1. Are these nouns usually countable or uncountable? Write C (countable) or U (uncountable).
1 beef
2 apple
3 ham
4 grape
5 water
6 salt
7 tomato
8 potato
9 sugar
10 sandwich
11 fruit
12 bread
13 vegetable
14 pork
15 tuna
Answer
1 U 2 C 3 U 4 C 5 U 6 U 7 C 8 C 9 U 10 C 11 U
12 U 13 C 14 U 15 U
2. Write the plural form of the countable nouns in exercise 1. Add -s or -es.
…apples……….. ……………………. …………………….
……………………. ……………………. …………………….
Answer
grapes, tomatoes, potatoes, sandwiches, vegetables
3. Complete the sentences and questions with some and any.
1 Have we got …………………… milk?
2 There isn’t …………………… sugar in this coffee.
3 There are …………………… apples in the bowl.
4 Is there …………………… ham in the fridge?
5 There’s …………………… meat on your plate.
6 Is there …………………… butter in this sandwich?
7 There are …………………… prawns on this pizza.
8 Are there …………………… carrots in the bag?
Answer
1 any 2 any 3 some 4 any 5 some 6 any 7 some
8 any
4. What’s on the table? Write sentences. Use There’s some (+ uncountable noun) or There are some (+ plural noun).
1 (bread) There’s some bread.
2 (ham) ………………………………..
3 (sandwiches) ………………………………..
4 (grapes) ………………………………..
5 (apples) ………………………………..
6 (tomatoes) ………………………………..
7 (milk) ………………………………..
8 (sugar) ………………………………..
Answer
2 There’s some ham. 3 There are some sandwiches.
4 There are some grapes. 5 There are some apples.
6 There are some tomatoes. 7 There’s some milk.
8 There’s some sugar.
5. Complete the dialogue with How much or how many. Then listen and check.
Louis OK. Let’s make this pizza. 1…How much…… oil do we need?
Karen We need half a cup of oil.
Louis OK. What else? 2…………………… flour do we need?
Karen 300 grams.
Louis And 3…………………… cheese?
Karen 200 grams. We also need tomatoes peppers and ham.
Louis OK. 4…………………… tomatoes do we need?
Karen We need four.
Louis Good. Here they are. 5…………………… peppers?
Karen Two red ones.
Louis OK. And finally, 6…………………… ham do we need?
Karen Three slices.
Louis Great. We’ve got everything we need.
Answer
2 How much 3 how much 4 How many 5 How many
6 how much
Transcript
Louis OK. Let’s make this pizza. How much oil do we need?
Karen We need half a cup of oil.
Louis OK. What else? How much flour do we need?
Karen 300 grams.
Louis And how much cheese?
Karen 200 grams. We also need tomatoes, peppers and ham.
Louis OK. How many tomatoes do we need?
Karen We need four.
Louis Good. Here they are. How many peppers?
Karen Two red ones.
Louis OK. And finally, how much ham do we need?
Karen Three slices.
Louis Great! We’ve got everything we need.
Challenge!
Write the questions. Use How much or How many. Then write true answers.
1 books / read / a year?
…………………………………….
…………………………………….
2 housework / do / a week?
…………………………………….
…………………………………….
3 exams / have / a month?
…………………………………….
…………………………………….
4 coffee / drink / a day?
…………………………………….
…………………………………….
Answer
1 How many books do you read a year?
2 How much housework do you do a week?
3 How many exams do you have a month?
4 How much coffee do you drink a day?
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