Nouns Exercise For Class 8 CBSE

Fill in the blanks with the singular or plural form of the noun whichever is appropriate.

1. …………………….. leave every 10 minutes. (Bus / Buses)

2. Where are the …………………………… (knife / knives)?

3. What is in this …………………………… (box / boxes)?

4. Please put away these …………………………… (box / boxes).

5. At least ten ………………………… were lost in the explosion. (life / lives / lifes)

6. ………………………… are pack animals. (Wolf / Wolves)

7. The rich merchant had many …………………………….. (wifes  / wives)

8. Humans have 32 permanent …………………………. (tooth / tooths / teeth)

9. ………………………… is mortal. (Man / Men)

10. Cats chase ………………………… (mice / mouse / mices)

11. I have to get a ……………………….. extracted. (tooth / teeth)

12. The two windows are 12 ………………………… apart. (feet / foot / foots)

Answers

1. Buses leave every 10 minutes. (Use a plural noun before a plural verb.)

2. Where are the knives?

3. What is in this box? (Use a singular noun after this and that.)

4. Please put away these boxes. (Use a plural noun after these and those.)

5. At least ten lives were lost in the explosion.

6. Wolves are pack animals.

7. The rich merchant had many wives.

8. Humans have 32 permanent teeth. (Teeth is the plural form of tooth.)

9. Man is mortal.

10. Cats chase mice. (Mice is the plural form of mouse.)

11. I have to get a tooth extracted.

12. The two windows are 12 feet apart. (Feet is the plural form of foot.)