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1. 1.

   Underline all the nouns in these sentences.

   1. The smoke made me choke.
   2. I borrowed a pencil from Sunita.
   3. History gives us a glimpse of life as it used to be.
   4. She bought two candlestands made of silver.
   5. We will need two more glasses I think.
   6. The teacher spoke to the class about the importance of geed behaviour.
   7. Both the windows are open.
   8. I like the red skirt more than the yellow one.
   9. Turn on the light, would you?
   10. I'm looking for some information on dinosaurs.
2. 2.

   Write a or an where necessary in these sentences. If a sentence does not need either, put a cross (χ) in the blank.

   1. ___x___ paragliding is an adventure sport.
   2. _______ tea and _______ coffee are popular drinks.
   3. _______ microscope can show you _______ new world.
   4. _______ grass is always greener on the other side of _______ fence!
   5. _______ tomato is _______ fruit, not _______ vegetable.
   6. _______ education can give you _______ good start in life.
   7. _______ chair is _______ place of furniture.
   8. _______ cutlery nowadays is usually made of _______ steel.
3. 3.

   Use some or any to complete these sentences.

   1. Have you got _______ books about space travel?
   2. I can see _______ boats on the lake.
   3. There aren't _______ good films at the cinema tonight.
   4. Is there _______ coffee in the pot?
   5. There are _______ nice pictures in this book.
   6. I'm going to buy _______ pencils and pens.
   7. I don't play _______ musical instruments.
   8. There are _______ students in the library.
4. 4.

   Complete these sentences using a lot of and the correct words from the box.

   questions	rice	people	coins
   courage	flowers	paper	work

   1. There are a lot of people at the stadium today.
   2. ______________ was strewn all over the floor.
   3. You have served ______________ to me today.
   4. I have ______________ to finish before I leave.
   5. There are ______________ in her piggy bank.
   6. He had ______________ about the lesson.
   7. I can see ______________ on the tree.
   8. It takes ______________ to take such a big risk.
5. 5.

   Complete these questions with How much or How many.

   1. How many birds are there in that tree?
   2. _______________ rice should we cook today?
   3. _______________ soup do you want?
   4. _______________ players are there in a football team?
   5. _______________ time did you spend at the supermarket?
   6. _______________ pages does the book have?
   7. _______________ glasses of lemonade have you had?
   8. _______________ water do you usually drink?
6. 6.

   Read this story. then, list the countable nouns and uncountable nouns in the correct columns of the table.

   Nasruddin earned his living selling eggs. One day, someone came to his shop and said, "Guess what I have in my hand."

   "Give me a clue," said Nasruddin.

   "I shall give you several clues: it has the shape of an egg, and the size of an egg.
   It looks like an egg, tastes like an egg and smells like an egg. Inside, it is yellow and white. It is liquid before it is cooked, becomes thick when heated. It was moreover, laid by a hen..."

   "Aha! I know!" said Nasruddin. "It's some sort of cake!"

   Countable nouns	Uncountable nouns
   eggs