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FOOD AND DRINKS

When we talk about food and drinks, we generally mention them in countable and
uncountable form.

Do you know how to use a, some, any, much and many?

Look at these examples to see how to use countable and uncountable nouns in a
sentence.

There is a cup of tea.

There is some sugar on the table.

Is there any bread?

How many carrots do we need?

How much milk do we need?

Grammar explanation

Nouns can be countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be counted, for

example: an apple, two apples, three apples, etc. Uncountable nouns cannot be
counted, for example: rice, water, milk, sugar, flour, etc. When you learn a new noun,
you should check if it is countable or uncountable and note how it is used in a
sentence.

Countable nouns

For positive sentences we can use “a /an” for singular nouns or “some” for plurals.

✓ There is a cherry on the table.

✓ There are some onions in the fridge.

For negatives we can use “a/an” for singular nouns or “any” for plurals.

✓ There isn’t a strawberry.

✓ There aren’t any strawberries.

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Uncountable nouns

Here are some examples of uncountable nouns:

bread rice coffee flour

honey milk water salt

We use “some” with uncountable nouns in positive sentences and “any” with
negatives.

✓ There is some milk in the fridge.

✓ There isn’t any coffee.

Questions

In questions we use “a /an”, “any” or “how many” with countable nouns.

✓ Is there an apple on the table?

✓ Are there any apples on the table?
✓ How many apples are there on the table?

And we use “any” or “how much” with uncountable nouns.

✓ Is there any sugar?

✓ How much orange juice is there?

But when we are offering something or asking for something, we normally

use "some”.

✓ Do you want some chocolate?

✓ Can we have some more chocolates, please?

Other expressions of quantity

“A lot of” or “lots of (informal)” can be used with both countable and uncountable
nouns.

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✓ There is a lot of meat at the market.

✓ There are lots of apples on the trees.

Notice that we don't usually use “many” or “much” in positive sentences. We use
“a lot of” instead.

✓ They have a lot of honey.

However, in negative sentences we use “not many” with countable nouns and “not
much” with uncountable nouns.

✓ There are a lot of carrots but there aren't many potatoes.

✓ There is a lot of juice but there isn't much water.

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WORK SHEET

FULL NAME: ………………………………………………CLASSROOM: …………….

I. IS THE UNDERLINED NOUN COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE?

1. I drink three cups of lemonade.

(Countable / uncountable)

2. Be careful! The water is deep.

(Countable / uncountable)

3. We like the large bottles of mineral water.

(Countable / uncountable)

4. My mother uses real butter in the cakes she bakes.

(Countable / uncountable)

5. How many dishes do you need?

(Countable / uncountable)

6. Most kids like milk, but Joey hates it.

(Countable / uncountable)

7. Most of the glasses are made of glass.

(Countable / uncountable)

8. Michael can cook many dishes.

(Countable / uncountable)

9. I was feeling so stressed that I ate an entire box of cookies.

(Countable / uncountable)

10. she wants to cook rice with chicken.

(Countable / uncountable)

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II. COMPLETE THE DIALOG WITH THE CORRECT WORDS:

(there is, there are, there isn’t, there aren’t, is there, are there, some,
any).

JULIET: Hi! Brandom, how are doing?

BRANDOM: Hi, Juliet. I’m fine, thanks, how about you?

JULIET: I’m great!

BRANDOM: What are you going to do this weekend?
JULIET: Nothing. Why?

BRANDOM: Because is my mom’s birthday. I want to cook potato cake

with hot pepper for her. And you are my best friend that’s
the reason why I want you help me, please.

JULIET: Don’t worry. I’ll help you!

BRANDOM: Thanks so much.
JULIET: Let’s start, verifying if you have all the ingredients we need.

BRANDOM: Ok. Let’s do a list for potato cake and the salad.
JULIET: …………………. any butter in the fridge?
BRANDOM: Yes, there is. What else?

JULIET: …………………. potatoes and beets in the kitchen?

BRANDOM: Yes, there are potatoes, but …………………...beets.
JUIET: Ok. No problem. Is there …………. milk in the fridge?
BRANDOM: No, ……………….
JULIET: Are there eggs in the fridge?
BRANDOM: Yes. There are …...………. eggs in the fridge.

JULIET: is there ………... cheese in the fridge?

BRANDOM: Yes, ………………and is that all for potato cake?
JULIET: almost to finish this part. We also need anise, salt and pepper.

BRANDOM: there is ………... anise but there isn’t ………… salt.