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7. (FUVEST) Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas: “Boys have big ________ and girls have small __________.” a) foots – ones b) feet – ones c) feet – one d) feets – ones e) foot – one
8. (PUC-RIO) Check the only word that could be used in the plural form: a) Information. b) Land. c) Research. d) Energy. e) Employment.
9. (PUC-PR) Match the columns below so that the words in the second column fit the sentences provided in the first one: 1. Tom and Mary love their __________. 2. Put the oranges inside those __________. 3. I can't walk. My __________ are aching a lot. 4. The __________ are flying south. 5. The cat is hunting the __________. 6. When Jane fell over, she broke two of her __________.
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( ) feet ( ) teeth ( ) children ( ) geese ( ) mice ( ) boxes – Choose the correct alternative: a) 6 – 3 – 1 – 4 – 5 – 2 b) 3 – 6 – 1 – 4 – 5 – 2 c) 3 – 6 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 1 d) 5 – 3 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 1 e) 3 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 2 – 5
10. (MACKENZIE) Which alternative shows the correct plural form of the words given? a) mouse – mice b) mouse – mices c) mouse – mouse d) mouse – mouses e) mouse – mises
11. (ITA) O plural dos substantivos “knife”, “tooth” e “woman” é, na ordem: a) knifes – teeth – womans b) knifes – teeths – women c) knives – tooths – women d) knives – teeth – women e) knive – teeth – women
12. (ESPCEX) The plural of wife, goose, mouse and hero are: a) wifes, gooses, mouses, heroes. b) wifes, geese, mice, heroes. c) wives, geese, mice, heros. d) wives, geese, mice, heroes. e) wifes, gooses, mouses, heros.
13. (FATEC) Na frase: "Did hundreds of Japanese KIDS suffer a TV induced epileptic attack last week", a alternativa em que todas as palavras têm a mesma forma de plural de KIDS: a) attack –mouse b) episode – Japanese c) cartoon – trigger d) show – child e) explosion – Japanese
14. (CESGRANRIO) The word that DOESN'T have an irregular plural form like tooth – teeth is: a) ox. b) foot. c) cloth. d) goose. e) mouse.
15. (MIN.AER.) Jennifer, _____, didn't do a good job but the ______ was very well in that movie. a) the actriss /artist b) the actrix / author c) the actress/ actor d) the actoress / actor
16. (EPCAR) Mark the option that presents a mistake of gender. a) My niece is called Mary. b) Prince Diana died in car accident. c) My uncle is a good host. d) My father is a very wealthy man.
17. (FAETEC) Assinale a alternativa que só apresenta formas de feminino: a) actress, baroness, wife b) sister, granddaughter, son c) baby, artist, cousin d) father, actor, brother
18. (UEL) Assinale a alternativa que apresenta somente formas de masculino: a) brother, son, actress b) niece, uncle, boy c) gentleman, husband, king d) queen, mare, vixen
25. (ITA) Dadas as afirmações de que o plural de:
1. Chief é Chieves
2. Radius é Radii
3. Leaf é Leaves
Constatamos que está (estão) correta(s):
a) Apenas a afirmação nº 1.
b) Apenas a afirmação nº 2.
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c) Apenas a afirmação nº 3.
d) As afirmações nos 2 e 3.
e) Todas as afirmações.
19. (AFA) The _______ was very elegant last night. She is the director’s ______.
a) wife / spinster
b) husband / wife
c) steward / host
d) lady / wife
20. (FEI) Mark the item that contains a sentence using male noun.
a) Heroine of the movie is not a native of this country.
b) My niece is playing in the play-ground.
c) My aunt lives with her mother.
d) The earl was not at the party.
e) The mare was brought from Mexico.
18. (AFA) Paul, __________ , didn’t do a good job but the _______ served us very well at the restaurant.
a) the waiter / waitress
b) the buck / doe
c) the drake / duck
d) the ram / ewe
16. (EFOMM) Mark the option that completes the sentence below correctly.
