ARTICLES / COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE

Task 1 = Fill the spaces with a, an or – (nothing).

1. I like music.
2. I would like a book.
3. Do you want sugar in your coffee?
4. Do you want a cupcake with your coffee?
5. Our lives would be very difficult without electricity.

Task 2 = Complete the sentences with some, any, much or many.

Claire: We need some eggs and some milk.
Nick: Milk! We haven’t got any ! How much milk?
Claire: Not very much. But we can use water.

Task 3 = Make some uncountables into countables:

e.g. A jar of jam. A bag of money.
A cup of water.
A bit of success.
A lot of trouble.

Task 4 = Choose the correct answer:

1. I thought you were in the house because there was light / a light on inside.
2. light / a light comes from the sun.
3. She was very helpful, she gave us some good advice / advices.
4. I have to go to the shop to buy some / an bread.
5. Is it difficult to find a work / job in Istanbul?
6. If you want to know the news read paper / a paper.
7. I can’t print my homework because we have run out of paper / a paper.
8. I was in a hurry – I didn’t have time / a time for breakfast.
9. Did you enjoy the holiday? Yes, we had wonderful time / a wonderful time.
10. When the alarm rang there was chaos / a chaos.