Kit 18 - Countable and Uncountable Nouns

COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
ENGLISH
NO- SOME- ANY – EVERY –
KIT 1 &
EACH – MUCH – MANY – A LOT OF
FU N
Classify the following UNCOUNTABLE nouns
into these categories:
Food
Liquids
Material
Natural
phenomena
Languages
Diseases
Sciences and
school subjects
Games
Abstract
nouns
Some
concrete
nouns
beauty – freedom – measles – English – butter – business – chess – wood – beer – snow
heat – billiards – chickenpox – accommodation – darts – glass – thunder
furniture – poker – cancer – time – Maths – wind – fruit – weather
luggage – money – French – Chemistry – steel – justice
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ENGLISH
KIT 1 &
FU N
The quantity of uncountable nouns:
Circle the correct option.
1- a cup of tea – ice
2- a bottle of flour – beer
3- a glass of lemonade – soap
4- a pint of beer – yoghurt
5- a jar of ham – jam
6- a piece of sugar cube – news
7- a sheet of paper – advice
8- a packet of wood – flour
9- a carton of milk – coffee
10- a slice / loaf of sugar – bread
11- a lump of sugar – bread
12- a sugar – tea cube
13- a pot of yoghurt – water
14- a bar of soap – soup
15- a can of chocolate – soda
16- a block of wood – water
17- a tube of orange juice – toothpaste
18- a flash / bolt of thunder – lightning
19- a clap / peal of thunder – lightning

ENGLISH
KIT 1 &
FU N
Complete the sentences with some or any
and a word from the box.
petrol – food – shampoo – stamps – books – people – chairs – photos
1) She´d like to wash her blonde hair, so she wants _________________________.
2) There were ____________________ very interesting ____________________
at the party last Saturday.
3) People couldn´t sit down at the meeting because there weren´t ______________.
4) They could not buy _________________________ in the supermarket because
their money was in the car.
5) I couldn´t take ______________________ on holiday because the weather was
awful.
6) He needs to put ______________________ in the car. It is almost empty.
7) Have you got ___________________________? I want to post these letters right
away.
8) I do want ______________________ from the library.
Complete
My name is

ENGLISH
KIT 1 &
FU N
Complete the blanks with:
some , any , no , every or each.
1- Pay attention! _______________ of the players starts the game with seven
cards. Remember! The winner is the one who gets rid of his or her cards
first.
2- Nearly _______________________ person in my village dreams of traveling
round the world.
3- Alfred was happy to hear that ____________________ of his former school
friends had organized a reunion party to catch up with some news.
4- As there wasn´t ________________ time left, she had to hand in her exam
to the teacher without completing all the blanks.
5- Bear in mind that _________________ of you has to collaborate with a
packet of rice for the poor.
6- There is __________________ reason why you cannot go to school today.
You do not look ill in the least.

ENGLISH
KIT 1 &
FU N
Complete the gaps with:
much, many or a lot (of)
1- Tom, hurry up! We haven´t got ________________ time left.
We must leave. The bus won´t wait for us.
2- Sally is a nice person but she is a bit shy. That is why she hasn´t got
_________________ friends or acquaintances.
3- Tim has got ____________________ records from the 40´s in his collection.
He is a huge fan of that music!
4- There are _____________________ magazines about technological devices
these days.
5- I spoke to those friends of yours. They said they enjoyed the trip
__________________.
6- How _________________ seats shall I book in advance?
7- Do not hang around here doing nothing! There is __________________
work to be done urgently. We need to meet the deadline.
Complete the questions with:

How much …? or How many …?, then write
answers which are true to you.
1- _____________________ homework do you get from your teachers?
________________________________________________________________
2- __________________ history books do you own?
________________________________________________________________
3- __________________ does a tube of toothpaste cost?
________________________________________________________________
4- __________________ languages do you master?
________________________________________________________________
5- __________________ lecturers are there in that university?
________________________________________________________________
6- __________________ weeks´ holiday do you have in winter?
________________________________________________________________
7- __________________ mineral water do you drink a day?
________________________________________________________________

ENGLISH
KIT 1 &
FU N
Complete the chart so that you can make
Indefinite Pronouns
thing one body where es:

mpl
a
Ex
some
ev
any er
yw
he
re
no
thing
every ome
s
Now write sentences using them:
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
ENGLISH
KIT 1 &
FU N
Complete each of the sentences in such a way
that it has the same meaning as the given one.
1- Not one of his kids helps around the house.
None _____________________
2- Sue could see nothing because it was dark.
Sue couldn´t ________________
3- Max and I visited our old Primary School some weeks ago.
We knew noone there. Max and I visited our old Primary School some
weeks ago. We didn´t_________________________________________________
4- They are not going anywhere for the holidays.
They are ______________________________________________________________
5- Not one of her friends owns a flat.
None _________________________________________________________________
my name is Paul

ENGLISH
KIT 1 &
FU N
Choose the correct option:
1- She gave me some good advice / advices.
2- I want something to read now. I am going to buy a / some paper.
3- After spending most of my life traveling round the world, I am now writing
a book about my experience / experiences.
4- Bad news don´t / doesn´t make people any happier at all.
5- Auntie T has got very long hair / hairs.
6- When the fire alarm rang, there was a complete chaos / complete chaos
all around.
Find the mistakes and correct them.

