III. Countable and uncountable nouns. Underline the correct word.

1. She has had love/a love oh horses since she was a little girl.

2. I can’t sleep if I drink coffee/a coffee at night.

3. I went skiing for the first time this year; it’s experience/an experience that I’ll never forget.

4. I’ve just heard a/some very good news about Emma and Bill.

5. Lisa’s got a / an towel.

6. Ana’s got a / some rucksack.

7. Lucía’s got an / some insect repellent.

8. Javi hasn’t got some / any sunglasses.

9. Antonio’s got a / some swimming costume.

10. Ignacio hasn’t got any / some sandwiches.

11. Angeles has got an / a apple.

12. There aren’t any / some cafés in the city.

13. I haven’t got any / some money.

14. Have you got some / any sun cream?

15. We’ve got some / any sandwiches.

16. We need a / an torch for our camping trip.

17. There isn’t some / any litter on the beach.

18. I’m going to buy any / an ice cream.

19. Can I have some / a strawberries?

20. You can have this cereal with some / a milk.

21. I´ve got any / some fruit.

22. There isn’t some / an elephant.

23. There aren’t some / any sharks.

24. Are there some / any plants?

25. Is there a / an tree?

26. Is there some / any cheese in the fridge?

27. There is a / some water in the fridge?

28. The supermarket’s got some / a strawberries.

29. I’ve got a / some soup in the fridge.

IV. Decide if the nouns are countable or uncountable. Put “c” or “u”.

1. The children are playing in the garden.

2. I don't like milk.

3. I prefer tea.

4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution.

5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes.

6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom.

7. We need some glue to fix this vase.

8. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional.

9. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning.

10. The bread my mother prepares is delicious.

11. Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery.

12. Some policemen are organizing road traffic to avoid any accidents.

13. I bought three bottles of mineral water for our picnic.

14. I'd like some juice please!

15. Successful candidates will join the camp later this year.

16. A rise in oil prices is inevitable since there is more and more world demand for energy.

17. The exercises on this website are interesting.

18. Dehydrated babies must drink a lot of water.

19. Adult illiterates learn through a special government program.

20. I met some nice people when I was walking along the beach.

V. Which sentence is more common in each pair.

1. Get some glass out for dinner/ Get some glasses out for dinner.

2. He visited lots of capital in Europe/ He visited lots of capitals in Europe.

3. I bought some wood/ I bought some woods.

4. I can’t stand the bad language on TV/ I can’t stand the bad languages on TV.

5. I did lots of revision before my test/ I did lots of revisions before my test.

6. I got some interest from the bank/ I got some interests from the bank.

7. I like to have some fire in my house/ I like to have a fire in my house.

8. I walked so far I had to put some plaster on my feet/ I walked so far I had to put some plasters on my feet.

9. I watched some drama last weekend/ I watched some dramas last weekend.

10. I wrote my experience on my CV/ I wrote my experiences on my CV.

11. Some light came through the window/ Some lights came through the window.

12. Some life was lost/ Some lives were lost.

13. The teacher made me do some exercise for homework/ The teacher made me do some exercises for homework.

14. Watch some television/ Watch some televisions.

15. We bought 200 tons of iron/ We bought 200 tons of irons.

16 We used some really nice cloth to make his suit/ We used some really nice cloths to make his suit.

17. I watched some film yesterday/ I watched some films yesterday.

18. We don’t have enough room for all those teddy bears/ We don’t have enough rooms for all those teddy bears.