Question

Common Nouns - 1

You know that some things, animals etc., that is, some common nouns can be counted. They are countable nouns. Some common nouns stand for something that cannot be counted. They are uncountable nouns. Countable nouns have two forms - singular and plural. Let us look at some examples. 

• Find five countable nouns from the passage and write their singular and plural forms.
• List the units that we use to measure the following:
  water, milk, distance, weight. 

Answer 1

• Word → Words
• Country → Countries
• Mile → Miles
• Desert → Deserts
• Mountain → Mountains

Units that we use to measure the following:

• Water: Liters, gallons, milliliters
• Milk: Liters, pints, gallons
• Distance: Kilometers, meters, miles
• Weight: Kilograms, grams, pounds