Worksheet

Exercise 1- Decide whether these nouns are countable (C) or uncountable (U)

1. The children are playing in the garden.

2. I don't like milk.
3. I prefer tea.
4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution.
5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes.
6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom.
7. We need some glue to fix this vase.
8. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional.
9. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning.
10. The bread my mother prepares is delicious.
11. Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery.
12. Some policemen are organizing road traffic to avoid any accidents.
13. I bought three bottles of mineral water for our picnic.
14. I'd like some juice please!
15. Successful candidates will join the camp later this year.
16. A rise in oil prices is inevitable since there is more and more world demand for energy.
17. The exercises on this website are interesting.
18. Dehydrated babies must drink a lot of water.
19. Adult illiterates learn through a special government program.
20. I met some nice people when I was walking along the beach.

Exercise 2 - some, any, much, many, a lot of, a little, a few

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. There aren't………… car parks in the center of Oxford. (much, many)
2. Eating out is expensive here. There aren't……….. cheap restaurants. (some, any)

3. Liverpool has…..of great nightclubs. (a lot, many)

4. Hurry up! We only have……..time before the coach leaves. (a few, a little)
5. We saw……..beautiful scenery when we went to Austria. (a little of, some)
 6. There are a……. shops near the university. (few, any)
7. It's very quiet. There aren't……. people here today.(much, many)
8. There are…….expensive new flats next to the river. (some, a little)

II. Fill in the blank with a few or a little.

1. He speaks ……Spanish, so we were able to find a nice room in Madrid.
2. There are only …….bananas left in the box.
3. We need ……butter for this cake.
4. The teacher gives us ……time to prepare before a test.
5. There are only days left to hand in the reports.

III. Fill in the blank with some or any.

1. Have you got ……tomatoes?
2. There are ……exercise books on the floor.
3. Did you get the ketchup? No, they didn't have
4. You should eat ……fresh fruit.
5. We had to wait for …… minutes.

IV. Fill in the blank with many or much.

1. There isn't …… milk left in the fridge.
2. You shouldn't eat so …….sweets.
3. My friend doesn't eat …….. fruit.
4. They don't know…….. about the history of their country.
5. I don't have……. time to practice basketball.

Answer Key- 1 exercise 2: I. Answer

1. C 1. many
2. U 2. any
3. U 3. a lot
4. C 4. a little
5. U 5. some
 6. C 6. few
7. U 7. many
8. C 8. some
9. C
10. U II. Answer
11. C 1. A little
12. C 2. A few
13. C 3. A little
14. U 4. A little
15. C 5. A few
16. U III. Answer
17. C 1. Any 5. some
18. U 2. some
19. C 3. any
20. C 4. some
IV. Answer
1. Much
2. Many
3.

Link

1. https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-countable-
uncountable-nouns.php
2. https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_03_012e?
cc=global&selLanguage=en
3. https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5271#a for exam link