a / an / the / some / any, singular / plural, countable / uncountable

A Complete the sentences with a, an or the.

an
1 I have ...................... egg for breakfast every morning.
2 Alan has got ...................... cute dog. ...................... dog is brown.
3 Brad Pitt is ...................... actor.
4 I have got ...................... apple. ...................... apple is in my schoolbag.
5 My sister is ...................... dentist.

B Fill in the blanks with some or any.

some
1 I’d like to have ...................... spaghetti for 4 Please buy ...................... crayons for the
dinner. children.
2 Is there ...................... watermelon for me? 5 I’m going to the post office. Do you need
3 There aren’t ...................... evil characters in ...................... stamps?
the school play. 6 We have got ...................... cereal for
breakfast.

C Write the plural of the words below in the correct column.

boy dish knife story cupboard

radio tooth leaf sheep party
shelf potato hobby man watch

-s -es -ies -ves irregular

boys

D Write the words in the correct circle.

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

egg
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......................................
......................................
......................................
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egg salt
oil flour
orange coffee
water potato
spoon cake
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Answers
A 1 an 4 an, The
2 a, The 5 a
3 an

B 1 some 4 some
2 any 5 any
3 any 6 some

C -s: boys, radios, cupboards

-es: dishes, potatoes, watches
-ies: hobbies, stories, parties
-ves: shelves, knives, leaves
irregular: teeth, sheep, men

D Countable nouns: egg, orange, spoon, potato, cake

Uncountable nouns: oil, water, salt, flour, coffee

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