Algarrobos School All Secondary – English B1

Work Guide N° 2
Topic: Grammar

Name:_______________________________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________________________________

Remember! You can use your dictionary.

Read these definitions of countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
Countable nouns are separate people or things that can be counted; students,
teachers, chairs, etc.
We can use the ‘a’ or ‘an’ (the indefinite article) can only be used with singular
countable nouns.
Example: Do you have a book I can read? – One book; we can count books.
Example: I want an apple to eat. - One apple; we can count apples.

Uncountable nouns are materials, liquids and other things that we cannot see as
separate things and cannot count; coffee, sand, rice, glass, etc.
We cannot use the indefinite article (‘a’ or ‘an’) with uncountable nouns.
Example: I want water NOT I want a water.
Example: Give me money NOT Give me a money.
The indefinite article ‘a’ is used with nouns beginning with a consonant.
Example: a bike, a triangle, a maths class.
The indefinite article ‘an’ is used with nouns beginning with a vowel.
Example: an engineer, an example, an English class.
Exercise 1: Put the nouns in the centre column in their correct column in the table;
countable OR uncountable.

countable Noun uncountable

sandwich sandwich cheese
sausage
rice
cheese
car
tea
fire
bicycle
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pen
reservation
plan
milk

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with ‘a’ / ‘an’ or leave it blank (don’t write
anything). Use your dictionary to help you decide if a noun is countable or uncountable.
11. Can I have _____________ sandwich, please?
12. I have _________________ diploma from the University of Piura.
13. ‘Toy Story´ is ________________ animated movie from Pixar Studios.
14. I hate __________________ coffee.
15. The students need to buy ________________ book for the course.
16. The boys saw ________________ alligator at the zoo.
17. I don’t have ________________ money.
18. I want to eat _________________ hamburger.
19. Pedro’s dad is _________________ architect.
20. I am going to see __________________ movie at the cinema.

Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns. The usually answer the
questions: What? What kind of? How many? Adjectives can come before or after the
noun they modify.
Example: That was an excellent football match.
The football match is the noun (the thing) and the adjective ‘excellent’ describes it.
Example: That football match was exciting.
Again, we are talking about the football match but the adjective comes after the noun
Exercise 3: Put the adjective in its correct position in each sentence.
21. The meal was and I ate it all. (delicious)
_______________________________________________________________
22. It was an English class. (interesting)
_______________________________________________________________
23. We stayed in a village. (beautiful)
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24. I studied at a school. There were boys and girls at the school. (mixed)
_______________________________________________________________
25. The exam was very. I didn’t finish the exam. (difficult)
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Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with an adjective from the box.

dangerous brilliant marvellous talented foreign boring untidy

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comfortable interesting exciting

26. Marc Antony is a very _____________________________ singer – songwriter.

27. My daughter’s bedroom is _______________. She doesn’t put her things away.
28. Do you like _____________________________ food? I love eating Italian food.
29. A tiger is a _____________________ animal. They kill many people each year.
30. Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist, was also a ________________ mathematician.
31. I love my bed! It’s really ___________________________________________.
32. The film was really ________________________! I feel asleep before the end.
33. What an ____________________ match! 3 – 3 and we were losing at half-time.
34. The President gave a _____________________ speech. He was very inspiring.
35. That book you gave me was so ____________________, I couldn’t put it down.

Adverbs are words that modify/change adjectives, verbs or other adverbs. Many
adverbs come from adjectives and end with –ly.
Adverbs tell us How’, When?, How often? and Why? something is done.
Example: She sang horribly. (How did she sing?)
Example. He often stays at the hotel. (When?)
He went abroad last year. (Where did he go?)

Use this table to help you decide where the adverb goes (the position of the adverb).

Type Position Example

Manner / They usually go in end position. She ate her breakfast

style quickly.
Place / They usually go in end position. Can you come here?
location
Time They usually go in end position. I’m flying to Lima tomorrow.
Duration / They usually go in end position. They have lived here for a
how long long time.
Frequency
They usually go in mid position. We often have friends to
stay.
They sometimes go in front
position. I usually get up late on
weekends.
They can also go in end position.
I could never swim fast.
Always, ever and never do not
usually go in front position. Sometimes she wore a
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woollen hat.
We don’t see them very
often.
Not: Never I could swim fast.

I really like those pink

Degree Really, very, quite usually go in
mid position.
A lot and a bit usually go in end
position.
Certainty or Some go in mid position: probably,
obligation possibly, certainly.
Others go in front position: maybe,
perhaps or in end positions after a
comma.
Opinion They usually go outside the clause,
often at the beginning.
They can sometimes go in mid
position, especially in formal writing.
flowers.
We go to Ireland a lot.
I’d just like to change things
a bit.
It’ll probably rain.
Maybe Nick will know the
answer.
Can I get you a drink, or
something to eat, perhaps?
Personally, I’d rather not go
out.
This must, frankly, be the
craziest idea anyone has ever
had.

NOTE: Usually MEANS ‘usualmente’ in Spanish, which is not always. For the
moment, use the rules above. In more advanced English, the rules can change slightly
but for now – the moment – use the table above.

Exercise 5: Identify which type of adverb is highlighted in each sentence. Use the
example as a guide.
Example: Honestly, I didn’t think the meal was nice. Adverb of opinion.
36. I really love the smell of fresh flowers. Adverb of
______________.
37. I have never smoked in my life. Adverb of
______________.
38. Peter lives in that house over there. Adverb of ______________.
39. The quarantine will end next week. Adverb of
______________.
40. He looked thoughtfully at the painting. Adverb of
______________.
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Exercise 6: Underline the adverb in each sentence.

41. My father never works at the weekend.
42. We always go to the beach at Easter.
43. My mother laughed loudly.
44. The Queen of Spain dresses elegantly.
45. He was really offended by your comments.
46. You have the wrong address. Sr. Brown lives in the apartment on the floor
above.
47. Zombies are usually ugly.
48. I read an extremely interesting book at the weekend.
49. Let’s play outside. It’s a beautiful day.
50. We watched that film yesterday.