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Name: ___________________________________________________ Class: _________
Date: __________
COUNTABLE, UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND QUANTIFIERS
Look at the picture, read the sentences and write (T) true or
(F) false.
a. [ ] The fridge is empty.
b. [ ] There are some eggs.
c. [ ] There is a papaya.
d. [ ] There isn’t a watermelon.
e. [ ] There is water.
f. [ ] There are strawberries.
g. [ ] There isn’t any milk.
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In English, nouns can be countable (they have a singular and a plural form) or
uncountable (they don’t have a plural form).
I. Countable Nouns
a/one banana – three bananas
a/one baguette – two baguettes
an/one egg – a lot of eggs
II. Uncountable nouns
They only have one form. We can’t use one, two, three with uncountable nouns.
MEAT
a lot of / lots of meat
much meat
a little meat
a piece of meat
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JUICE
a lot of juice / lots of juice
much juice
a little juice
a carton of / a glass of juice
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III. Quantifiers
When we want to talk about the quantity or number of something, we use words or expressions such
as A LOT OF/ LOTS OF, MUCH, MANY, A LITTLE, A FEW.
A LOT OF (or LOTS OF), MANY and MUCH
indicate a big quantity.
SOME indicate NOT a big quantity
(A) FEW and (A) LITTLE indicate a small quantity
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We can use A LOT OF (or LOTS OF) and SOME with both countable and uncountable nouns.
But we use:
MUCH LITTLE
for COUNTABLE NOUNS for UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
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We have many balls. Rich people have much money.
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A few balls are in bad conditions. Poor people have little money.
Exercises
1 Write [C] for countable and [U] for uncountable:
a. water [ ] e. coffee [ ] i. bread [ ] m. information [ ]
b. baggage [ ] f. book [ ] j. cookie [ ] n. laptop [ ]
c. time [ ] g. air [ ] k. thing [ ] o. problem [ ]
d. friend [ ] h. hair [ ] l. game [ ] p. peer [ ]
2 Replace A LOT OF. Use MANY or MUCH instead:
Example: Teens usually have a lot of followers on social media. many____________
a. Students won’t have a lot of time to answer those questions. _______________________
b. A lot of cyclists participated in the event. ________________________
c. This month there wasn’t a lot of rain in this area. _________________________
d. Their last trip was amazing. They took a lot of photos. ___________________________
e. We don’t have a lot of space in the living room. ______________________________
f. Are you going to invite a lot of people to your party? ____________________________
g. The city center you’ll find a lot of good shops. _______________________________
h. Air companies will charge passengers with a lot of baggage. __________________________
3 Answer the questions with A FEW or A LITTLE.
Example: Do you remember any funny memes? ______a few_________.
a. Do you have unforgettable experiences to share? ____________________.
b. Do your parents have any time to spend with their friends? ___________________.
c. Do you have any milk in the fridge? ____________________.
d. Lisa is on a diet. Does her doctor allow her to eat sugar now? _____________________.
e. Do your friends know many words in English? __________________.
f. Are there any important rules to follow when visiting the museum? _____________________.
g. Did the reality participants have a lot of money before they became famous?________________ .
h. Henry left school. Do you have information about it? ____________________.
4 Tick the sentences that are right. If they are wrong, identify the mistake and correct it.
Example: Kevin drinks very few water. Kevin drinks very little water.
a. Nobody liked our neighbor’s birthday party because there wasn’t many food. ________________.
b. If you have little money, don’t buy new clothes. _____________________________.
c. Teachers expect much attention to their classes. ______________________________.
d. I think I’ll buy my mom a little flowers. ___________________________.
e. Everybody here is nervous. We need a few fresh air. __________________________.
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f. Let’s leave home early as there is little traffic before 6.00 am. ________________________.
5 Complete the sentences using the prompts below.
many / much furniture
(a) few / (a) days
little
money
work
coffee
junk food
a) In my house we prefer to have ____________ _____________. We’re minimalists.
b) My sister has been exhausted because in her new job she has _____________
____________.
c) You can have the last slice of pizza. I don’t usually eat ___________ _________.
d) It’s ok to drink _____________ _____________. But in excess it’s bad for your health.
e) That resort was a dream! If we could, we would spend ___________ __________ there.
f) Spending ________________________ today will never allow you to live comfortably in
the future.
6 Make true sentences about yourself using the prompts below.
a lot of
many / much music – idols – games – time – dreams –
water
(a) few / (a)
little
a. _______________________________________________________________________________.
b. _______________________________________________________________________________.
c. _______________________________________________________________________________.
d. _______________________________________________________________________________.
e. _______________________________________________________________________________.
f. _______________________________________________________________________________.
