ESCOLA BÁSICA 2º E 3º CICLOS BARTOLOMEU PERESTRELO
                                       SCHOOL YEAR 2006/2007

                               COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are     Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc

things that we can count. For example: "pen". We    that we cannot divide into separate elements. We

can count pens. We can have one, two, three or      cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count

more pens.                                          "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of
                                                    milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself.
      dog, cat, animal, man, person                       music, art, love, happiness
      bottle, box, litre                                  advice, information, news
      coin, note, dollar                                  furniture, luggage
      cup, plate, fork                                    rice, sugar, butter, water
      table, chair, suitcase, bag                         electricity, gas, power
                                                           money, currency


A. Write a, an or some.
E.g.: Some sweets
1. ____________ pencil                 6. ____________ people                11. ____________ orange
2. ____________ eagle                  7. ____________ athlete               12. ___________ helicopter
3. ____________ watches                8. ____________ food                  13. ____________ hour
4. ____________ men                    9. ____________ children              14. ____________ bacon
5. ____________ water                  10. ____________ sugar


                SOME muda para ANY na negative e na interrogativa

B. Make the following sentences negative.
1. I have got some books. I haven’t got any books.
2. He buys some comics. _________________________________________________________
3. They want some food. __________________________________________________________
4. She eats some apples. _________________________________________________________
5. You have got some. ___________________________________________________________
6. We are writing some letters. _____________________________________________________
7. There are some. ______________________________________________________________

C. Make the same sentences negative.
1. ____________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________________________________
7. ____________________________________________________________________________
D. Add some or any as required.

E.g.:   I want some fresh eggs; have you got any?

1. You have a lot of apples; please give me __________.
2. Please, give me __________ more cake. I’m sorry but there isn’t __________.
3. There is __________ tea in the kitchen, but there isn’t __________ milk.
4. He wants __________ more pudding. Give him __________.
5. Ask him for __________ paper. I haven’t got __________ in my desk.
6. Do you want __________ stamps? No, thanks. I’ve got __________.
7. There are __________ photos in this book, but there aren’t __________ in mine.
8. Can you see __________ planes in the sky?


                           HOW MUCH = Uncountable nouns
                            HOW MANY = Countable nouns
A. Complete with How much or How many.

1. _______________ students are there in this class?
2. _______________ milk is there in the fridge?
3. _______________ bread is there on the table?
4. _______________ hamburgers are there on the plate?
5. _______________ toasts would you like?
6.   _______________ apples are there in the bowl?
7. _______________ money do you have in your pocket?
8. _______________ does it cost? £3

                                         NO – junto a um substantivo
                          nenhum
                   No                    Ex.: NO money; NO friends
                          nenhuma
                 None     nenhuns
                                  NONE – sem substantivo
                          nenhumas
                                  Ex.: Have you got any Money? No, NONE.
A. Complete with SOME, ANY, NO, NONE.
1. Can you see __________ cars in front of the restaurant? No, __________.
2. Have you got __________ cold chicken in the fridge? Yes, I have __________.
3. We’d like __________ crisps. Are there __________?
4. I’m sorry. There are __________ crisps today.
5. I’d like __________ chocolate but there isn’t __________.
6. We’d like __________ bread but __________ butter.
7. We’d like __________ hamburgers. Are there __________? No, __________.
8. Is there much cheese on the plate? No, there’s __________.
9. How much banana milkshake is there? There’s __________, sorry.
10. Have you got __________ money to pay for everything? No, I have got __________.

Countable uncountable nouns

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    ESCOLA BÁSICA 2ºE 3º CICLOS BARTOLOMEU PERESTRELO SCHOOL YEAR 2006/2007 COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc things that we can count. For example: "pen". We that we cannot divide into separate elements. We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count more pens. "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself.  dog, cat, animal, man, person  music, art, love, happiness  bottle, box, litre  advice, information, news  coin, note, dollar  furniture, luggage  cup, plate, fork  rice, sugar, butter, water  table, chair, suitcase, bag  electricity, gas, power  money, currency A. Write a, an or some. E.g.: Some sweets 1. ____________ pencil 6. ____________ people 11. ____________ orange 2. ____________ eagle 7. ____________ athlete 12. ___________ helicopter 3. ____________ watches 8. ____________ food 13. ____________ hour 4. ____________ men 9. ____________ children 14. ____________ bacon 5. ____________ water 10. ____________ sugar SOME muda para ANY na negative e na interrogativa B. Make the following sentences negative. 1. I have got some books. I haven’t got any books. 2. He buys some comics. _________________________________________________________ 3. They want some food. __________________________________________________________ 4. She eats some apples. _________________________________________________________ 5. You have got some. ___________________________________________________________ 6. We are writing some letters. _____________________________________________________ 7. There are some. ______________________________________________________________ C. Make the same sentences negative. 1. ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. ____________________________________________________________________________ 7. ____________________________________________________________________________
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    D. Add someor any as required. E.g.: I want some fresh eggs; have you got any? 1. You have a lot of apples; please give me __________. 2. Please, give me __________ more cake. I’m sorry but there isn’t __________. 3. There is __________ tea in the kitchen, but there isn’t __________ milk. 4. He wants __________ more pudding. Give him __________. 5. Ask him for __________ paper. I haven’t got __________ in my desk. 6. Do you want __________ stamps? No, thanks. I’ve got __________. 7. There are __________ photos in this book, but there aren’t __________ in mine. 8. Can you see __________ planes in the sky? HOW MUCH = Uncountable nouns HOW MANY = Countable nouns A. Complete with How much or How many. 1. _______________ students are there in this class? 2. _______________ milk is there in the fridge? 3. _______________ bread is there on the table? 4. _______________ hamburgers are there on the plate? 5. _______________ toasts would you like? 6. _______________ apples are there in the bowl? 7. _______________ money do you have in your pocket? 8. _______________ does it cost? £3 NO – junto a um substantivo nenhum No Ex.: NO money; NO friends nenhuma None nenhuns NONE – sem substantivo nenhumas Ex.: Have you got any Money? No, NONE. A. Complete with SOME, ANY, NO, NONE. 1. Can you see __________ cars in front of the restaurant? No, __________. 2. Have you got __________ cold chicken in the fridge? Yes, I have __________. 3. We’d like __________ crisps. Are there __________? 4. I’m sorry. There are __________ crisps today. 5. I’d like __________ chocolate but there isn’t __________. 6. We’d like __________ bread but __________ butter. 7. We’d like __________ hamburgers. Are there __________? No, __________. 8. Is there much cheese on the plate? No, there’s __________. 9. How much banana milkshake is there? There’s __________, sorry. 10. Have you got __________ money to pay for everything? No, I have got __________.