Countable and uncountable nouns exercises

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with a/an if necessary. _______________

Don't forget to buy _____ milk. And we also need ____ loaf of bread.

A: Excuse me. Can you give me _____ information about flights departing from Heathrow tonight?

B: Here you are. This is _____ complete list of departures.

We are moving next week. We'll need _____ new furniture. We've already ordered _____ sofa and

_____ small table. And _____ new cooking equipment, too.

I think _____ grey hair on _____ elderly woman looks better than _____ artificial hairstyle.

Children need _____ more sleep than adults. If we don't sleep enough in _____ childhood, it can cause

several problems including _____ decreased brain development and frequent negative emotions.

Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with little/a little, or few /a few or much/many. ____
few/a few

All I wanted when I was young was _______________ reliable friends.

Maria is so busy all the time. She has _______________ moments on her own.

_______________ people know about this beach. That's why it's so clean.

We spent _______________ days in Barcelona and we really enjoyed it.

little/a little

Ben made a lot of mistakes. He had _______________ time to answer the questions.

I preferred a cup of coffee because I'd already had _______________ tea before that.

You have to take up the job. You have _______________ choice.

I have _______________ money. I can afford a short holiday in France.

much/many

How _______________ students are taking part in the competition?

How _______________ rice should I cook for one person?

Susan isn't having _______________ luck today, is she?

They didn't have _______________ real problems, as far as I know.

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Both countable and uncountable nouns
Exercise 3
Choose the correct word or phrase and complete the sentences. ___________

Are you ready to order? - Yes, please. Can I have .............................. and rice?
• chicken • a chicken

......................................................... do you have in your henhouse?

• How much chicken • How many chickens

....................................... is a candy made from cacao beans.

• Chocolate • A chocolate

OK. You can choose ..................................... from my box, but I'll take one from your box.
• chocolate • a chocolate

Do as ............................................. as you can and you'll improve your English in a month or two.
• much exercise • many exercises

Sharon, you should take more ................................ if you want to lose weight.
• exercise • exercises

Josh has ...................................................... in the kitchen, but he does know how to make really good
scrambled eggs.
• little experience • few experiences

I met my boss only once and it was ........................................... I will never forget.
• experience • an experience

Don't forget to turn all the ................... off before you leave the house.
• light • lights

Our apartment is surrounded by tall trees so it doesn't get .........................

• light • a light

Excuse me. Do you have ...................................... at your hotel for tonight?

• free room • a free room

I got rid of some old books to make ......................... for contemporary American writers.
• room • a room

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Uncountable nouns with quantifiers
Exercise 4
Choose the correct quantifier and complete the sentences. _______________

When I was eighteen, my grandfather gave me a ........................ of advice I've never forgotten.
• stroke • word

Can you pass me ........................ of paper, please?

• a sheet • an item

The only thing you need to succeed in your business is a ........................ of luck.
• stroke • box

Sarah took my joke very seriously. But it was just a ........................ of fun.
• item • bit

Make sure that you dust the floor under every ........................ of furniture.
• item • carton

I have no idea where I've left the ........................ of matches.

• box • piece

Ben is going to play a ........................ of music by Chopin at his birthday party.

• sheet • piece

Do you think that three ........................ of milk will be enough?

• cartons • pieces

Don't forget to buy two ........................ of bread for the barbecue.

• bits • loaves

How many ........................ of salami should I put on each plate?

• strokes • slices

My younger brother is hooked on Coca-Cola. He drinks three or four ........................ every day.
• cans • bits

I was eating my dinner when a news ........................ on TV caught my attention.

• sheet • item

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 9A GRAMMAR  countable / uncountable nouns; a / an, some / any

 a Look at what’s in the fridge. Write the questions and short answers with Is there / Are there + a, an,
or any.

1 sushi? Is there any sushi? Yes, there is.

2 butter?
3 carrots?
4 cheese?
5 fish?
6 chicken?
7 eggs?
8 orange juice?

 b Write + or − sentences with a / an, some, or any.

1 onions There aren’t any onions.

2 tomato juice
3 pineapple
4 strawberries
5 peppers
6 milk
7 mushrooms
8 ice cream

ACTIVATION
Test your memory. Work with a partner. A (picture face up) asks B (picture face down)
five questions about what’s in the fridge. Then change roles.

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9B GRAMMAR quantifiers; how much / how many, a lot of, etc.
Circle much or many. Then answer the question with a complete sentence.
Use a lot of, not…much, not…many, or not…any.

Fast Food Phil

1 How much / many orange juice does he drink?
He doesn’t drink any orange juice.
2 How much / many burgers does he eat?

3 How much / many chips does he eat?

Valerie the Vegetarian

4 How much / many meat does she eat?

5 How much / many vegetables does she eat?

6 How much / many Diet Coke does she drink?

Baby Belinda
7 How much / many milk does she drink?

8 How much / many bread does she eat?

9 How much / many apples does she eat?

Fabio the Italian Food Fan

10
How much / many rice does he eat?

11
How much / many pasta does he eat?

12
How much / many cups of espresso does he drink?

ACTIVATION
Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions 1–12 about yourself.

  How much orange juice do you drink?   I don't drink much orange juice.

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 HEALTHY DIET…long life!!!!!!

Read the description of two children in a common day.

Student’s name___________________ Date_____________Grade______

Abbey gets up at 7:00 am, feeds the dog, and has
cereal and a glass of juice for breakfast. She walks to
school with her friend, Julia. She has a package of
chips for a morning snack, drinks water from the
water fountain, and has a chicken and lettuce
sandwich with a banana for lunch. She likes to play
soccer with her friends at lunch and morning break
time. She walks home with Julia, has some crackers
with cheese and fruit juice for afternoon snack and
plays with the dog for a while. She plays computer
games for an hour or two before dinner, then has a
shower and does her homework. She watches her
favorite television show for an hour, and then usually
goes to bed at about 9:30 pm.
Carl gets up at 8:30 am and has two slices of
toast with jam with a glass of milk for breakfast.
His mother drives him to school on her way to
work. He eats cookies and a packaged fruit drink
for morning snack and a pot pie ordered from the
school cafeteria with a fruit drink for lunch. He
likes to play card games with his friends at
lunchtime and climb the fixed equipment at
morning break time. He catches the bus home,
has a cereal bar and a can of
soda for afternoon snack, then watches some
television. He has a shower before dinner, and
then plays the computer for an hour or two. He
goes to bed at about 10:30 pm.

1. Use the information from the text to rate the different aspects of the two lifestyles.

Health aspects Abbey Carl You

Diet

Sleep

Exercise

Relaxation

2. Read the following statements, and then decide if they are true T or false F.
a) Both of them have a healthy life. _______
b) Abbey has a glass of milk as a snack. _______
c) Abbey doesn’t take the bus to get school. _______
d) Carl plays soccer with his friends _______
e) Carl get the bus to come back home. _______