LADY DAYANA OTALLORA ROCHA

Countable and uncountable nouns.

B `a´ or `an´? (Countable Nouns)

Exercises
1. an uncle

A. Are these nouns countable or 2. an hour

uncountable?
3. a bus
1. water uncountable
4. a dress
2. fruit uncountable
5. an oven
3. coconut countable
6. a beach
4. bread uncountable
5. DVD countable 7. a teacher

6. meat uncountable 8. an insect

7. ball countable 9. a taxi

8. snack countable 10. an umbrella

9. glasses countable 11. a player

10. pen countable 12. an eye

11. milk uncountable 13. a castle

12. chair countable 14. an artist

13. gasoline uncountable 15. a river

16. a tent
14. table countable
17. a doctor
15. cream uncountable
18. an exercise
16. money uncountable
19. a lady
17. oil uncountable
20. a house
18. insect countable
21. an envelope
19. sofa countable
22. a Professor
20. yogurt uncountable
23. an idea
21. school countable
24. a computer
22. bus countable
25. a chair
23. food uncountable

24. chocolate uncountable

25. ship uncountable

 24. The supermarket´s got some / a
C. `a / an´, `some´ and `any´. strawberries.

1. Lisa´s got a / an towel. 25. I´ve got a / some soup in the fridge.

2. Ana´s got a / some rucksack. D. `a / an´, `some´ and `any´.

3. Lucía’s got an / some insect repellent. 1. There isn´t ANY electricity at the campsite.

4. Javi hasn´t got some / any sunglasses. 2. There aren´t any sunglasses in the shop.

5. Antonio´s got a / some swimming costume. 3. I´ve got an apple in my bag.

6. Ignacio hasn´t got any / some sandwiches. 4. There are some sandwiches.

7. Angeles has got an / a apple. 5. I´ll buy bottle of water at the beach.

8. There aren´t any / some cafés in the city. 6. I haven´t got any radios in my room.

9. I haven´t got any / some money. 7. Is there an internet café in your town?

10. Have you got some / any sun cream? 8. There aren´t any computers in my
classroom.
11. We´ve got some / any sandwiches.
9. Have you got ANY brothers and sisters?
12. We need a / an torch for our camping trip.
10. My teacher´s got A new car.
13. There isn´t some / any litter on the beach.
11. There´s SOME water in the bottle.
14. I´m going to buy any / an ice cream.
12. I´m going to buy SOME chips.
15. Can I have some / a strawberries?
13. There is A camera.
16. You can have this cereal with some / a milk.
14. She´s got A pear.
17. I´ve got any / some fruit.
15. You can have SOME potatoes.
18. There isn´t some / an elephant.
16. Have you got ANY lemons?
19. There aren´t some / any sharks.
17. I´ve got SOME cherries.
20. Are there some / any plants?
18. We need SOME water.
21. Is there a / an tree?
19. We´ve got SOME bread.
22. Is there some / any cheese in the fridge?
20. We don´t need ANY strawberries.
23. There is a / some water in the fridge?
21. Have we got SOME cheese?
 There is – There are

1. Complete the following sentences with there is / there are in the affirmative.
My name is Annie and I live in a very big house. There are twenty-three rooms in my house,
but there are only twelve bedrooms. I live in one of the rooms on the third floor. In my room,

there is a huge bed and there are nine windows. My bedroom isn’t small.
On my bed there are lots of pillows, and there is my cat, Fluffy. In my closet
there are many toys, and there are also many clothes. I don’t have a bathroom in
my bedroom, but there is a bathroom next to my room. Also in my house there are
two kitchens, a big dining room and three living rooms. The house is really big!

2. Complete the following sentences with there isn’t / there aren’t. Be careful with
countable and uncountable nouns!

1. there isn’t a flight from here to London.

2. there aren’t any movies that I want to see in the cinema.
3. I’m very hungry, but there isn’t any food in the refrigerator.
4. We want to go to the concert, but there aren’t any tickets.
5. there isn’t any money in my bank account so I can’t pay the bills.
6. there aren’t seventy minutes in an hour.
7. In my neighborhood, there aren’t any children.
8. Henry can’t bake a cake because there isn’t any sugar in the cupboard.
9. It’s sunny today and there isn’t a cloud in the sky.
10. I’m sorry, there aren’t any letters for you today.

3. Describe your neighborhood: What is there in your neighborhood? What doesn’t exist?

In my neighborhood there is a park and there are many children.

It is very cute and pleasant. There are cats and dogs in the neighborhood. My neighbors take care of
them and they are happy.
In my neighborhood there are no plants or gardens and there are no stores very close, there are no
fights.
4. Create sentences using there is / there are and the following words: (You can change
the words to their plural form if necessary)

A. Key - there are three keys in my house

B. Tree - there is only a tree in my neighborhood
C. Music - there is a genre of music i like so much
D. Book - there are many interesting books in the library
E. Floor - there are three floors in my house
F. Food - there are many food in my job
G. Minute - There are only ten minutes to finish my homework
H. Star - there are too many stars tonight
I. Restaurant - there are few restaurants in my city
J. Coffee - there is coffee in my house for you, come on

5. Write affirmative sentences using there is or there are.

a. There are five shops.

b. There are a lot of restaurants.
c. There is a building.
d. There are some parks.
e. There is a library.
f. There is a bus station.
g. There is a sports centre.

6. Write the sentences in exercise 1 into the negative form.

1. There aren´t twenty-three rooms in my house .

2. there aren´t only twelve bedrooms.

3. In my room, there isn´t a huge bed.

4. there aren´t nine windows.
5. my bed there aren´t lots of pillows.

6. there isn't my cat, Fluffy.

7. there isn't a bathroom next to my room.
7. Write the sentences in exercise 1 into the interrogative form. Add short answers about your city.

a. in your city?
b. in your city?
c. in your city?
d. in your city?
e. in your city?
f. in your city?
g. in your city?

8. Choose the correct words.

a. There’s / There are a TV.

b. There’s / There are four chairs in the living room.
c. Is there a / Are there any windows in the kitchen?
d. Is there a / Are there any teacher in the classroom?
e. There isn’t / There aren’t any pencils on the table.
f. There isn’t a / There aren´t any milk in the fridge.
g. Is there / Are there a bookcase?

9. Complete the questions and short answers using the correct form of there is or there are.

a. Is there a tree in this park? No, there isn´t

b. Is there an internet café in your city? Yes, there is
c. Are there any hospitals near hear? No, there aren´t
d. Are there any buildings next to your school? Yes, there are
e. Is there a shop in this street? No, there isn´t
f. Are there any cinema in your town? Yes, there are
g. Are there any students in the school? No, there aren´t