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COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: A, SOME, ANY

1. Circle the uncountable nouns:

house car cheese apple money table

sugar coffee cup pencil milk wine
potato bread petrol shoe film tea
newspaper book water watch toast juice
glass salt oil pen class meat
butter sandwich ham egg advice holiday
time chocolate information pen orange tuna

2. Charles is making an omelette for the first time. He asks his wife Alice who is
watching TV.

a) Fill in the gaps with some or any:

Charles: Alice! Have we got __any_ eggs?

Alice: Yes, there are _____some_______ in the cupboard.
Charles: Have we got ____any__________ cheese?
Alice: Yes, theres _____some_______ in the fridge.
Charles: Can I use _____some______ olive oil?
Alice: Yes, of course.
Charles: I need _____some_______ tomatoes.
Alice: We havent got ____any_________. Charles, would you like ___some________
help?
Charles: No, thanks, Im OK.

b) Answer/complete these questions:

1. Do we use some or any in positive sentences? __We use some positive sentences.
2. Do we use some or any in negative sentences? We use any negative sentences
3. Do we usually use some or any in questions? We use any in questions
4. But we use some in questions when we expect the answer Yes or when the
question is an offer.

3. Fill in the gaps with some or any:

Tom: Lets go for a picnic in the park.

Sarah: OK. Well make ___some______ sandwiches. What do we need?
Tom: We havent got _____any______ bread. Can you buy ___some_____?
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Sarah: Yes, sure. What about butter?

Tom: Weve got ____some______. Ill buy ___some______cheese.
Sarah: OK, and is there ____any______ orange juice in the fridge?
Tom: No, Ill get ____some_____.
Sarah: Good. Do we need ___any________ apples or cherries?
Tom: Just ____some_______ apples.
Sarah: Oh dear! I havent got _____any______ money to buy the bread!
Tom: Dont worry. Ill lend you _____some________.

4. Cross out a/an if it is wrong and substitute it with some. If it is correct, put a tick ( )

1. Can you give me ____some________ information, please?

2. I bought a suitcase yesterday.
3. We need _______some_____money for the cinema.
4. Hes eating _____some_______ bread.
5. Id like ____an_________ advice about my future.
6. We stopped at the filling station to get _____some______ petrol.
7. I really need a holiday.
8. Can you give me ____some_______water, please? Im thirsty.
9. Can you pass me a newspaper?
10. Do you want an apple?

5. Make these sentences negative. Use notany

1. Weve got some books about cinema.

2. Mary gave me some money yesterday.

3. Susan needs some help with her homework.

4. I bought some apples in the supermarket.

5. Shes got some sausages in the fridge.

6. Theres some milk in the cupboard.

7. He wrote some letters to his friends.

8. There are some apples left.

6. Rewrite the sentences in exercise 5 using no:

1. Weve got no books about cinema.

2. Mary didnt gave me any money yesterday.

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3. Susan doesnt need any help with her homework.

4. I didnt buy any apples in the supermarket.

5. She hasnt any sausages in the fridge.

6. There isnt any milk in the cupboard.

7. He didnt write any letters to his friends.

8. There arent any apples left.

7. Fill in the gaps with some, any or no.

1. Im really thirsty. I need ____some________ water, please.

2. I went to the library, but I couldnt find ____any______ books about art.
3. Can you give me ____some_______ coffee, please?
4. She sent _____some________ postcards to her friends, but she didnt make
______any_______ phone calls when she was in Britain.
5. Its very cold, so there are ____not________ children playing in the street.
6. I bought ____some______ coffee, but I didnt buy ____any________ tea.
7. Have you got ____any__________ chocolate biscuits? Im sorry, there are
____not________ biscuits left.
8. Mary, Im afraid theres _____not_____ juice in the fridge.
9. They ate _______some_____apples, but they didnt eat ___any________ oranges.
10. A. Do you want ___some__________ cheese? Its delicious. B. Ok, give me
_____some_______.
11. Im sorry, but Ive got ____some______ time to help you.
12. He prepared ____some________fruit for dessert.
13. I wanted to invite you, but Ive got _____some_____ money.
14. Is there _____any________ oil in the kitchen?
15. We need ______some_______ coins for the car park. Have you got
______any_____, Peter?

8. Complete the sentences with how many, how much, a lot of, enough, too many,
too much, not much, not many.

1. A. _____How much__________ sugar is there? B. There is ____not

much________ to make the cake, Mary.
2. I have got _____a lot of________money to buy a ticket for the concert.
3. Ive got some rice, but _____not much__________.
4. A. Have they got _____too much_______ time to practise sport? B. Yes, but
___not much___________.
5. A. _____How much__________ exercises do you have to do, Charles?
B. I
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______Enough________, I think.
6. Dont buy any potatoes, weve got ____enough____________ potatoes left.
7. Peter has got some friends, but ___not many_____________.
8. _____How many__________ people are there in the classroom?
9. Are there ____enough____________ people to play a football match?
10. ____How many____________ eggs do you need to make the omelette?
11. There were ________a lot of__________people at the party, it was fantastic.
12. A. ______How much__________ chocolate do you eat? B. I think I eat ___not
much__________, but Im afraid Im a chocoholic.
13. She ate _____too much____________ chocolates, so shes got a stomaach ache.