COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS – A – AN – SOME – ANY – HOW MUCH – HOW MANY j) 

…………………………… apples do you see?

1. Write c for countable and u for uncountable: COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS – A – AN – SOME – ANY – HOW MUCH – HOW MANY
 
   time -          books -        sugar -       milk -       pens -          hair -             chairs - 1. Write c for countable and u for uncountable:

   meat -         butter -        pencils -     bread -     jam -           friends -        fingers -
  flour -          apples -       oil -             cars -       salt -             houses -        cheese -
  rice -           tea -            games -       tomatoes -    cream -     honey -       carrots -
 
a)  a / an + singular countable noun (a pen, an apple)    
some  + plural countable nouns - positive sentences ( There are some cars)                                                    
some +  uncountable nouns - positive sentences  (There is some oil)     
any - we use any in negative sentences and in most questions.(countable and uncountable nouns)  I don't have any a)  a / an + singular countable noun (a pen, an apple)    
pens. There isn't any salt. Do you have any sisters? some  + plural countable nouns - positive sentences ( There are some cars)                                                    
  some +  uncountable nouns - positive sentences  (There is some oil)     
2. Choose a, an, some or any any - we use any in negative sentences and in most questions.(countable and uncountable nouns)  I don't have any
pens. There isn't any salt. Do you have any sisters?
a)  It is …………… dog.              g) We don't have  ………………… bread.       
2. Choose a, an, some or any
b) Have you got ……………..  friends?                   h) My brother found
………………………… money.  a)  It is …………… dog.              g) We don't have  ………………… bread.       
c) I bought ……………………….. milk. i) My sister found ………………… pen.
b) Have you got ……………..  friends?                   h) My brother found
d) Linda has not got ………………… pets. j) Have you ………………………… money. 
got ………………………… eggs?             c) I bought ……………………….. milk. i) My sister found ………………… pen.
e) There is ……………orange on the table.              k) There are ………………….. students in the
classroom. d) Linda has not got ………………… pets. j) Have you
f) Tim eats ………………… cheese every day. l) Is there …………………….. pencil on the got ………………………… eggs?            
desk?       e) There is ……………orange on the table.              k) There are ………………….. students in the
  b) how much - we use with uncountable nouns               how many - we use with classroom.
countable nouns.  f) Tim eats ………………… cheese every day. l) Is there …………………….. pencil on the
  desk?      
3. Choose How  much or How many   b) how much - we use with uncountable nouns               how many - we use with
  countable nouns. 
a)  ……………………………cheese do you buy?
b) …………………………… books are there in your bag? 2. Choose How  much or How many
c) …………………………… films did Tom see last week?
a)  ……………………………cheese do you buy?
d) …………………………… money do you spend every week?
b) …………………………… books are there in your bag?
e) …………………………… friends does Linda have?
c) …………………………… films did Tom see last week?
f) …………………………… sugar do we need?
d) …………………………… money do you spend every week?
g) …………………………… tomatoes are there in the fridge?
e) …………………………… friends does Linda have?
h) …………………………… meat are you going to buy?
f) …………………………… sugar do we need?
i) …………………………… milk did you drink yesterday?
g) …………………………… tomatoes are there in the fridge?
h) …………………………… meat are you going to buy?
i) …………………………… milk did you drink yesterday?
j) …………………………… apples do you see?
 A Little / A Few

The expressions a little and a few mean some.

 If a noun is in singular or uncountable, we use a little
Example: a little money
 If a noun is in plural (countable), we use a few
Example: a few friends
 Exercises:
A little or a few?
apples boys time
rice sugar cups
bicycles trees money
wine work men
bread water luck
ideas friends chairs
children coffee

Decide whether you have to use a little or a few.

1. Could I have …………………..sugar for my tea, please?

2. If you want to make pancakes, you need ……………………….eggs and …………………………..flour.
3. Have you got …………………………minutes? I need to talk to you.
4. When I am on holiday, I always write ……………………………lines home.
5. I have …………………………………headache.
6. Jane has invited ……………………………………boys to her party.
7. There is still ………………………………………..work to do.
8. They sang …………………………………….songs.
9. Would you like ……………………………………….more rice?
10. There will be ………………….rain this week.
11. ……………………………….friends are coming over tonight.
12. I need …………………………………sleep.
13. Could you buy ……………………………………bottles of water for me?
14. My parents give me …………………………………..pocket money every week.
15. All we need is ………………………………………luck.
16. I would like to eat ………………………biscuits now.
17. There is still ……………………..bread left.
18. My friend knows ……………………..English poems.
19. There are ……………………birthdays to celebrate this month.
Countable / Uncountable Nouns

In connection with a little / a few people often speak of countable nouns and uncountable nouns.

Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form. In plural, these nouns can be used with a number (that's why
they are called 'countable nouns'). Countable nouns take a few.
Example: 4 friends – a few friends

Uncountable nouns can only be used in singular. These nouns cannot be used with a number (that's why they are
called 'uncountable nouns'). Uncountable nouns take a little.
Example: 3 money – a little money

Note: Of course you can count money – but then you would name the currency and say that you have got 3 euro
(but not „3 money“).

A Little / A few or Little / Few

It's a difference if you use a little / a few or little / few. Without the article, the words have a limiting or negative
meaning.
 a little = some
little = hardly any
Example:
I need a little money. - I need some money.
I need little money. - I need hardly any money.
 a few = some
few = hardly any
Example:
A few friends visited me. - Some friends visited me.
Few friends visited me. - Hardly any friends visited me.

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