r59r. 2 - 4. Countable and Uncountable Nouns. I had some soup and a sandwich
for lunch today. 1. Is this ok? 1 sandwich / 2 sandwiches yes no. 2. Is this ok?
2 - 4. Countable and Uncountable Nouns I had some soup and a sandwich for lunch today. 1. Is this ok?
1 sandwich / 2 sandwiches
yes
no
2. Is this ok?
1 soup / 2 soups
yes
no
3. Which noun is countable?
sandwich _________________
4. Which noun is uncountable?
soup _________________
5. What kind of noun is soup?
iquid l_________________
6. Are all liquids uncountable?
yes
no
a. I need a pencil, an eraser and some paper. b. I put some salt on my french fries. 7. In sentence a, which nouns are countable?
pencil eraser _______________ and ________________
8. In sentence a, which noun is uncountable?
paper _________________
9. Can you buy one pencil in a stationary store?
yes
no
10. Can you buy one piece of paper in a stationary store?
yes
no
11. In sentence b, which noun is uncountable?
salt _________________
12. Do you want to count each grain of salt on your french fries?
yes
no
13. Which word do you use with countable nouns?
a
some
14. Which word do you use with uncountable nouns?
a
some
a. I like dogs. b. I like music. 15. Which noun is countable?
dogs _________________
16. Which noun is uncountable?
music _________________
17. Can you hold a dog in your arms?
yes
no
18. Can you touch a dog with your fingers?
yes
no
19. Can you hold music in your arms?
yes
no
20. Can you touch music with your fingers?
yes
no
a. I had an apple and an orange. b. I got two letters and a postcard. 21. Are apple and orange countable or uncountable?
countable _________________
22. What is one word that describes both apple and orange?
fruit _________________
23. If everyone drew an apple, would everyone draw the same thing?
yes
no
24. If everyone drew fruit, would everyone draw the same thing?
yes
no
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25. Are letter and postcard countable or uncountable?
countable _________________
26. What is one word that describes both letter and postcard?
mail _________________
27. What is one word that describes a group of specific things?
ategory c________________
a. I washed the glass and put it away. b. My computer desk is made of glass, metal and wood.
countable _________________
28. In sentence a, is glass countable or uncountable? 29. In sentence b, what are the uncountable nouns?
glass a. _________________
metal b. _________________
wood c. _________________ aterials m___________________
30. What kind of things are they? a. We bought two large pizzas for dinner last night. b. I had five pieces of pizza for dinner last night. 31. In sentence a, is pizza countable or uncountable?
countable _________________
32. In sentence b, is pizza countable or uncountable?
uncountable _________________
33. Can you buy one large pizza?
yes
no
34. Can you eat one large pizza by yourself?
yes
no
a. I dropped a grape on the floor. b. I bought some grapes. 35. In sentence a, is grape countable or uncountable?
countable _________________
36. In sentence b, is grape countable or uncountable?
"uncountable" _________________
37. Can you buy one grape?
yes
no
38. Can you eat one grape?
yes
no
Are the following sentences correct or incorrect? 1. yes
no
I read the paper every morning.
2. yes
no
I need to buy a paper for my printer.
3. yes
no
I like to put some sugar and milk in my coffee.
4. yes
no
I bought a couple of potato chips at the store today.
5. yes
no
I’m going to go home and watch some baseball game tonight.
6. yes
no
One of my hobbies is listening to a music.
7. yes
no
We ordered a large pizza for dinner.
8. yes
no
My son ate a pizza last night. (My son is 3½ .)
9. yes
no
I need to fill my car with some gasoline.
10. yes
no
I had a sandwich and a fruit for lunch.
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The gauge is on E.
I need to get some gasoline.
Write a or an in front of countable nouns and some in front of uncountable nouns. Write both if they are sometimes countable and sometimes uncountable.
a 1. ________ hamburger
some gum 8. ________
some rain 15. ________
some beef 2. ________
a 9. ________ menu
some weather 16. ________
a 3. ________ steak
some water 10. ________
both 17. ________ shoe
both 4. ________ sock
some food 11. ________
both 18. ________ chicken
some soap 5. ________
some perfume 12. ________
a 19. ________ hat
an 6. ________ egg
a 13. ________ mistake
some candy 20. ________
some news 7. ________
a 14. ________ ticket
Why are the following nouns uncountable? Choose the best reason. There is only one answer. (0.5 points each) a. b. c. d. e. f. g.
