Plural Nouns Exercises PDFSet 4: Advanced Plurals: Foreign Origins and Special Cases
20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.The country faced many ___ last year.
a) crisisesb) crisesc) crisiesd) crisis
2.The scientist performed several ___.
a) analysesb) analysisesc) analysiesd) analysis
3.She submitted two ___ to the university.
a) thesisesb) thesiesc) thesesd) thesis
4.These ___ are hard to explain.
a) phenomenesb) phenomenasc) phenomeniesd) phenomena
5.The ___ for selecting candidates are very strict.
a) criteriab) criterianc) criteriasd) criteries
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.crises
2.analyses
3.theses
4.phenomena
5.criteria
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."crises"(b)
'Crisis' comes from Greek. Its plural changes -is to -es: crisis → crises.
2."analyses"(a)
'Analysis' comes from Greek. Its plural changes -is to -es: analysis → analyses.
3."theses"(c)
'Thesis' comes from Greek. Its plural changes -is to -es: thesis → theses.
4."phenomena"(d)
'Phenomenon' comes from Greek. Its plural changes -on to -a: phenomenon → phenomena.
5."criteria"(a)
'Criterion' comes from Greek. Its plural changes -on to -a: criterion → criteria.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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