SUBSTANTIVUL

THE NOUN
1. State how the nouns below are formed:
classroom, church-yard, white-board, doorway, afternoon, highway, freedom, righteousness, friendship,
childhood, sunshine, faithfulness, wireless, Christian, widower.
2. Combine a ward from box A with a word from boxB to form a compound noun. Then, use the nouns
to complete the sentences below, making the nouns plural wherever necessary:
A
arm, white, butter, cup, church, news,
rain, sauce, sea, tooth, type, day,
business, note, land

B
board, chair, pan, coat, lord, letter,
paste, fly, scape, light, man, pad, goer,
book

3. Give the gender of the following nouns, marking them M (for male), F (for female), N (for neuter)
and C (for common):
boy, lord, lady, book, pulpit, sermon, Gospel, faith, believer, day, night, dog, frog, Englishman, elder,
apostle, maths, hare, mare, pig, duck, teacher, doctor, goose, tooth.
4. Give the plural of the following nouns:
table, chair, flower, bush, sheep, datum, peach, bus, box, bridge, horse, fish, sheep, cattle, city, knife,
wife, lady, key, ray, buffalo, gulf, child, brother, man, mouse, goose, basis, phenomenon, hypothesis,
crisis, soprano, piano, analysis, cupboard, woman, footstep, sister-in- law, by-stander, forget-me-not.
5. Give the nouns derived from verbs, adjectives, or other nouns with the help of the suffixes acy, -ecy,
-al, -ation, - ency, - ety, -ful, -hood, -ion, -ing, - ity, -ism, -ment, -ness, -ian.
1. They tried the murderer. His wife was at. 2. Everybody wants to be happy, so we all seek .. 3.
They decided this yesterday, so its their. 4. You shouldnt be so anxious. Why dont you control
your. 5. He who receives Jesus in his/ her is a 6. And now remain these three: faith, hope
and .., but the greatest of these is.. 6. Though I have the gift of. and I understand all
mysteries. 7. If we believe, we are justified, says the Bible. The central idea in Galatians is.. by
faith. 8. The righteous will live by faith and he who is righteous is also holy So, offer your bodies
to. leading to 9. We shouldnt feel condemned by anybody, now that we believed. As Paul says:
There is no for those who are in Christ Jesus. 10. Children were loved by Jesus, especially.. is
one of the qualities required for those who are to see the Kingdom of Heaven. 11. I must put this
medicine in my mouth, so Ill take one.. 12. Heathens are those who practice worship of false
gods. In a word, we call their religion..
6. Identify the masculine nouns and change them into feminine ones:
1. The king trusted him and went to the mountain on the back of a stallion. 2. There he met a prophet
with his boy- servant, who were on the back of two young colts. 3. The prince didnt want to believe
gthe words of the prophet, so he took his boy and left. 4. Then, he saw a woman standing on the
porch of a large house. Her husband was the princes groom. 5. His father-in-law was mad at his
nephew for not obeying his advice.
7. Fill in the blanks with the plural of the underlined nouns:
1.
When we say that the trees are in full leaf, we mean that they are covered with.. 2. This
library is useful I think allare useful. 3. One half is not enough; give him both . 4. Will a
tomato do, Mother? No, bring me a potato and three 5. May I have a penknife, Father? All
the boys have wonderful. 6. His story is more credible than your
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9. Translate into English:

