nounsProper nouns, common nouns , countable and uncountable, inanimate nouns , singular and plural forms of nouns.

Proper nouns

•Tim Baker•Europe•Great Britain•London•The Grand (hotel)•Oxford Street•The Thames•The British Museum

Common nouns

•A boy •The man•A book•People•Sand•Glass•Love•Development•Arrival

Countable nouns

•A boy- two boys•A man- three men•A table- four tables•A city- ten cities•A mile- a hundred miles•People•scissors

Uncountable nouns

•Bread tea•Water peace•Love ignorance•Equality leisure•Clothing equipment•Furniture activity•Permission news•Length•cotton

The different things• A brick –countable( кирпич ),

uncountable( кирпич, как строит. материал )• A chocolate –(шоколадная конфета ),

( шоколад )• A fire- (пожар, костёр ), ( огонь )• A hair- (волосок ), (волосы )• An iron- ( утюг ),(железо )• A justice( судья),( справедливость)• A light- (огонёк, лампа ),( свет)• A paper-(газета, документ ),(бумага )• A time- ( раз),( время)

Plural forms of countable nouns•A boy- boys•A table –tables•A cat –cats•A railway –railways•A dog- dogs•A mother –mothers•A girl –girls•A tree- trees•A river- rivers

Plural forms – after -ch,-s,-ss,-sh,-tch,-x•A bench- benches•A bus –buses•A glass- glasses•A bush –bushes•A brush –brushes•A match –matches•A box –boxes•A fox –foxes•A potato -potatoes

Plural forms – y-ies(после согласной )•An army- armies•A fly –flies•A lady –ladies•A city- cities•A country –countries

Plural forms –f(fe) -ves

•A calf -calves•A half-halves•A knife- knives•A leaf –leaves•A shelf –shelves•A wife –wives•A wolf -wolves

Irregular plurals

•A man –men мужчина•A woman –women женщина•A foot –feet ступня•A tooth –teeth зуб•A goose –geese гусь•A mouse- mice мышь•A louse- lice вша, вошь

Plural form - en

•An ox –oxen•A child -children

Nouns from Latin, Greece, French•A radius – radii, radiuses•A corpus – corpora•A formula – formulae, formulas•A bacterium – bacteria•A crisis – crises•A criterion – criteria•An index – indices, indexes•A bureau - bureaux

Complicated nouns

•A manservant – menservants•A woman-teacher –women-teachers•A mother-in-law – mothers-in-law•A passer-by – passers-by•A man-of-war – men-of -war

Only in singular form - “is”

•Advice fruit•Information progress•News hair•Measles•Physics•Knowledge•Furniture•Luggage•Money

Only in plural forms

•Annals•Archives•Arms=weapons•Clothes•Goods•Manners•Provisions•Resources•Thanks

The same forms in singular and plurals•A deer – deer•A sheep – sheep•A salmon – salmon•A trout – trout•Fish -fish

Possessive case of proper nounsTim’s dog Tim’s dogsAlice’s cat Alice’s catsJames’s motherSt Paul’s cathedralSt Mary’s churchMr. Baker’s house the bakers’ house

Possessive case of animate nouns•A girl’s hat a girls’ school•The boy’s dog the boys’ dogs•A lady’s handbag a ladies’ room•A man’s suit men’s suits•A child’s toy children’s books•A cat’s tail cats’ tails

Possessive case of inanimate nouns•A minute’s work a five minutes’ work•A day’s work a three days’ work•A week’s stay a few weeks’ stay

•Today’s conference•Yesterday’s paper

Possessive case of others nouns•The company’s office•The government’s proposal•My family’s welfare

•The companies’ offices•The governments’ proposals•Our families’ welfare

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•This is a very good coffee.•Buy me two cheeses.•They ordered three beers.•Her hair is long and brown.•My money is in the pocket.•We saw many sheep in the field.•Books are on the shelves.•A fly is sitting on the honey.•His teeth are white and beautiful.