Worksheet on Singular Noun

Choose the correct option that gives the correct singular of the highlighted words:

1. Everybody regarded him as an imposter and his cruelties knew no bounds.

a) cruelty
b) cruelties
c) cruelti
d) crueltus

Answer: a)

2. While diving in the deep ocean, the marine biologist encountered a group of curious octopuses, gracefully moving among the coral reefs.

a) octopi
b) octopuses
c) octopee
d) octopus

Answer: d)

3. The process involved so many technicalities that it was beyond my comprehension.

a) technical
b) technicality
c) technically
d) technicalities

Answer: b)

4. I think I overate those yummy and crisp vegetable fritters.

a) fritter
b) fritters
c) frit
d) frittor

Answer: a)

5. Despite several apologies, she was adamant not to talk.

a) apologi
b) apology
c) apologus
d) apologies

Answer: b)

6. Please acknowledge the receipts that I have shared with you over the mail.

a) receipt
b) receipts
c) receipti
d) receiptus

Answer: a)

7. Mumps causes painful swellings under the chin and the ears.

a) mump
b) mumps
c) mumpses
d) mumpsus

Answer: b)

8. The mother gave the baby very tiny morsels of sweet fruit to eat.

a) morsel
b) morsels
c) morsellum
d) morselli

Answer: a)

9. She carefully painted the edges of the canvas, ensuring that every detail received the artist's meticulous attention.

a) edge
b) edges
c) egsus
d) edgesis

Answer: a)

10. The noise was loud enough to annoy the people present.

a) people
b) person
c) persona
d) personnel

Answer: b)

11. Scientists studied the behaviour of different species of bacteria to understand how they adapt to various environments.

a) bacterias
b) bacteriae
c) bacter
d) bacterium

Answer: d)

12. In the dense forest, we could hear the howls of wolves echoing through the night, adding to the eerie atmosphere.

a) wolf
b) wolves
c) wolfs
d) wolv

Answer: a)

13. At the farmer's market, she purchased several bunches of radishes and noticed that each one had its unique shape and size.

a) bunch
b) bunches
c) bunchs
d) bunchis

Answer: a)

14. The tourists were fascinated by the variety of fish they saw while scuba diving in the coral reefs.

a) fishs
b) fishes
c) fish
d) fishies

Answer: c)

15. The team of archaeologists unearthed artefacts dating back to ancient civilisations, including pottery, coins, and sculptures.

a) sculptures
b) sculpture
c) sculptural
d) sculpting

Answer: b)

16. After the storm, the beach was littered with seashells of various shapes and sizes, collected by beachcombers.

a) seashells
b) seashell
c) seashellies
d) seashellens

Answer: b)

17. The orchestra performed a beautiful symphony composed by one of the most talented musicians of our time.

a) symphonies
b) symphonied
c) symphonic
d) symphony

Answer: d)

18. In the field, the researchers observed colonies of ants working together to build intricate tunnels underground.

a) colony
b) colonies
c) colonian
d) colonied

Answer: a)

19. The biologist conducted experiments to elucidate the intricate mechanisms of cellular communication.

a) elucidates
b) elucidation
c) elucidito
d) elucidate

Answer: b)

20. The conference featured erudite speakers who presented groundbreaking research in their respective fields.

a) erudites
b) erudition
c) erudito
d) erudite

Answer: d)

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