All the women in town want to marry John because he is a rich _______ .
a) spinster
b) mistress
c) rooster
d) bachelor
e) stallion
17. (JFS) Mark the option that has the correct pair of male and female.
a) drone-droness
b) fox-foxess
c) horse –horsess
d) drake-duck
e) bull-bulless
15. (ESC. NAVAL) Mark the item that contains only feminine nouns.
a) jew – actor – waitress - princess
b) baroness – duchess – mistress - hostess
c) waiter – tiger – actress – empress
d) heir – giant – priest - master
e) steward – authoress – abbess – baron
14. (UFRRJ) Mark the correct sentence.
a) The manageress is still a bachelor.
b) His daughter is a waiter.
c) The lady is an actor.
d) My aunt is a policeman.
e) Their queen is a widow.
2. (MIN.AER.) Jennifer, _____, didn't do a good job but the ______ was very well in that movie.
a) the actriss /artist
b) the actrix / author
c) the actress/ actor
d) the actoress / actor
3. (AFA) In the following alternatives, all the nouns are feminine, EXCEPT:
a) heiress / jewess / empress / mare
b) spinster / niece / vixen / hen
c) daughter / cock / witch / aunt
d) lioness / cow / ewe / bee
4. (EPCAR) Mark the option that presents a mistake of gender.
a) My niece is called Mary.
b) Prince Diana died in car accident.
c) My uncle is a good host.
d) My father is a very wealthy man.
5. (ITA) Dadas as afirmações de que o feminino de:
I. actor é actress
II. nephew é niece
III. wizard é witch
IV. monk é monkess
Constatamos que está(ão) correta(s):
a) apenas a
b) apenas a I e a II.
c) apenas a I, a II e a III.
d) apenas a IV.
e) todas as afirmações.
6. (FATEC) Assinale a alternativa que só apresenta formas de feminino:
a) actress, baroness, wife
b) sister, granddaughter, son
c) baby, artist, cousin
d) father, actor, brother
e) maid, wife, bull
7. ( ITA) Dadas as afirmações de que o plural de:
1. BASIS é BASIS
2. DATUM é DATAS
3. BUSINESS é BUSINESSES
Constatamos que está(estão) correta(s):
a) Apenas a afirmação no 1.
b) Apenas a afirmação no 2.
c) Apenas a afirmação no 3.
d) Apenas as afirmações nos 1 e 3.
e) Todas as afirmações.
8. (MACKENZIE) Assinale a alternativa em que aparecem somente formas de feminino:
a) mother, sister, wife, bachelor
b) girl, aunt, Miss, spinster
c) widow, brother-in-law, son-in-law, mother-in-law
d) father, son, uncle, doctor
e) baroness, countess, heir, actress
9. (ITA) Dadas as afirmações de que o feminino de
l. bachelor é spinster
II. uncle é aunt
III. Mister é Miss
Constatamos que está(ão) correta(s):
a) apenas a I.
b) apenas a II.
c) apenas a I e a III
d) apenas a I e a II.
e) todas as afirmações
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10. (UEL) Uma das alternativas abaixo apresenta somente formas de masculino. Qual?
a) brother, son, actress
b) niece, uncle, boy
c) gentleman, husband, king
d) queen, mare, vixen
e) bachelor, fox, stewardess
11. (UNESP) Assinale a alternativa que contém o par correto:
a) horse / hen
b) nephew / niece
c) reporter / reporteress
d) uncle/ sister
e) monk/ fox
12. (FAAP) Mark the pair which presents a mistake about gender.
a) bride – groom
b) wizard – wizardess
c) actor – actress
d) rooster – hen
e) lion – lioness
13. (UFPE) One of the pairs below contains a mistake of gender. Mark it.
a) cock -chicken
b) father -mother
c) bull- cow
d) friar -nun
e) nephew- nephewess
EXERCÍCIOS RESOLVIDOS
1 Marque a alternativa em que o gênero da palavra esteja correto:
a) husband – neutro
b) poetess – masculino
c) bed – feminino
d) nurse – comum
2 Marque a alternativa que apresente os plurais de fish, goose, wolf e policeman, respectivamente.
a) fishes, gooses, wolfes, policemans.
b) fish, gooses, wolves, policemans.
c) fish, geese, wolves, policemen.
d) fishes, geese, wolfes, policemen.