It is a liquid It is a category. / It’s a general noun. You can’t buy just one. / There are too many to count. You can’t hold it in your hands. / You can’t touch it. It’s a material. / You make something with it. You can buy one, but you can’t eat one. You can eat (use) one, but you can’t buy one.
c 1. ________ sugar
a 8. ________ root beer
d 15. ________ information
c 2. ________ paper
c 9. ________ sand
f 16. ________ chicken
f 3. ________ watermelon
g 10. ________ sock
e 17. ________ cotton
a 4. ________ mousse
b 11. ________ furniture
g 18. ________ potato chip
d 5. ________ news
c 12. ________ rice
a 19. ________ ice
b 6. ________ homework
e 13. ________ silver
b 20. ________ software
g 7. ________ cookie
a 14. ________ glue
Make sentences from the following words. Add or change any necessary words. 1. (lunch / yesterday / I / have / salad / lettuce / corn / Italian dressing)
For lunch yesterday, I had a salad with lettuce, corn and Italian dressing. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 2. (Theresa / always / carry / toothbrush / toothpaste / purse)
Theresa always carries a toothbrush and some toothpaste in her purse. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 3. (I / go / skiing / next month / buy / hat / gloves / warm / socks)
Before I go skiing next month, I need to buy a hat, a pair of gloves and a pair _________________________________________________________________________
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4. (breakfast / Brandon / order / omelette / hash browns / sausage / cup / coffee)
For breakfast, Brandon ordered an omelette, some hash browns, sausage and _________________________________________________________________________ a cup of coffee. _________________________________________________________________________ 5. (Jason / listen / music / read / book / sleep / a few / hour / the flight / the Mainland)
Jason listened to (some) music, read a book and slept for a few hours during _________________________________________________________________________
the flight to the Mainland. _________________________________________________________________________
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Name: __________________
Date: ________
Score: _____ /10
Editing: _____ /5
2 - 4. Countable and Uncountable Nouns Write a or an in front of countable nouns and some in front of uncountable nouns. Write both if they are sometimes countable and sometimes uncountable. some blood some a 1. ________ 8. ________ advice 15. ________ season
a 2. ________ puppy both 3. ________ potato chips
a 9. ________ rain drop
some wood 16. ________
a 10. ________ meal
some work 17. ________
song
a 11. ________ light (ceiling)
a 18. ________ job
oxygen
some sunlight 12. ________
some traffic 19. ________
some peace 6. ________
some hardware 13. ________
some transportation 20. ________
both 7. ________ glove
a 14. ________ food pancake
4.
a
5.
some
Why are the following nouns uncountable? Choose the best reason. There is only one answer. (0.5 points each) a. b. c. d. e. f. g.
It is a liquid It is a category. / It’s a general noun. You can’t buy just one. / There are too many to count. You can’t hold it in your hands. / You can’t touch it. It’s a material. / You make something with it. You can buy one, but you can’t eat one. You can eat one, but you can’t buy one.
b 1. ________ time
b 8. ________ clothes
c 15. ________ bacon
a 2. ________ gasoline
d 9. ________ air
a 16. ________ chocolate
c 3. ________ hair
c 10. ________ flour
a 17. ________ snow
e 4. ________ silk
b 11. ________ fruit
e 18. ________ plastic
b 5. ________ money
a 12. ________ toothpaste
b 19. ________ candy
c 6. ________ pepper
g 13. ________ grapes
b 20. ________ meat
a 7. ________ cheese
b 14. ________ weather
Write the correct form of study in the blank. Sometimes you need to add not. When necessary, add the word in the parentheses. ( )
never studied 1. My father ____________________ (never) computer programming languages in school. He taught himself at home.
is studying usually studies 2. Jim ___________________ (usually) in his room, but today, he __________________ in never studies the living room. However, he ____________________ (never) with the TV on. He likes the room to be quiet.
are going to start studying (start) the U.S. Civil War. 3. Next week, we ________________________ -27-
haven't studied need to 4. I ____________________ history since I graduated from high school, but I _____________ start studying ___________________ (need / start) history because I am going to teach history next year. must study 5. If you want to become a doctor, you _________________________ (must) anatomy and kinesiology.
hasn't studied is still studying 6. Jennifer ____________________ for her math quiz yet. She ____________________ (still) for her vocabulary quiz.
study 7. All students in Japan ____________________ English in junior ;high school and high school.
was studying 8. When my cell phone rang, I ________________________ in the library. It was kind of embarrassing.
didn't study studied 9. I ____________________ Japanese in college. I ____________________ Mandarin Chinese. (I graduated and went to Japan. I wish I had chosen differently.)
still haven't studied 10. We _________________________ (still / not) the passive voice in grammar class. We are going to study ____________________ the passive voice next semester. Put the correct verb in each sentence. Then, add the direct and indirect objects. mail
teach
cost
give
buy
make
1. (a sandwich / me / kitchen)
made myself a sandwich in the kitchen. I ________________________________________________________________________ made a sandwich for myself in the kitchen. I ________________________________________________________________________ 2. (a lot of money / the school)
cost the school a lot of money. Sports ___________________________________________________________________ 3. (the ABCs / I)
taught me the ABCs. My father _________________________________________________________________
taught the ABCs to me. My father _________________________________________________________________ 4. (lei / Susan / graduation)
bought Susan a lei for graduation. I ________________________________________________________________________
bought a lei for Susan before her graduation. I ________________________________________________________________________ 5. (a Christmas present / nephews / the Mainland)
mailed a Christmas present to his nephews on the Mainland. Kevin ____________________________________________________________________
mailed his nephews on the Mainland a Christmas present. Kevin ____________________________________________________________________ 6. (one-hour / a lunch break / employees)
[It’s the law.]
must give a one-hour lunch break to their employees. Employers ________________________________________________________________ must give their employees a one-hour lunch break. Employers ________________________________________________________________
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