1. She gave me some useful … (advice, advices) but I didn’t listen.
2. I am surprised at the variety of … (cheese, cheeses) that have appeared in our shops.
3. Could you pass me … (a glass, glass) of water? This table is made of … (a glass, glass).
4. By the … (time, times) the bell rang I managed to read the poem several … (times, time). It seemed to me the best piece of literature of all … (times, time).
5. I was presented with a dozen … (handkerchives, handkerchiefs)
6. I need a piece of … . The house was near … (the wood, wood)
7. She looked at him with … . It’s… Ann isn’t here. (a pity, pity).
8. I bought two … (dozen, dozens) eggs at the market. Pack the eggs in … (dozens, dozen). Is it … (egg, an egg) in your sandwich?
9. He cooked … (potato, potatoes) for dinner.
10. … (Fish, fishes) travels long distances and different (fish, fishes) … live at different levels of water.
11. The Bolshoi Theatre is our … (country, country’s) best opera house.
12. From this tower I can get a … (bird’s, birds) view of the city.
13. They gave him some old clothes of … (Simon, Simon’s).
14. Look at the picture of my … (mother, mother’s). She is a person in the picture.
15. Look at this picture of my … (mother’s, mother). It belongs to her.
16. Here are some photos of my … (friends, friends’). – They are shown in the picture.
17. Here are some photos of my … (friends, friends’). They belong to them.
18. This is a few … (hour’s, hours’) work.
19. It’s twenty … (minutes’, minute’s) walk.
20. Don’t forget to bring me some of your fantastic … (carrot, carrot’s) cake, will you?
21. … (Steve and Jane’s, Steve’s and Jane’s) stories were completely different.
22. Schoolchildren have their physical training lessons twice a week. … (A number/The number) of them is not limited by the Ministry of Education. … (A number/the number) of schools have even more classes of physical culture.
23. … (Peter and Helen’s, Peter’s and Helen’s) flat is large.
24. You can buy this medicine at the … (chemist, chemist’s).
25. Britain’s … (export, exports) to the US have fallen recently.
26. Her new job offers her the opportunity to work at the … (company, company’s) office in Tokyo.
27. No one dared to disobey the … (Commander-in-Chief’s, Commander’s-in-Chief) orders.
28. My … (father-in-law’s, father’s-in-law) house is in Woolen Street.
29. 10, Downing Street is … (the Prime Minister of England’s, the Prime Minister’s of England) official residence.
30. He had a few (forget-me-nots, forgets-me-not) in his hands.
31. We found the boy looking through a (children’s, children) magazine.
32. Nobody could explain the young girl’s behaviour at … (yesterday’s, yesterday) dinner.
33. …(My friend Peter’s, my friend’s Peter) watch was five minutes slow.
34. Various … (fruit, fruits) grow in this country.
35. Two … (hundred, hundreds) delegates took part in the forum.
36. She has got long blond … (hair, hairs). There were only a few … (hair, hairs) left on his bold head.
37. All plane passengers were searched at the … (custom’s, customs).
38. There isn’t enough room in the car for all the … (luggage, luggages).
39. Make sure, you arrange some … (accommodation, accommodations) before you leave.
40. This … (means, mean) of transport saves energy.
41. The wagon is being pulled by two … (oxen, ox) .
42. I told the children a fable about … (wolves, wolfs).
43. In science class, we studied various … (phenomena, phenomenon) of nature.
44. When I was in the park yesterday I saw … (gooses, geese).
45. Every day I read in the newspaper about a new … (crises, crisis) in the world.
46. Selfridges/Selfridges’s is one of the biggest stores in London as well as Harrods/Harrod’s.
47. We shall meet at … (“Arrivals and departures”, “Arrival and departure”).
48. Write … (a 150-word, 150-words) essay on the topic.
49. I shall be back in … (an hour or two, an hour or two’s) time.
50. Too much … (knowledge, knowledges) makes the head bald.
