1. Countable or uncountable?

Tick the right column. 2. Much or Many? 3. Ask questions using how much
1. water c____? u_____? 2. Fill the blank spaces with much or or how many:
2. flowers c____? u_____? many. 1. I have a lot of books.
3. flour c____? u_____? How ______ potatoes did you buy? ________________________________
4. day c____? U_____? How ______ does the dress cost? 2. Yes, there were lots of children.
5. snow c____? U_____? How ______ vinegar did they buy? ________________________________
6. milk c____? u_____? How ______ cars has she got? 3. No, they have a little money.
7. newspaper c____? u_____? How ______ times have you been there? ________________________________
8. hen c____? u_____? How ______ sugar do you need? 4. There are ten bottles in the
9. work c____? u_____? How ______ children do they have? fridge.
10. lemon c____? u_____? How ______ hours do you usually sleep? ________________________________
11. melon c____? u_____? How ______ people went to the concert? 5. No, there isn’t much water in
12. air c____? u_____? How ______ cups of coffee do you drink? the bottle.
13. girl c____? u_____? How ______ did you pay for the dress? ________________________________
14. people c____? u_____? How ______ cheese have you got?
15. bird c____? u_____? How ______ chairs are there in the room?
16. car c____? u_____? How ______ wine did you drink?
17. paper c____? u_____? How ______ potatoes shall I peel?
18. teacher c____? u_____? How ______ days does a leap year have?
19. student c____? u_____? How ______ is a kilo of tomatoes?
20. oil c____? u_____? How ______ flour do we need for the pie?
21. sugar c____? u_____? 4. Choose the correct one.
22. salt c____? u_____? I haven’t got much-many biscuits in my luncbox.
23. tomato c____? u_____? We haven’t got much-many rice in the box.
24. dog c____? u_____? She hasn’t got much-many money to buy this
25. worm c____? u_____? dress.
26. light c____? u_____? Are there much-many children in the park?
27. book c____? u_____? There aren’t much-many books in the stationary.
28. room c____? u_____? Is there much-many information about the
29. picture c____? u_____? Project?
30. meat c____? u_____? How much-many homework do you have?
31. year c____? u_____? Our school hasn’t got much-many computers.
32. tea c____? u_____? There aren’t much-many flowers in the garden.
33. coffee c____? u_____? Does she have much-many free time to play
34. a cup of tea c____? u_____? tennis?
35. a lump of sugar c____? u___? 5. IS /ARE /WAS or WERE?
36. a glass of milk c____? u_____? 1. There is/are some bananas on the table.
37. a piece of paper c____? u____? 2. There is/are some oil in the bottle.
38. a glass/bottle of water c___? u__? 3. There is/are some peaches on the tree.
39. a jar of jam c____? u_____? 4. There was/were some bars of soap, I took only one.
40. a rasher of bacon c__? u____? 5. There was/were 5 monkeys that climbed onto a tree.
41. a packet of tea c____? u_____? 6. Is/ are there any food in the fridge?
42. bread c____? u_____?
43. yoghurt c____? u_____?
6. Check your memory:
44. a kilo of meat c____? u_____? Look at the picture, remember everything, then say using the
45. a tube of toothpaste c__? u__? constructions in PAST:
46. a bar of chocolate c____? u___? “There was/There were;
47. chalk c____? u_____? [-] There wasn’t much/ There weren’t many and other possible
48. an ice cube c____? u_____? constructions.
49. a bag of flour c____? u_____?
50. lioness c____? u_____?
 WRITE COUNTABLE ( C ) OR UNCOUNTABLE ( U) NEXT
TO THE WORDS

1-………..SALT 8-…………BANANA
2-………..WATER 9-…………EGGS
3-………..CEREALS 10-……….YOUGHURT
4-………..ORANGE 11-…………EGG PLANT
5-………..CHEESE 12-…………WATERMELON
6-…………FISH 13-…………CARROT
7-…………MEAT 14-…………..PEPPER
15-…………..MILK

CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTION SOME OR ANY , A OR AN

LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING 1-THERE IS ……………………MILK
THERE IS/ISN’T, THERE ARE/AREN’T 2-THERE AREN’T ……………..APPLES
3-IS THERE…………… ORANGE?
1-…………………….SOME SALT 4-THERE ARE ……………….EGGS
2-…………………….ANY COFFEE 5-THERE IS …………………MEAT
3-……………………. SOME MEAT 6- ARE THERE …………………CARROTS?
4-……………………..TWO CARROTS
7-THERE ISN’T ………………….COFFEE
5-……………………..ANY TOMATOES
6-……………………..SOME WATER
8-WOULD YOU LIKE ……………..CHEESE?
7-……………………..THREE EGGS 9-THERE IS ………………SALT
8-……………………..AN EGG PLANT 10-IS THERE ………………….YOGHURT?
9-……………………..SOME CHEESE 11-ARE THERE ……………….TOMATOES?
10-…………………..ANY SUGAR 12-T HERE IS …………………..EGG PLANT
11-……………………SOME CEREALS 13- THERE ISN’T …………………RICE
12-……………………A LEMON 14-THERE ARE ………………….. FISH
13-……………………ANY BISCUITS 15-THERE IS ……………………..WATERMELON
14-……………………AN ORANGE
15-…………………..SOME PEPPER

LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND WRITE THE FOOD IN THE RIGHT BASKET

FOOD DRINKS VEGETABLES FRUIT

FOOD & DRINKS – SOME/ANY – THERE IS/ARE
A. Match the names of containers with D. Match the names of food and drinks with the
names of food and drinks. pictures.
jar – tub – glass – jug – bottle
pack – box – bowl -carton – bar water – orange – milk – chicken – apple – tomato
1. a …………… of chocolate butter – tea – coffee – olive oil – cheese – cereals
2. a …………… of olive oil honey – jam – cookies – onion – banana – potatoes
3. a …………… of biscuits
4. a …………… of honey
5. a …………… of margarine
6. a …………… of water
7. a …………… of Coke
8. a …………… of milk
9. a …………… of soup ______________ _______________ ____________
10.a ………… of cereals

B. Fill in the blanks with “some” and “any”.

1. There isn’t ………… eggs left at home.

2. I would like to have ………… cookies.
3. Pour ………… milk on the cereals.
4. Is there ………… milk for my cat?
5. You must buy ………… vegetables.
6. I don’t need ………… drinks now.
7. My father wants ………… cream with his
coffee.
8. Jim wants to have ………… water.
9. Do you need ………… rice with chicken? ____________
______________
10.I don’t ____________
have ………… walnuts.

C. Fill in the blanks with “is” or “are”.

1. There ……… a cat under the sofa.

2. ……… there any apples in the fridge?
3. There ……… two cars in front of our
house.
4. There ……… no water in the jug.
5. ……… there any eggs in the pie?
6. There ……… some milk for our cat.
7. There ……… no songs in my mobile
phone.
8. There ……… a vase on the table.
_____________ ______________ _____________
____________ _____________ ___________

_____________ _____________ ____________

 How much ? / How many ?
Quantifiers: much / many / a lot of / lots of / plenty of / a little / a few / some

1) CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER 2) USE MUCH OR MANY

1. I need some tea. _________ do you need? 1) ____________ luck

( ) How much ( ) How many 2) ____________ fish
3) ____________ forests
2. I need some eggs. _________ do you need? 4) ____________ advice
( ) How much ( ) How many 5) ____________ homework
6) ____________ pens
3. I need some paper. _________ do you need?
( ) How much ( ) How many 7) ____________ opportunities
8) ____________ wood
4. I need some money. _________ do you need? 9) ____________ ideas
( ) How much ( ) How many 10) ___________ butter
11) ___________ bags
5. _________ cigarettes do you smoke a day? 12) ___________ lemons
( ) How much ( ) How many 13) ___________ money
14) ___________ cars
6. _________ work do you have to do? 15) ___________ questions
( ) How much ( ) How many
16) ___________ food
7. _________ sleep did you get last night? 17) ___________ pancakes
( ) How much ( ) How many 18) ___________ cheese
19) ___________ news
8. _________ children do you have? 20) ___________ blood
( ) How much ( ) How many 21) ___________ cigarettes
22) ___________ time
9. _________ real friends do you have? 23) ___________ work
( ) How much ( ) How many 24) ___________ people
25) ___________ children
10. _________ times must I tell you?
26) ___________ juice
( ) How much ( ) How many
27) ___________ energy
11. _________ opportunities did you have? 28) ___________ information
( ) How much ( ) How many 29) ___________ hair
30) ___________ rooms
 Practice with a few, a little and few and little

a few- has a positive meaning and is used for countables. (a few cookies)
a little – has a positive meaning and in used for uncountables (a little milk)

few- has a negative meaning- and is used for countables (few friends)
little- has a negative meaning- and is used for uncountables (little time)

Fill in a few or few

1. There are ___________ apples in the bowl.

2. Look! ___________ seagulls are flying over our ferry.
3. ___________ tourists visit Greece in the winter.
4. There are very ___________ sailboats out today as it is so windy.
5. ___________ of the chairs were painted blue- others were white.
6. The sky is so blue- there are _______ clouds in the sky.

