1 Write the plural of the nouns.
A clock, a boy, a leaf, a child, a dress, a tomato, a deer, a bush,a voice, a scarf, a
man, a monkey, a box, a nut, a witch, a mouse,a family, a ship, a cucumber, a
brother, a toy, a sheep, a monster,a city, a goose.
2 Write the nouns into two columns.
Happiness, hat, sugar, foot, palace, window, noise, money,fireplace, cake,
banana, friendship, chocolate, horse, rice, room, lemonade, butter, furniture,
plate, air.
Countable Uncountable
3 Circle the correct item.
1) My hair ... clean.
a) is b) are
2) Bad news ... people happy.
a) don’t make b) doesn’t make
3) ... trousers fit me well.
a) this b) these
4) Knowledge ... power.
a) is b) are
5) Can I use your scissors? Mine ... not sharp enough.
a) is b) are
6) His advice ... very helpful.
a) was b) were
7) The pyjamas ... smart.
a) look b) looks
8) Where ... my glasses?
a) is b) are
9) The money ... in the wallet.
a) is b) are
10) His progress in learning foreign languages ... great.
a) was b) were
4 complete the sentences with the words a bar, a bottle, a carton,
a packet, a cup, a jar, a loaf, a slice, a piece, a kilo.
1) We need to buy ... of tea and ... of jam for supper. 2) I’d like to have ... of
ham with my sandwich. 3) I’m thirsty. I’ll buy... of mineral water. 4) I’ve
bought ... of fresh milk and ... of oranges. 5) He had ... of tea and ... of cake. 6)
A woman gave ...of chocolate to a little boy. 7) Don’t forget to buy ... of bread.
5 circle the correct item.
1) I’d like a/some vegetables with meat. 2) His mother has just baked a/some
strawberry cake. 3) She gives a/some pocket money to her son every week. 4)
My Granny cooked a/some roast chicken for my birthday. 5) Could you put
a/some chicken into my plate, please? 6) There is an/some apple in the salad.
7) Tony was eating an/some apple while listening to music.
6 complete the sentences with a lot of, much, many, any.
1) She doesn’t have ... problems with her dog. 2) We have spent ...time together
since then. 3) You don’t need ... information to prepare the report. 4) Do we
need ... pears for the pie? 5) He always spends ... money for the Christmas
presents. 6) I’m afraid I don’t have ... sweets for you. 7) Molly brought ... fruit
for the children. 8) He doesn’t earn ... money for living. 9) Have you found ...
mushrooms today? 10) We have prepared ... food for the party.
7 Write the nouns into the correct column.
Children, honey, buildings, knowledge, hope, students, oxen, bicycles, fun, oil,
onions, food, spoons, deer, boats, salt, articles, furniture, milk, progress, carpets,
pictures, trees, success.
A few A little
8 circle the correct item.
1) Are there ... eggs in the fridge?
a) some b) any с) no
2) You must be hungry. I have ... sandwiches for you.
a) some b) any с) no
3) Sorry, but we have ... news at the moment.
a) some b) any с) no
4) She hasn’t made ... mistakes in her dictation.
a) some b) any с) no
5) There is ... Coke left in the bottle. It’s empty.
a) some b) any с) no
6) Do you have ... new discs to listen to?
a) some b) any с) no
7) We have bought ... fruit for supper.
a) some b) any с) no
9 Translate into english.
1) У мене є гарні новини для тебе.
2) Ти можеш купити овочі для салату?
3) У нього немає книг, які тобі потрібні.
4) Я завжди додаю трохи молока до кави.
5) У мене для тебе є плитка шоколаду та трохи коли.
7) Скільки цукру нам потрібно для того, щоб приготувати торт?
8) Ці джинси замалі для тебе.
9)Учора я витратила трохи грошей на їжу.
10)Вибач, у мене немає часу.
10. Fill the gaps with a few, few, a little or little.
1 ...................... people came to see the play. It was rather sad.
2 Come on! We've still got ...................... time left to finish this.
3 Jordi gave very ...................... reasons for closing the bar.
4 With time and ...................... patience, you'll forget her and be happy again.
5 He's not a good teacher. He has very ...................... patience with children.
6 ...................... of that group's songs are excellent but I don't really like most of
their music.
7 I've been to that Asturian restaurant ...................... times. It's good.
8 ...................... people ever learn how to dance properly. It's such a shame.
9 Very ...................... people went to see that film. I don't know why. It's
excellent.
10 I have ...................... time for people who talk about themselves all the time
and never listen to anyone else.
11 I normally have ...................... red wine with my lunch. It's good for you.
12 Dress the salad with salt, pepper and ...................... olive oil.
13 I've got 20 Euros and ...................... coins. That should be enough for
tonight.
14 His computer needs cleaning. He takes very ...................... care of it.
