ESCOLA BÁSICA 2º E 3º CICLOS BARTOLOMEU PERESTRELO SCHOOL YEAR 2006/2007

COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are

things that we can count. For example: "pen". We

can count pens. We can have one, two, three or

more pens.

Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc

that we cannot divide into separate elements. We

cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count

"milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of

milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself.

dog, cat, animal, man, person

bottle, box, litre

coin, note, dollar

cup, plate, fork

table, chair, suitcase, bag

music, art, love, happiness

advice, information, news

furniture, luggage

rice, sugar, butter, water

electricity, gas, power

money, currency

A. Write a, an or some.

E.g.: Some sweets

1. ____________ pencil

2. ____________ eagle

3. ____________ watches

4. ____________ men

5. ____________ water

6. ____________ people

7. ____________ athlete

8. ____________ food

9. ____________ children

10. ____________ sugar

11. ____________ orange

12. ___________ helicopter

13. ____________ hour

14. ____________ bacon

SOME muda para ANY na negative e na interrogativa

B. Make the following sentences negative.

1. I have got some books. I haven’t got any books.

2. He buys some comics. _________________________________________________________

3. They want some food. __________________________________________________________

4. She eats some apples. _________________________________________________________

5. You have got some. ___________________________________________________________

6. We are writing some letters. _____________________________________________________

7. There are some. ______________________________________________________________

C. Make the same sentences negative.

1. ____________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________________________________

D. Add some or any as required.

E.g.: I want some fresh eggs; have you got any?

1. You have a lot of apples; please give me __________.

2. Please, give me __________ more cake. I’m sorry but there isn’t __________.

3. There is __________ tea in the kitchen, but there isn’t __________ milk.

4. He wants __________ more pudding. Give him __________.

5. Ask him for __________ paper. I haven’t got __________ in my desk.

6. Do you want __________ stamps? No, thanks. I’ve got __________.

7. There are __________ photos in this book, but there aren’t __________ in mine.

8. Can you see __________ planes in the sky?

HOW MUCH = Uncountable nouns HOW MANY = Countable nouns

A. Complete with How much or How many.

1. _______________ students are there in this class?

2. _______________ milk is there in the fridge?

3. _______________ bread is there on the table?

4. _______________ hamburgers are there on the plate?

5. _______________ toasts would you like?

6. _______________ apples are there in the bowl?

7. _______________ money do you have in your pocket?

8. _______________ does it cost? £3

No None

nenhum nenhuma nenhuns nenhumas

NO – junto a um substantivo Ex.: NO money; NO friends NONE – sem substantivo Ex.: Have you got any Money? No, NONE.

A. Complete with SOME, ANY, NO, NONE.

1. Can you see __________ cars in front of the restaurant? No, __________.

2. Have you got __________ cold chicken in the fridge? Yes, I have __________.

3. We’d like __________ crisps. Are there __________?

4. I’m sorry. There are __________ crisps today.

5. I’d like __________ chocolate but there isn’t __________.

6. We’d like __________ bread but __________ butter.

7. We’d like __________ hamburgers. Are there __________? No, __________.

8. Is there much cheese on the plate? No, there’s __________.

9. How much banana milkshake is there? There’s __________, sorry.

10. Have you got __________ money to pay for everything? No, I have got __________.