There may be an extra word as well.
1- There were so many people at the party that not food was left.
2- Everybody in Mr. Black´s class is going on a skiing trip soon.
He will be staying there for two weeks.
3- I haven´t no idea about computer programmes whatsoever.
4- Don´t not buy any more highlighters for the office. We have got plenty of.
5- We had hardly no money left after our trip round Europe.

ENGLISH
KIT 1 &
FU N
KEY - ANSWERS
* Classify the following UNCOUNTABLE nouns into the following categories:

1- butter – fruit
2- beer -
3- wood – glass – steel
4- snow – heat -
5- English – French – Chemistry - Maths
6- measles – chickenpox – cancer
7- thunder – wind - weather
8- chess – billiards – darts – poker
9- beauty – freedom – accommodation – time – justice –
10- business – furniture – luggage – money
* The quantity of uncountable nouns: Circle the correct option.

1- tea 2- beer 3- lemonade 4- beer 5- jam 6- news 7- paper
8- flour 9- milk 10- bread 11- sugar 12- sugar 13- yoghurt
14- soap 15- soda 16- wood 17- toothpaste 8- lightning 19- thunder
* Complete the sentences with some or any and a word from the box.
1- some shampoo 2- some – people 3- any chairs 4- any food
5- any photos 6- some petrol 7- any stamps 8- some books
* Complete the blanks with some , any , no , every or each.

1- Each // 2- every // 3- some // 4- any // 5- each // 6- no
* Complete the gaps with much, many or a lot (of).

1- much // 2- many // 3- a lot of // 4- a lot of // 5- a lot // 6- many // 7- much / a lot of
* Complete the questions with How much …? or How many …?, ....
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
1- How much // I get loads of homework form my teachers.
2- How many // I own 15 history books.
3- How much // It costs approximately $5.
4- How many // I master 3 languages.
5 – How many // There are 15 lecturers there.
6- How many // I have two weeks´ holiday in winter.
7- How much // I drink 2.5 litres a day.

ENGLISH
KIT 1 &
FU N
* Complete the chart so that you can make Indefinite Pronouns.
something - someone - somebody - somewhere
anything - anyone - anybody - anywhere
nothing - no one - nobody - nowhere
everything - everyone - everybody - everywhere
* Complete each of the sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as
the given one.

1- of the kids help/helps around the house.
2- anything because it was dark.
3- anyone there.
4- going nowhere for the holidays.
5- of her friends own/owns a flat.
* Choose the correct option.

1- advice
2- a
3- experiences
4- doesn´t
5- hair
6- complete chaos
* Find the mistakes and correct them. There may be an extra word as well.
1- no food
2- They will
3- any idea
4- Don´t buy any
5- any money
BYE !


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COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

heat – billiards – chickenpox – accommodation – darts – glass – thunder

furniture – poker – cancer – time – Maths – wind – fruit – weather

luggage – money – French – Chemistry – steel – justice

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petrol – food – shampoo – stamps – books – people – chairs – photos

1) She´d like to wash her blonde hair, so she wants _________________________.

2) There were ____________________ very interesting ____________________

at the party last Saturday.

4) They could not buy _________________________ in the supermarket because

their money was in the car.

5) I couldn´t take ______________________ on holiday because the weather was

6) He needs to put ______________________ in the car. It is almost empty.

7) Have you got ___________________________? I want to post these letters right

8) I do want ______________________ from the library.

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2- Nearly _______________________ person in my village dreams of traveling

round the world.

3- Alfred was happy to hear that ____________________ of his former school

friends had organized a reunion party to catch up with some news.

to the teacher without completing all the blanks.

5- Bear in mind that _________________ of you has to collaborate with a

packet of rice for the poor.

6- There is __________________ reason why you cannot go to school today.

You do not look ill in the least.

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Complete the questions with:

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thing one body where es:

Now write sentences using them:

2- Sue could see nothing because it was dark.

Sue couldn´t ________________

weeks ago. We didn´t_________________________________________________

4- They are not going anywhere for the holidays.

They are ______________________________________________________________

5- Not one of her friends owns a flat.

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2- I want something to read now. I am going to buy a / some paper.

a book about my experience / experiences.

4- Bad news don´t / doesn´t make people any happier at all.

5- Auntie T has got very long hair / hairs.

Find the mistakes and correct them.

2- Everybody in Mr. Black´s class is going on a skiing trip soon.

He will be staying there for two weeks.

3- I haven´t no idea about computer programmes whatsoever.

5- We had hardly no money left after our trip round Europe.

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* Classify the following UNCOUNTABLE nouns into the following categories:

* The quantity of uncountable nouns: Circle the correct option.

* Complete the blanks with some , any , no , every or each.

* Complete the gaps with much, many or a lot (of).

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the given one.

* Choose the correct option.

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