Worksheets Countables - Uncountables

Countables Uncountables
Whats the difference? Look at the underlined nouns. Are they countable or uncountable?

1. There was a car behind us. Countable 2. I never eat meat. Uncountable 3. Do you play golf? Uncountable 4. I had to wait ten minutes. countable 5. Just tell me one thing. countable 6. Love makes the world go round. Uncountable 7. Good luck in your new job. Uncountable 8. Power stations produce energy. Uncountable 9. Im taking a photo. Countable 10. Would you like an apple? countable Countable and uncountable nouns Complete the conversation. Choose the correct form. J: A: J: A: J: What are you doing Andrew? Im writing essay/an essay. Oh, youve got computer/a computer. Do you always write essay/essays on your computer? Yes, but I am not doing very well today. Im working on my plan for about three hour/hours now. Youve got lots of books to help you, though. I havent got as much/many books as you. Thats because I havent got much money/moneys. Quite often I cant even afford to buy food/foods. Really? That cant be many/much fun Id like to get job/a job I can do in my spare time and earn a/some money. Ive got a few/a little ideas, but what do you think I should do? I know someone who paints picture/pictures and sells them. Why dont you do that? Because Im no good at painting.

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What did Tom buy at the supermarket? Use of. Milk: 1 kilo Flour: Jam: Matches: 2 bread: Chocolate: 5 kilos potatoes: Breakfast cereal: 2 Mineral water: Toothpaste: 1 bottle of milk. 1 kilo of flour.. A Jar of jam A box of matches 2 loaves of bread A bar of chocolate 5 kilos of potatoes 1 carton of breakfast cereal. 2 bottles of mineral water 1 tube of toothpaste..

Complete the sentence. Put in a/an or some.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

I really ought to do some housework. The people who camped in the field have left some rubbish. Ive been working on the business plan. Ive made some progress. The visitors are here for two nights. They are looking for some accommodation. That shop has a nice sofa. You will have to pay extra for the taxi because youve got some luggage. The flat is quite empty. I need some furniture. I cant possibly fit this guitar into a suitcase. You need some luck to win this game.

A potato or potato? A sport or sport? Complete the conversations. Choose the correct form. 1. 2. 3. 4. Can I pick an apple/some apple from your tree? Yes, of course. I think sport/a sport is boring. So do I. I hate it. We ought to buy some potato/some potatoes. OK, Ill get them. I think painting/a painting is a fascinating hobby. Well youre certainly very good at it.

5. Did you hear noise/a noise in the middle of the night? No, I dont think so. 6. Is there cheese/a cheese in this soup? Yes, a little. 7. Shall I put a chicken/some chicken in your sandwiches? Yes, please. 8. I had conversation/a conversation with Vicky last night. Oh, what about? 9. Are you a pacifist? Well, I dont believe in war/a war, so I suppose I am. 10. It isnt fair. No, life/ a life just isnt fair, Im afraid. 11. Whats the matter? Youve got some egg/some eggs on your shirt.

Complete Claires postcard to her sister. Choose the correct form. This island is very peaceful. Life/A life is good here. Everybody moves at a nice slow pace. People have time/a time to stop and talk. Its experience/an experience I wont forget for a long time. There arent many shops, so I cant spend all my money, although I did buy painting/a painting yesterday. Now Im sitting on the beach reading paper/a paper. The hotel breakfast is so enormous that I dont need to have lunch. Ive just brought orange/an orange with me to eat later. Ive been trying all the different fruit/fruits grown in this part of the world, and they are all delicious.

Most of these sentences have a mistake in them. Correct them, or if there is no mistake, write right. 1. I believe its very difficult to find a cheap accommodation in London. 2. We are looking for a place to rent.

3. We are late because they are re-surfacing the motorway and the traffics are terrible. 4. He was asked to leave the college because of a bad behaviour at the end of term party. 5. Im going to phone my brother to wish him good luck for his driving test. 6. I think its a pity Rebecca had her hairs cut short because she looked much more attractive before. 7. Its not a bad room, but the furnitures take up too much space. 8. As an old friend, may I give you an advice? 9. If we dont have up-to-date information, how can we make sensible decisions? 10. Fortunately, the check-up was less unpleasant experience than I had expected.

Fill the spaces in the following conversation with one of the words in the box. Sometimes you need the plural (-s), and some of the words are used more than once. case day experience luggage paper room scenery weather - view - suitcase

Mary and Liz are about to go on a holiday together. Mary has come to collect Liz in her car. M: Hello Liz are you ready? L: Yes, just about. All the luggage is here in the corridor. I hope I havent got too many cases. M: Dont worry. Theres plenty of room in the car. L: Oh, good. Ive packed rather a lot of things. I havent had much experience of travelling in the mountains, so I wasnt sure what to bring. M: As long as youve got some warm sweaters for the evenings, and a good raincoat, you should be OK. The scenery in the mountains is wonderful, but the weather can change very suddenly. L: Well, weve got a lovely day to start with. M: Youre right there. And I am sure youll like our room at the hotel, because theyve promised me the ones I had last year when I was with my brother. Did you pack the guidebook, by the way? L: Ive got it in my pocket. I packed some paper too, so we can write letters. M: Yes, itd be nice to keep some sort of diary, too. L: Thats a good idea. We might make an album afterwards, with words and photos. And Im sure Im going to have some great experiences to write about. M: Im sure you will too. The scenery are like nothing youve ever seen. And the people are great. Theres always music or something in one of the villages every evening. Well buy some local paper when we get there and find out whats going on this week. L: Well, Im ready! M: OK, lets go!

Fill in the following words in order to form useful phrases: Advice - chocolate - jam lemonade - meat oil - rice - tea - tennis sugar 1. a piece of advice 2. a cube of sugar 3. a packet of rice 4. a bar of chocolate 5. a glass of lemonade 6. a cup of tea 7. a bottle of milk 8. a slice of meat 9. a barrel of oil 10. a game of tennis 11. a jar of jam

milk

Choose between much/many/a lot of. 1. My wife has got many clothes. 2. How much does that CD cost? 3. Juan hasnt got a lot of friends. 4. How much time have we got? 5. Do you have much time to finish this exercise? 6. A lot of people live in Tokyo? 7. I dont have much information about that. 8. How many packets would you like? 9. I have visited a lot of countries. 10. How much bread do you need?

Choose between a/an/some/any/the/long/much/many. 1. Is there some cheese left? 2. To make pancakes we need some eggs and someflower. 3. How much money do we have left? 4. How many cars are we taking? 5. How many glasses of wine did you drink? 6. Excuse me. I need some information about trains to Guadalajara. 7. Do you know a good restaurants near here? 8. For lunch today I had a salad and a piece of pizza. 9. How much rice do we have left? 10. Its cold. Dont open any windows.