Task 1. Choose the PLURAL form of the word in brackets
1. active (volcano) *
volcanos
volcanoes
2. digital (photo) *
photos
photoes
3. birthday (wish) *
wishs
wishes
4. blue (eye) *
eyes
eies
5. business (tax) *
taxs
taxes
6. two (axis) *
axises
axes
7. strange (phenomenon) *
phenomena
phenomenons
8. computer (mouse) *
mouses
mice
9. three (millennium) *
millennia
millennii
10. 30,000 (foot) *
foots
feet
11. happy (child) *
childs
children
12. delayed (flight) *
flights
flightes
13. young (woman) *
wiman
women
14. front-door (key) *
keys
keies
15. green (tomato) *
tomatoes
tomatos
16. inverse (ratio) *
ratioes
ratios
17. modern (city) *
citys
cities
18. important (criterion) *
criterions
criteria
19. 32 (tooth) *
teeth
toothes
20. powerful (stimulus) *
stimula
stimuli
Task 2. Choose the correct POSSESSIVE so that the second sentence means the same as the first.
1. I asked my brother to help me. = I asked for my ___ help.
brother's
brothers'
2. That dog belongs to the family next door. = It's my ___ dog. *
neighbour's
neighbours'
3. Our daughter goes to a school just for girls. = She goes to a ___ school. *
girl's
girls'
4. What does your teacher think about your progress? = What's your ___ opinion? *
teacher's
teachers'
5. That's the house where my friends live. = It's my ___ house. *
friend's
friends'
6. Gravity is the force that holds the moons of a planet in orbit. = A ___ moons are held in orbit by gravity. *
planet's
planets’
7. The party was organised by the Smith family. = It was the ___ party. *
Smith's
Smiths'
8. The fur of this fox is very thick. = The fur is very thick.
fox's
fox'
9. The success of our company depends on us. = Our success depends on us.
compani'es
company's
10. Sue and Tom sell their car. = The car is quite expensive.
Sue and Tom's
Sue's and Tom's

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