Nouns -COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE

Grammar Exercise

(NOUNS –
Countable and
Uncountable)

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NAME: __________________________________
CLASS: _________________________________
DATE: ___________________________________

NOUNS

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE

COUNTABLE NOUNS We CAN count

• Have a singular and • a basket two baskets
plural form • one pencil four pencils
• The car is old
• Can use a singular verb • The cars are old
or a plural verb
• She bought and umbrella
• Go with a / an / the / • Danish ate my chocolate.
my, etc. in the
singular. • I love some carrots.
• He has few good friends.
• Can be used alone
with some / any /
many / few in the
plural

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS We CANNOT count

• Have only one form (no • butter butters

plural) • Sugar is sweet
• Always use a singular • Salt is salty

verb

• Cannot use a, an or a • a rice two rice
number before them.
• a bread three bread
• Can be used alone
• I love some carrots.
with some / any /
much / little, etc. • He has few good friends.
• Can be use a/an,
one/two with coffee, • Can I have two teas,
please (two cups of tea)
tea…when we talk

about a

cup/glass/bottle

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NOUNS

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE

COUNTABLE 4 chairs
NOUNS 1 radio
2 books

rain 3 horses
flour
grass UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS

sugar

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NOUNS

QUANTIFIERS

QUANTIFIERS Meaning COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
NOUN NOUN

a little Small, some
little
a few Almost nothing,
few not much
A lot of Some, small
amount
lots of
many Small, slight
much
A large number
any or amount

some A lot of

Very, numerous

Small, minor

Never, at all

An unspecified
amount or
number of

CIKGU SHARE PRESS 4

NOUNS

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE

A Write each noun in the correct column.

rain umbrella carrot coffee

rice grass radios

flour pencils noodles sugar

books horses chairs

COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS NOUNS

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NOUNS

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE

B Underline the correct answer in the
bracket.

1. How (much, little, many) durians did you buy?
2. There is only (much, few, a little) coffee left in the jug.
3. She has eaten (much, little, some) oranges just now.
4. Mr. Anas wants to buy (few, some, many) petrol for his car.
5. The little girl wants some (much, more, little) ice-cream.
6. We have (a little, many, much) friends in America.
7. I’m still thirsty. Can you give my a little (much, some, more) cold

drink?
8. Chong wants to borrow (few, some, much) money from Mr. Lim.
9. Mother didn’t cook (few, any, some) curry today.
10. I need (few, any, some) more butter for my cookies.
11. They need (some, a little, few) matches to light the candles.
12. There is too (few, much, some) sugar in your coffee.
13. He has so (little, many, some) chores to do this weekend.
14. How (many, much, any) pages are there in this storybook?
15. Please pass me (much, some, many) glasses for the apple juice.

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NOUNS

C Fill in the blanks correctly.

1. Is there any _________salt left in the bottle?

A. some B. more C. few D. much

2. How ____ eggs do you want me to buy?

A. few B. a lot C. many D. much

3. I met ____ friends at the gathering.

A. any B. plenty C. many D. a little

4. Please take _____ coins from the drawer.

A. any B. a little C. a few D. much

5. Do not spend too ___ time on the video game. Finish your homework

A. few B. little C. much D. any

6. The pupils need ____ rest. They look very tired.

A. few B. some C. much D. any

A. There are too ____ files around.

A. much B. a lot of C. many D. little

8. I drank ___ coconut water. I felt very full.

A. too much B. too little C. too few D. vey little

9. Amin : Please give me two bottles of orange squash.
Salesgirl : I’m sorry, there isn’t ____ left.

A. any B. much C. many D. few

10. Teacher : We don’t have ____ time left. Hurry up!
Pupils : Alright teacher

A. little B. much C. few D. plenty

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NOUNS

D Choose the correct answer from the box
and fill it the blanks.

a little little a few

few many much

any some

1. There is still _____________ water left in the glass.

2. I ran out of time as I wasted too _________ time on one questions

3. ___________ of our friends will be here for our wedding.

4. There isn’t ___________rice left for Hashim.

5. Do you have _____________ money to lend me?

6. I broke _____________ eggs on the way home form the market.

7. The cake was too hard because she added too __________ flour.

8. Cindy loves animals and she has a ____________ pets at home.

9. Can you add _____________ salt in to the curry?

10. She invited _____________ friends to her birthday party.

11. Please help yourselves to ___________ food.

12. There are ___________ cookies left in the jar.

13. There is so ______________ sands in shoes.

14. You can’t borrow too ___________ books from the library.

15. Can you give me ____________ colour pencils?

16. She needs to buy ____________ packets of snacks for the picnic 8

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