Some - Any - No - A lot of

e.g. I eat banana every day. I like bananas.

banana is a countable noun.

 A countable

1 singular (banana) or 2 plural (bananas)

noun can be

Countable nouns are things we can count. So we can say one banana ,two bananas etc.

Examples of countable nouns

singular
apple pineapple cucumber strawberry grape

plural
apples pineapples cucumbers strawberries grapes

We add -es to most nouns in -o: tomato tomatoes potato potatoes But we just add -s to: radio radios photo photos

Irregular Nouns: SINGULAR PLURAL Singular to plural -EN Child children Man men Ox oxen Woman women NO CHANGE Deer Fish Means Offspring Series Sheep Species deer fish means offspring series sheep species

Irregular Noun SINGULAR -EE foot goose tooth

PLURAL feet geese teeth

e.g. I eat rice every day. I like rice.

rice is an uncountable noun.

 An

uncountable noun has only one form. (rice) nouns are things we cannot count. cannot say one rice, two rices, etc.

Uncountable

We

Examples of uncountable nouns:

Ink

Lettuce
Sugar

Water
Milk Etc.

carton of juice A bottle of water A glass of water A cup of tea A tin of paint A jar of jam A tube of toothpaste

kilo of cheese 50 litres of petrol Five metres of wires A pound of butter

loaf of bread A bar of chocolate A piece of paper A piece/bit/item of advice/information/news A slice of bread

 Luggage
Accommodation Luck Happiness Rubbish Work Behaviour Progress Weather Fun

SOME
Some is used with:
Positive sentences. When asking a question, if the answer is expected to be positive.
e.g. The children have some free time. Please buy some bananas. Would you like some cake?

ANY
Any is used with:
Negative sentences. When asking a question.
e.g. Do you have any ice cream left? I don't have any money today. My brother never does any thing good.

NO
No is used with:
Positive sentences with negative meaning.
e.g. There is no coffee left in the jar. We have no milk this morning. They had no pens.

A LOT OF
A lot of is used with:
positive sentences, negative sentences and questions.
e.g. There are a lot of dogs in the street. I have a lot of time to answer your questions. I saw a lot of people waiting in the queue. We did have a lot of fun, didn't we?

Put in a / an or some. 1. I read ____ book and listened to ____ music. 2. I need ____ money . I want to buy ____ food. 3. We met ____ interesting people at the party. 4. Im going to open ____ window to get ____ fresh air. 5. She didnt eat much for lunch only ____ apple and ____ bread. 6. We live in ____ big house. Theres ____ nice garden with ____ beautiful trees. 7. Im going to make a table . First I need ____ wood. 8. Listen to me carefully . Im going to give you ____ advice. 9. I want to write a letter . I need ____ paper and ____ pen. 10. Id like to eat ____ cookies.

Circle the correct answer:

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Id like some / any help. There arent some / any letters for you. Have you got some / any brothers or sisters? 4. Shes got some / any interesting friends. 5. Are there some / any restaurants near here? 6. Im having some / any problems with my car. 7. I didnt have some / any breakfast today. 8. We need some / any more milk. 9. he hasnt done some / any work for ten years. 10. Do you know some / any Americans?

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Ann has _________candies. Bill doesn't have _________money. Sue will give us _________information. There is _____________ milk in the fridge. There isn't ________________beer. Only _____ of his friends came. Not all of them. There isn't ______ food in the refrigerator, is there? We are broke. We have ________money to buy grandpa a gift. Don't you know the proverb: "________ news is good news"? I'm busy. I dont have ____ time to chat with you now.

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There aren't ___ books on this topic in the library I gave him ___ medicine for his headache, so he feels much better now. He doesn't want ___ dessert, for he's on a diet. We are taking a short ride. There's ___ time for a long one The poor man has ___ food to eat. He's starving.

Countable There are two hairs in my coffee! hair

Uncountable I don't have much hair.

There are two lights in our bedroom.

Shhhhh! I thought I heard a noise. Have you got a paper to read? (= newspaper) Our house has seven rooms. We had a great time at the party. Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's greatest works.

light

Close the curtain. There's too much light!

It's difficult to work when there is too much noise. I want to draw a picture. Have you got some paper? Is there room for me to sit here? Have you got time for a coffee? I have no money. I need work!

noise

paper

room

time

work

Countable Im peeling the potatoes. potatoe

Uncountable Would you like some potatoes?

She threw a stone at him.

stone

Their house is built of stone.

Life is very complicated. Do you like watching sport? I enjoyed doing business with you.

She had an interesting life

life

Handball is a rough sport. My dad runs a big business.

sport

business

Do you have an iron?

My morning starts with a cup of coffee.

iron

The bridge is made of iron

I prefer coffee over tea.

coffee