1. Lupoaica avea trei pui. 2. Cumnata mea este cretin. 3. n curte erau o scroaf, o vac, dou
capre, un fazan, trei iepuroaice, o oaie, dou rae i un gnsac. 4. Nepoata ta este cu doi ani mai mare
dect fiul meu. 5. Mirele este aproape, este chiar la ui. 6. El este i Pstorul oilor. 7. Att contele,
ct i contesa cntau la pian minunat. 8. Actorii i actriele din teatru au jucat n cele mai mari orae
ale Europei. 9. Stewardesa era o evreic foarte drgu. 10. Bunicul dorea ca cei doi nepoi ai si s
devin misionari. 11. Prinul a vizitat astzi universitatea i a stat de vorb cu studenii i studentele.
10. Fill in the blanks with the plural form of a noun ending in -o:
1. Chips are fried slices of.. 2. Malaria is transmitted by. 3. lay their eggs in the nest of other
birds. 5. The long, cylindrical missiles fired at ships are called. 6. are best in summer, to be
served with cheese. 7. A very long poem may be divided into. 8. Large cities, like New York, have
many in which especially immigrants live.
11. To each line below add another word which belongs to the same group. Then write the name of the
group.
Work on the model: duck; goose; chicken;
duck; goose; chicken; turkey; poultry
1. apple; plum; cherry
2. Spain; Turkey; Romania
3. barley; oates; wheat
4. bread; butter; egg
5. plate; cup; saucer
6. rose; daffodil; lily
7. school; shop; church
8. beef; pork; mutton
9. tomato; onion; carrot
10. chair; table; sofa
11. mother; father; daughter
12. bee; fly; wasp
13. carp; herring; cod
14. gold; iron; copper
15. autumn; spring; winter
16. June, January, April
17. sparrow; swallow; robin.
12. State the different types of Genitive used below:
1.
The United Nations Organisation; 2. The Merry Wives of Windsor; 3. Your brothers ball;
4. A picture of his sisters; 5. The walls of the room; 6. A days trip; 7. A five minutes walk; 8. Wells
novels; 9. todays news; 10. a friend of Josies.
13. Make sentences with the following words using the Genitive case:
1.
the coat/ Jimmy is new. 2. brings/ the newpaper/ yesterday/ the postman. 3. the wife/ the man
is crossing the street. 4. sing wonderful songs/ Christian neighbours/ my parents. 5. the roof/ the
house/ is very damaged. 6. God/ Son/ Jesus is. 7. dress/ the girl we met yesterday/ was red. 8. the
name/ that river/ isnt the Thames.
14. Translate into English:
1.
Casa prietenului surorii lui Nick este foarte frumoas. 2. Ideile colegului fratelui meu sunt
total nerealiste. 3. Biserica surorii cumnatului lui George este foarte mare. 4. Cteva din opiniile
fratelui unchiului lui James sunt umaniste. 5. Dup o odihn de cinci minute ne-am reluat drumul
spre tabra cretin. 6. Membrii organizaiei misionare au vorbit cu fratele mamei verioarei lui
despre Isus. 7. Sunt sigur c dup dou sptmni de pregtire, vei putea evangheliza i tu alte
naiuni care nu cunosc Cuvntul vieii.
15. Choose the correct version (a, b, c) to complete the sentences below:
1. Thats .house, isnt it?
a) Jerrys; b) Jerry; c) Jerrys.
2. She cant sit here. Its place.
a) Mikes; b) Mikes; c) Mike.
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3. I dont find the . Keys anywhere.

a) cars; b) car; c) cars;
4. Thats Mr. Smith, the. husband.
a) teacher; b) teachers; c) teachers;
5. Deborah is borrowing her ..car today.
a) parent; b) parents; c) parents;
6. My brother has been invited to a ..meeting this evening.
a) childrens; b) childrens; children.
7. My father went to the..room to talk to my form teacher.
a) teacher; b) teachers; c) teachers.
8. This is my .new dress.
a) daughter; b) daughters; daughters.
15. Insert the apostrophe where required in the sentences below:
1. Jesus healed the peoples sicknesses. 2. John the Baptists disciples went to Jesus. 3. The
peoples desire for peace is more and more verbalized. 4. Gods primary interest has always been in
the orphan and the widow. 5 .The Jews revolt in the year AD 70 resulted in the destruction of
Jerusalem.. 6. Most of Jesus miracles were done where there was an atmosphere of faith. 7.
Heaven will be Gods sons inheritance.
16.

