) A man from Birmingham is ...
c) A frame for a picture is a ...
d) The clock in the station is ...
e) A rocket that goes into space is a ...
f) A factory that makes biscuits is a ...
g) Powder made from soap is ...
7. Is the form of the noun true or false?
A|F vegetables` soup
A|F China`s history
A|F street lamps
A|F a teacher`s trainer
A|F a glass`s factory
A|F that cat`s tail
A|F a cowboys` film
A|F a bath`s towel
A|F the paper`s editor
A|F the firm office
8. Answer the following questions:
1) What is the most common way of making the plurals of nouns?

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2) How do we make the plurals of words ending in consonant+ -y?

3) How do we make the plurals of words ending in vowel + -y?
4) After which letters and groups of letters do we add es to the
singular?
5) What words ending in o receive the plural s ?

Barem de corectare:
1)
1-g; 2-b; 2-h; 4-a; 5-j; 6-c; 7-e; 8-i; 9-d; 10-f.
2)
addresses, boxes, brushes, computers, computers, desks, faces,
guys, lists, losses, messes, patches, peaches, plays, poppies, replies,
toys, trees, videos, witches, worries.
3)
a bus station, a toy shop, the teacher`s office, computer disks, my
mother`s chair, car papers, Tom`s plan, a telephone box, the dog`s
toy, a horse race.
4)
Countable:
book, cup, flower, mountain, piano, river, song, table, wall
Uncountable:
dust, flour, happiness, knowledge, love, milk, meat, music, oil,
rain, snow.
5)
1.
2.
3.

G
B
H

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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

A
C
J
E
I
D
F

6)
a) a music shop
b) Birmingham man
c) a picture frame
d) mint tea
e) the station clock
f) a space rocket
g) biscuit factory
h) soap powder

7)
F;T;T;F;F;T;F;F;T;F.
8)
a) By adding s; -es.
b) Drop y, add ies.
c) Adding -s.
d) sh, -ch, -x, -s.
e) Words of foreign origin or abbreviated words.

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