NAME:………………………………..DATE:……………………………………………………………….….
CONTABLE NOUNS (sustantivos que se pueden contar)
THERE
are a few (pocos-as)
some (algunos-as)
a lot of (muchos-as)
raisins (pasas)
biscuits (galletas)
eggs (huevos)
nuts (nueces)
…
aren´t any (ningún-a)
UNCONTABLE NOUNS (sustantivos que NO se pueden contar)
THERE
is a little (poco-a)
some (algún-a)
a lot of (mucho-a)
sugar (azúcar)
fat (grasa)
cheese (queso)
bread (pan)
…
isn´t any (ningún-a)
Look at this summary and complete the exercises about the story:
1. Danny was:
bored
happy
untidy
2. Danny and his father:
read a comic.
listen to music.
make a cake.
3. There are a lot of __________ and _________ .
eggs and nuts.
raisins and a few nuts.
seeds and eggs.
4. Complete with “is” or “are”:
There …………..some biscuits.
There ……………a lot of fat.
There ……………some old bread.
There …………….a lot of seeds.
There ……………a little cheese.
5. Complete with “a few” (contable) and “a little” (uncontable):
There is ……………………………. sugar.
There are …………………………… apples.
There is …………………………. cheese.
There are ………………………….. eggs.
There is ………………………….. fat.
There is ………………………….juice.
There are ……………………….. biscuits.
6.- Look at these pictures and make sentences using “a lot of”,
“a little”, “a few”, or “any”:
1.- There is a lot of bread.
2.- There are ……………….. nuts.
3.- ……………………………………………………………………………….
4.- ………………………………………………………………………………….
5.- ……………………………………………………………………………………..
6.- ………………………………………………………………………………………

Activities: contables-uncontables nouns and reading exercise.

  • 1.
    NAME:………………………………..DATE:……………………………………………………………….…. CONTABLE NOUNS (sustantivosque se pueden contar) THERE are a few (pocos-as) some (algunos-as) a lot of (muchos-as) raisins (pasas) biscuits (galletas) eggs (huevos) nuts (nueces) … aren´t any (ningún-a) UNCONTABLE NOUNS (sustantivos que NO se pueden contar) THERE is a little (poco-a) some (algún-a) a lot of (mucho-a) sugar (azúcar) fat (grasa) cheese (queso) bread (pan) … isn´t any (ningún-a) Look at this summary and complete the exercises about the story: 1. Danny was: bored happy untidy 2. Danny and his father: read a comic. listen to music. make a cake. 3. There are a lot of __________ and _________ . eggs and nuts. raisins and a few nuts. seeds and eggs. 4. Complete with “is” or “are”: There …………..some biscuits. There ……………a lot of fat. There ……………some old bread. There …………….a lot of seeds. There ……………a little cheese.
  • 2.
    5. Complete with“a few” (contable) and “a little” (uncontable): There is ……………………………. sugar. There are …………………………… apples. There is …………………………. cheese. There are ………………………….. eggs. There is ………………………….. fat. There is ………………………….juice. There are ……………………….. biscuits. 6.- Look at these pictures and make sentences using “a lot of”, “a little”, “a few”, or “any”: 1.- There is a lot of bread. 2.- There are ……………….. nuts. 3.- ………………………………………………………………………………. 4.- …………………………………………………………………………………. 5.- …………………………………………………………………………………….. 6.- ………………………………………………………………………………………