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1. 1.

   Write whether the highlighted nouns are countable (C) or uncountable (UC).

   1. John doesn't like coffee. __UC__
   2. Scientists say there is a threat of pollution. ______
   3. The children are playing in the terrace. ______
   4. There are a lot of windows in our classroom. ______
   5. We need some glue to fix this toy. ______
   6. My uncle drinks two big glasses of water every morning. ______
   7. The waiters in this restaurant are friendly. ______
   8. They served us bread and cheese for breakfast. ______
2. 2.

   Use a, an or some with these nouns. Then, write C for countable or UC for uncountable.

   1. __some__ money    __UC__
   2. _____ ponds   ______
   3. _____ cup of tea    ______
   4. _____ sugar    ______
   5. _____ bar of chocolate    ______
   6. _____ ice cream    ______
   7. _____ rice    ______
   8. _____ glass of water    ______
   9. _____ coffee    ______
   10. _____ cake    ______
   11. _____ eggs    ______
   12. _____ orange    ______
   13. _____ bunch of grapes    ______
   14. _____ coins    ______
   15. _____ salt    ______
3. 3.

   Choose the correct words to complete these sentences.

   1. There wasn't __much__ (much/many) traffic on the highway.
   2. We haven't got _________ (some/any) strawberries at the moment.
   3. There are just _________ (a little/a few) chocolates in the box.
   4. I'd like _________ (some/much) juice, please.
   5. In summer, we must drink __________ (much/a lot of) water.
   6. I saw __________ (some/any) nice postcards in that shop.
   7. I don't receive ___________ (much/many) letters nowadays.
   8. There were ___________ (a lot of /a large amount of) people at the concert.
4. 4.

   Use the words in Box A both as countable and uncountable nouns to complete these sentence-pairs. The words in Box B will help you make the nouns in Box A countable.

   Box A
   salt	water	paper	sunshine	ice

    

   Box B
   sheet	ray	cube	glass	pinch

    

   1. It's so cold, the water has turned into   ice  . Can I have    a cube of ice   , please? The water is not cold enough.
   2. Give me ________ please, I want to write a note. These toy boats are made of ________.
   3. This dish has no _________ in it. Would you like to add some? Add just _________ to taste.
   4. He was so thirsty, he gulped down the _________. Can I have _________, please? I feel so hot and tired.
   5. It makes me so happy to see _________, after so many days of rainy, cloudy mornings. _________ fell on her sleeping face.
5. 5.

   Rearrange these words to form questions using how much or how many.

   1. does / sisters / have / how many / she
      How many sisters does she have?
   2. your friend / languages / does / how many / speak
   3. Kumar / money / how much / borrow / from you / did
   4. solve / crosswords / he / how many / did / correctly
   5. is / in / the deserts / sand / how much
   6. on / information / is / the Internet / how much / there
   7. the world / how many / there/ are / in / countries
6. 6.

   Complete the sentences in column B with a few or a little. Then, match the questions in column A with the answers in column B.

   A	B
   1. How much money do you have with you?	a. Yes, I have _________. Would you like to borrow them?
   2. Have you made any friends in your class yet?	b. Well, maybe __________ I've already had two helpings.
   3. Did you see many films during the vacation?	c. Just    a little   . There's not enough to buy the pens.
   4. Do you have any books on dinosaurs?	d. Yes, there is __________ left. We must buy another bottle today.
   5. Is there any juice left in the fridge?	e. No, just __________. I was busy with other things.
   6. How about some more ice cream, Rita?	f. Just __________. I am still getting used to everyone.