A, an, some, any countable and uncountable nouns USE: 1.

She has got a bicycle. bicycle. (C) He has got an apple. apple. (C)

Has she got a bicycle? Has he got an apple?

She hasnt got a He hasnt got an

2. 3.

There are some clouds in the sky. (C) There is some milk in the mug. (U) Have you got any sweets? We havent got any sweets. (C) Have we got any milk? We havent got any milk. (U)

PRACTICE: 1. Put the nouns in the correct column. children bird egg coffee cheese bread knife feet watch Countable nouns Singular children

table milk cherries

meat tea poster

men sandwiches apples

Plural

Uncountable nouns coffee

2. Complete with a,an or some. 1. Theres a letter for you on your desk. 2. Be careful! Theres __________ mouse under the sofa! 3. Theres ________________ milk for Suzie in that bowl. 4. Ive got ____________ idea! Lets go to the cinema tonight! 5. Marys got _____________ baby brother. 6. Well done! This is _______________ excellent story. 7. Theres _______________ orange juice for the children in the fridge. 8. This is ___________ old photo of Peters parents. 9. Theres _____________ soup for you on the table. 10. Weve got __________ cheese. Lets make _____________ pizza!

3. Complete with some or any. 1. Ive got some beautiful postcards from London. 2. There arent _____________ bananas for Stanley. 3. Have we got _____________ orange juice? 4. There are __________ books on that desk. 5. This soup is awful! There isnt ___________ salt in it! 6. There are ___________ beautiful toy cars in Stanleys room. 7. Have you got ____________ brothers or sisters? 8. Well done! There arent ______________ mistakes in your test! 9. Theres ____________ milk in the fridge. 10. Is there _______________ ice cream for me?

4. Form the negative and the question. There is some orange juice in the fridge. Is there any orange juice in the fridge? There isnt any orange juice in the fridge. 1. They have got some friends in Paris. 2. There are some mistakes in his test. 3. Hes got some cousins in Athens. 4. Theres some cat food for Cosmo. 5. Weve got some fresh milk. 6. Shes got some money for the tickets.

5. Complete the questions and answer them. Is there any orange juice in the fridge? (apple juice)

There isnt any orange juice but there is some apple juice.
1. Are there ___________ hamburgers for me? (cheeseburgers) 2. Are there ____________ shoe shops in this street? (toy shops) 3. _________ there ________ cola in that bottle? (lemonade) 4. _________ there ________ zoos in your town? (museums) 5. _________ there _______ milk in that cup? (tea) 6. _________ there _______ bananas in the fridge? (strawberries)