SOME and ANY

We use

SOME
in positive statements

ANY
in negative statements

I bought some flowers for you!

in offers

Sorry, there isnt any bread left for you.

in questions (we dont know the answer)

Would you like some apples?

Have you got any apples?

exception: in positive statements +

never/ without/ hardly
We simply never go anywhere, were
stuck here in this town without any help.

Fill in: some or any?

1) Pat went to the zoo with __________ of her friends. All of them were girls, there werent
__________ boys with them.
2) Have you got _________ cousins? Susan has got 12 cousins, but I havent got ________.
3) Would you like __________ tea? No, thanks.but Id like to have __________ biscuits, have you
got __________?
4) Sorry, Pete. There arent __________ oranges left. Youll have to take an apple instead. What
about cheese sandwiches? Would you like __________?
5) Its always the same, Peter isnt allowed to go without ___________ parent watching us. Maybe
we should go and get him _________ bodyguards.
6) Do you know ________ people from your new hometown? Are there __________ nice children
you can play with? Dont worry, youll soon get to know _________ nice children.
7) My mother speaks French perfectly. My sister Zoe learns French at school and she already knows
_________ French words. I cannot speak _________ foreign language, not yet.
8) Have you got _________ questions? If so, just tell me and Im going to explain it to you once again
by doing _________ more exercises.
9) I need a lemon and ________ bananas. Sorry, mum. There arent ________ left.

KEY:
1) Pat went to the zoo with some of her friends. All of them were girls, there werent any boys with
them.
2) Have you got any cousins? Susan has got 12 cousins, but I havent got any.
3) Would you like some tea? No, thanks.but Id like to have some biscuits, have you got any?
4) Sorry, Pete. There arent any oranges left. Youll have to take an apple instead. What about cheese
sandwiches? Would you like some?
5) Its always the same, Peter isnt allowed to go without any parent watching us. Maybe we should
go and get him some bodyguards.
6) Do you know any people from your new hometown? Are there any nice children you can play
with? Dont worry, youll soon get to know some nice children.
7) My mother speaks French perfectly. My sister Zoe learns French at school and she already knows
some French words. I cannot speak any foreign language, not yet.
8) Have you got any questions? If so, just tell me and Im going to explain it to you once again by
doing some more exercises.
9) I need a lemon and some bananas. Sorry, mum. There arent any left.