Replace the definitions with neuter nouns:

1. An object made for a child to play with. 2. An instrument for cutting. 3. A wooden box in
which there were the Tora, Aarons rod and a plate of mannah. 4. A building used for worship and
where the Jews used to bring sacrifices. 5. A carved wodden stone statue which pagan peoples
used to worship. 6. The old books of the Old Testament were written on them. 7. The country
promised by God to the people of Israel.

17. Translate the following sentences into English using the two forms of the dative wherever
possibile:
1. I-am trimis fiului meu nite bani. 2. Tu i-ai dat fetiei dou jucrii. 3. Spunei-i secretarei
numele dvs. 4. Doctorul i-a prescris un alt medicament pacientului. 5. n fiecare diminea copiii
i spun la revedere fcndu-i cu mna (expresie). 6. Le-am explicat bieilor regulile noului
joc. 7. Prinii i cumpr o Biblie nou surorii mele n fiecare an. 8. Pavel a scris o epistol
bisericilor din Asia Mic. 9. Vrei s-l prezini pe Simon prinilor ti? 10. I-am oferit tnrului
absolvent o slujb bun.
18. Replace the words in brackets:
1. Her mother has gone to (the shop owned by the hairdresser). 2. I must buy some medicine at
(the shop owned by the chemist). 3. They bought jam and sugar at (the shop owned by the
grocer). 4. We can buy bread at (the shop owned by the baker). 5. Father borrows Christian
literature at (the shop that sells it). 6. We can have a coat made at (the workshop owned by the
tailor). 7. We can buy fruit and vegetables at (the shop owned by the greengrocer). 8. They buy
meat at (the shop owned by the butcher.)
19. Make up sentences according to the model, choosing the appropriate noun in column 2:
Ex: The language spoken by the people of France is French.
Italy
German
Romania
English
India
Irish
Iran
Romanian
Holland
Indian
Ireland
Italian
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Germany
England

Dutch
Iranian

20. Change the underlined nouns into the plural. Make the other neecessary changes required by the
agreement:
1. The conference is held on Wednesday. 2. The newcomer was regarded with curiosity. 3. The shop
will be opened on weekend. 4. For his birthday she gave him a silk tie. 5. His younger sister won a
scholarship. 6. He was very fond of his son. 7. She likes to talk to her neighbour. 8. The roof of that
house is green. 9. The garage in this district is always busy. 10. The chief of his department is very
strict. 11. There is no path across the field. 12. The mouth of his bag is rather narrow. 13. The price
of this article has gone down. 14. Our French teacher is very young. 15. The blackboard is not clean.
16. What a beautiful glass! 17. I washed my handkerchief. 18. A judge ahould always be impartial.
19. This church is a three century old monument. 20. This wonderful bridge was built some years
ago.
21. Say what gender are the nouns in the following sentences:
1. Boys and girls come out to play. 2. The man left father, mother, brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles
to follow Jesus. 3. Are there people who believe in wizards and witches today? 4. I dont think the
authoress of this book is older than twenty. 5. What a charming lad! 6. Of the characters, the
shepherdess is better described. 7. Spouse is an old word for either husband or wife. 8. A bird may
either be a cock or a hen. 9. Although Vanity Fair is a novel without a hero, some people consider
Becky Sharp as its heroine. 10. Is bridegroom a she or a he? Whats bride then? 11. Her
mother is a widow.
22. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate quantifiers like: piece, bit, item, pair, bar, loaf, etc.
1. I need a white of paper. 2. She bought two. of chocolate yesterday. 3. I want a of white
bread and two of brown bread. 4. Give me a .of chalk, will you? 5. What a of work is man! 6.
This is an important. Of evidence. 7. I need a new. of trousers. 8. This is an interesting. of
news. 9. This . Of information may be useful some time. 10. He had one of luck. It didnt rain.
11. This is a beautiful. of furniture. 12. They bought twenty of cattle.