1. Lecture 5 Countable vs. uncountable Some/any A lot/much/many Articles
Ms. Rasha Ali

2. Countable or
Uncountable?

3. A noun can be or
countable
uncountable

4. Countable nouns have a plural form
Singular: a car
an eggplant
three
Plural: some dolls
many

5. What are these things? Use a /an when possible:
________ _________
_______ ________
__________
a spider
salt
money
a key
an umbrella

6. x x x x a an or x ? a an an a James flies airplanes. He’s ____ pilot.
I love ______ French fries.
There are ______ eggs in the fridge.
A lion is _______ animal.
I need ______ information about mammals.
Would you like _____ apple?
What ____ lovely hat!
It was ______ awful weather last weekend. a x x an x an a x

7. Countable Uncountable
Ex.
Apple – book
Rice - juice
plural
Adds (s)
Apples – books
No plural
A - an
Before the singular
An apple – a book No
Some
plurals in positive
I have some books.
positive sentences
I’d like some sugar.
any
plurals in negative & questions
I don’t have any books.
Do you have any books?
Is there any sugar?
I didn’t buy any juice.

8. Countable Uncountable many much A few A little In Questions &Negatives
How many students were there?
I didn’t take many photos.
much
In Questions and Negatives
How much money have you got?
There isn’t much milk left.
A few
There are a few chairs.
A little
Can you give me a little help?

9. A AN
SOME
PLAY
ANY

10. great try again a some an any
There is _______ blue house in my street.

11. great try again a some an any a
There is _______ blue house in my street.

12. great try again a some an any
There aren’t _______ people on the beach.

13. great try again a some an any any
There aren’t _______ people on the beach.

14. great
try again a
some an
any
Is there _______ milk in the bottle?

15. great
try again a
some an
any
any
Is there _______ milk in the bottle?

16. great
try again a
some an
any
There are _______ candles on the cake.

17. great try again a some an any some
There are _______ candles on the cake.

18. great
try again a
some an
any
There is _______ apple on the books.

19. great
try again a
some an
any an
There is _______ apple on the books.

20. great
try again a
some an
any
There aren’t _______ leaves on the tree.

21. great try again a some an any any
There aren’t _______ leaves on the tree.

22. great
try again a
some an
any
There is _______ rice in the bowl.

23. great
try again a
some an
any
some
There is _______ rice in the bowl.

24. great
try again a
some an
any
Are there _______ eggs in the basket?

25. great try again a some an any any
Are there _______ eggs in the basket?

26. any
some

27. Let’s do ………… exercises!
any
some
Let’s do ………… exercises!

28. Let’s do ………… exercises!
any
some
some
Let’s do ………… exercises!

29. Don’t do ………… exercises!
any
some
Don’t do ………… exercises!

30. Don’t do ………… exercises!
any
some
any
Don’t do ………… exercises!

31. There’s ………… ice-cream in the fridge!
any
some
There’s ………… ice-cream in the fridge!

32. There’s ………… ice-cream in the fridge!
any
some
some
There’s ………… ice-cream in the fridge!

33. Do you know ………… English?
any
some
Do you know ………… English?

34. Do you know ………… English?
any
some
any
Do you know ………… English?

35. There are ………… English students in our school!
any
some
There are ………… English students in our school!

36. There are ………… English students in our school!
any
some
some
There are ………… English students in our school!

37. any
some
I don’t want ………… fruit!

38. any
some
any
I don’t want ………… fruit!

39. any
some
We must buy ………… apples.

40. any
some
some
We must buy ………… apples.

41. I don’t like ………… of them.
any
some
I don’t like ………… of them.

42. I don’t like ………… of them.
any
some
any
I don’t like ………… of them.

43. I have ………… cereals for breakfast.
any
some
I have ………… cereals for breakfast.

44. I have ………… cereals for breakfast.
any
some
some
I have ………… cereals for breakfast.

45. any
some
Has he got ………… friends?

46. any
some
any
Has he got ………… friends?

47. any
some
Is there ………… milk left?

48. any
some
any
Is there ………… milk left?

49. I haven’t got ________ money at the moment.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
I haven’t got ________ money at the moment.

50. I haven’t got ________ money at the moment.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
much
I haven’t got ________ money at the moment.

51. How ________ chairs do we need for the party?
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
How ________ chairs do we need for the party?

52. How ________ chairs do we need for the party?
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
many
How ________ chairs do we need for the party?

53. I’ve got __________ friends in my town.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
I’ve got __________ friends in my town.

54. I’ve got __________ friends in my town. a lot of
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
I’ve got __________ friends in my town.
a lot of

55. My parents gave me ___________ advice when I was young.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
My parents gave me ___________ advice when I was young.

56. My parents gave me ___________ advice when I was young.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
a lot of
My parents gave me ___________ advice when I was young.

57. How ________ did you pay for that computer?
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
How ________ did you pay for that computer?

58. How ________ did you pay for that computer?
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
much
How ________ did you pay for that computer?

59. They haven’t got ________ furniture yet.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
They haven’t got ________ furniture yet.

60. They haven’t got ________ furniture yet. much
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
They haven’t got ________ furniture yet.
much

61. My husband’s got ___________ work to do this weekend.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
My husband’s got ___________ work to do this weekend.

62. My husband’s got ___________ work to do this weekend.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
a lot of
My husband’s got ___________ work to do this weekend.

63. How ________ stars are there on the American flag?
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
How ________ stars are there on the American flag?

64. How ________ stars are there on the American flag?
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
many
How ________ stars are there on the American flag?

65. How ________ eggs are there?
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
How ________ eggs are there?

66. How ________ eggs are there?
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
many
How ________ eggs are there?

67. You need __________ eggs to make a good omelette.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
You need __________ eggs to make a good omelette.

68. You need __________ eggs to make a good omelette.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
a lot of
You need __________ eggs to make a good omelette.

69. There’s ___________ snow outside, it’s been snowing all night.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
There’s ___________ snow outside, it’s been snowing all night.

70. There’s ___________ snow outside, it’s been snowing all night.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
a lot of
There’s ___________ snow outside, it’s been snowing all night.

71. You need __________ of patience to be a teacher.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
You need __________ of patience to be a teacher.

72. You need __________ of patience to be a teacher. a lot of
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
You need __________ of patience to be a teacher.
a lot of

73. David eats ____________ rice, he loves it.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
David eats ____________ rice, he loves it.

74. David eats ____________ rice, he loves it.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
a lot of
David eats ____________ rice, he loves it.

75. Italian people eat _________ pasta.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
Italian people eat _________ pasta.

76. Italian people eat _________ pasta.
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
a lot of
Italian people eat _________ pasta.

77. How __________ people are coming to the party?
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
How __________ people are coming to the party?

78. How __________ people are coming to the party? many
Use these words to complete the sentences:
much, many, a lot of
How __________ people are coming to the party?
many