EXERCISES

1) put the right letter or number in each box

2) fill in the table below
UNCOUNTABLES
A] There is some toothpaste on the toothbrush
B] Trevor hasn't (= not ) got much patience
C] Playing basket-ball requires ∅ technique
D] Muslims drink no wine
E] Eric has only got little hair
F] There is too much noise
G] Superman has enough strength to lift a car
H] I haven't (= not ) got enough time for a coffee
I] Tom hasn't (= not ) got any money
J] There is a lot of sun in the Summertime
COUNTABLES
1] Phil is reading ∅ books
2] I can see a few butterflies
3] There aren't (= not ) many leaves on the tree 4]
There are no candles on this cake
5] I don't (= not ) smoke any cigarettes: I only smoke ∅ cigars
6] There are a lot of people here
7] I am sad. I do not have enough friends
8] I can't see the sun because there are too many clouds
9] Stop it! You have drunk enough cups of coffee like that!
10] Few women play football
Note: a lot of =lots of =plenty of =loads of
Quite afew means a rather large number of (countables)
Quite a little means a rather large amount of (uncountables)
Quite a lot of means a little bit less than a lot of

How do you say Uncountables Countables

The quantity is zero
There is a certain, unknown quantity
The quantity is not big
The quantity is small
The quantity is big
The quantity is sufficient
The quantity is too small
The quantity is too big
The quantity is not mentioned