Fill in a little or little Fill in: a little/little or a few/few

1. There’s just _________ milk left, we 1. Spending ___________ hours in the sun
need to buy more. every day is pleasant.
2. She has so _________ free time that 2. We have been to the Greek islands
she never takes vacations. ________ times.
3. I’ve got _________ money with me- 3. There were very __________ people in the
enough for a coffee. taverna last night.
4. Do you have _______ time to help me 4. Would you like ___________ milk in your
with my English exercises? coffee?
5. This salad has so _______ olive oil on it – 5. I’d like to spend _________ more time on
that it’s tasteless. the beach today.
6. He has ___________ patience for noisy 6. He has _________ patience for rude
children. customers.
7. There’s _____________ paint left in 7. Let’s see if there’s ___________ coffee
the jar. left in the pot.
8. There’s so __________ paint in the jar 8. Oh no! There’s so ________ coffee, we’ll
that we can’t paint a picture. have to make more.
 A) Choose the correct answer. B) Fill in the blanks with
1) There is / there are ten people in the bus. “THERE IS – THERE ARE”
2) There is / there are a little cat behind the 1) ---------- something wrong with my ear.
tree. 2) ---------- a frog near the lake.
3) There is / there are lots of book in the 3) ---------- some flowers in the vase.
library. 4) ---------- some rice in the bowl.
4) There is / there are nobody at 5) ---------- no money in my
home. pocket.
5) There is / there are some 6) ---------- some fresh fruit
books on the table. in the basket.
6) There is / there are nothing 7) ---------- a blue dress in
to eat in the fridge. my wardrobe.
7) There is / there are children 8) ---------- a new student in
in the classroom. our classroom.

C) Put in Order
1) some / are / at the cinema / there / children. ----------------------------------------.
2) is / with my homework / a problem / there. ------------------------------------------.
3) anybody / there / at home / is / ? ------------------------------------------?
4) cheese / is / some / there / in the fridge / ------------------------------------------.
5) are / in the dishwasher / any / there / dirty plates?
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6) glasses / there / on the table / are / three / near the plates.
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7) there / not / any / in the bottle / is / water.
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8) are / in my mother’s wardrobe / beautiful dresses / there.
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D) Turn the sentences into Negative. E) Turn the sentences into Question.
1) There is a car in front of our house. 1) There are new competitors at the race.
----------------------------------. ----------------------------------?
2) There are some dolls in the box. 2) There is a dictionary in my bag.
----------------------------------. ----------------------------------?
3) There is blue hat on the sofa. 3) There are some chalks in the box.
----------------------------------.
----------------------------------?
4) There is nothing wrong with me.
4) There are three students in the library.
----------------------------------.
----------------------------------?
5) There are six men at the door.
5) There is a cheap car in the gallery.
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6) There is a different car --------------------------------.
in the garage 6) There are some cookies left
-------------------------------- on the table.
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7)
 Working with QUANTIFIERS
(Revision exercises)
+ plural nouns + uncountable nouns
some some lemons some tea a little + uncountable
any (not) any onions (not) any milk nouns a little salt
a few + plural nouns
1) Complete the sentences. Use some and any. 2) Underline a little or a few. a few shops

1.I’d like ________ apples, please.

1. We’ve got a little/ a few luggage.
2. There isn’t _______ coffee left.
2. Tom has got a little / a few friends here.
3. Are there _______ parks near their house?
3. I’m not very hungry. I want only a few/a little
4 I’m going to the cinema with _______ food.
friends tomorrow. 4. Nick bought a few/ a little CDs for his cousin.
5. Is there _____ juice in the fridge? I’m
5. There are only a few/ a little museums in our
thirsty.
town.
6. Have you got ______ money in your wallet?
6. Eggs taste better with a little/ a few salt.
7. Look? There are ______ puppies playing in
the yard. 7. Let’s have a coffee. I’ve got a little/a few
minutes.

much + uncountable nouns (negative and quest.) I don’t drink much tea.
many + plural nouns (negative and questions) Do you eat many sweets?
a lot of + uncountable and plural nouns Ted earns a lot of money.
(affirmative sentences) They eat a lot of sweets.
3) Replace a lot of with much or
many.
1. There aren’t a lot of_________ 4) Underline the correct words.
shops in the town centre. 1.Jane’s going to the shops. There isn’t many / some /
2. My elder brother doesn’t like a lot any bread for breakfast.
of ________ of classical music. 2. Any/ A little / A few students are coming to Mr.
3. Jill doesn’t spend a lot of _________ Brown’s lecture this evening.
time with her friends on weekdays. 3. Mary can speak a few / many / a little Chinese.
4. Have you got a lot of __________ 4. There are much / a lot of / a little cars in the streets
homework today? this morning.
5. Have you got a lot of_________ 5. Sarah learned a little / a few / many German when
friends at school? she was on holiday.
6. I haven’t read much / many / a few books this
month. Have you?

5) Write affirmative (+) or negative (-) sentences or questions (?) with the correct form of there is / there
are.
1. (+) a lot of houses / in Spring street _______________________________________________
2. (?) much traffic / in the city centre _______________________________________________
3. (-) a lot of foreign students / at my school _______________________________________________
4. (?) much noise/ from the bus station _______________________________________________
5. (-) some butter / in the fridge _______________________________________________
6. (+) a lot of parks / in Greenfield _______________________________________________