5 Sobre o plural dos substantivos, identifique a re- lação correta:
a) man – mans.
b) tomato – tomatoes.
c) child – childs.
d) life – lifes.
6 De acordo com o estudo do plural dos substanti- vos, marque a seqüência correta das palavras a seguir: foot, sheep, dish, potato.
a) foots, sheeps, dishs, potatos.
b) feet, sheeps, dishs, potatoes.
c) feet, sheep, dishes, potatoes.
d) foots, sheep, dishes, potatos.
7 Marque a alternativa que apresente apenas susb- tantivos incontáveis em inglês:
a) money, water, advice, news.
b) girl, information, gold, love.
c) bird, student, flower, song.d) sugar, salt, milk, car.
8 Marque a alternativa incorreta de acordo com a classificação dos substantivos abaixo:
a) hour (hora) – susbtantivo contável.
b) people (pessoas) – substantivo contável.
c) dollar (dólar) – substantivo incontável.
d) furniture (móvel) – substantivo incontável.
9 Marque a alternativa que tenha a frase correta em relação ao emprego do caso possessivo em in- glês: a) Bob and Joe’s eyes are blue.
b) Saly and Susan’s father is an engineer.
c) The room’s window is open.
d) The students’s books are under the table.
10 Observe as frases a seguir:
I – Your mother-in-law’s car is not working.
II – We bought many clothes at Pernanbucanas’.
III – James’s house is big. Estão corretas as frases:
a) I e II.
b) I e III.
c) II e III.
d) Nenhuma
4. ARTIGOS
4.1. Grammar Practice
01. _______ architect is a person who designs buildings.
a) -
b) A
c) An
d) The
02. ________ clever politician never promises too much.
a) -
b) A
c) An
d) The
03. _________ cats are domestic animals.
a) -
b) A
c) An
d) The
04. It’s _______ very good juice, isn’t it?
a) -
b) A
c) An
d) The
05. ______ Karine wants to be a nurse.
a) -
b) A
c) An
d) The
06. Dani was reading _______ Dickens novel.
a) -
b) A
c) An
d) The
07. I saw _____ small plane that flew low over the trees.
a) -
b) A
c) An
d) The
08. If you have problems, Joana is _____ person you can ask to help you.
a) - 
b) A
c) An
d) The
09. ______ Japanese admire ______ Chinese traditions.
a) - / the
b) The / -
c) The / the
d) The / an
10. ______ J sisters are famous in New York.
a) -
b) A
c) An
d) The
11. Have you taken _______ letters off the shelf?
a) -
b) A
c) An
d) The
12. A: Who’s at ______ door?
 B: It’s _____ postman.
a) - / the
b) The / -
c) The / the
d) The / an
4.2. Reading Practice
TEXT 5
Viva la Vida
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning and I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy’s eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
“Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!”
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand 
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MARTIN, C. Viva la vida, Coldplay. In: Viva la vida or Death
and all his friends. Parlophone, 2008.
01. Letras de músicas abordam temas que, de certa forma, podem ser
reforçados pela repetição de trechos ou palavras. O fragmento da canção Viva
la vida, por exemplo, permite conhecer o relato de alguém que:
a) costumava ter o mundo aos seus pés e, de repente,se viu sem nada.
b) almeja o título de rei e, por ele, tem enfrentado inúmeros inimigos.
c) causa pouco temor a seus inimigos, embora tenha muito poder.
d) limpava as ruas e, com seu esforço, tornou-se rei de seu povo.
e) tinha a chave para todos os castelos nos quais desejava morar.
New Words:
TEXT 6
01. Considering the popular saying
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a
man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”, one might
correctly state that:
(01) all fishermen are liars.
(02) it is better to teach somebody how to get the food than to give food to
this person.
(04) teachers and fishermen give food to people.
(08) if you give a fish to a man he will eat only fish his entire life.
(16) hungry people ought to know how to fish.
New Words: