Countable and uncountable nouns

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

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Все существительные можно разделить на две категории: исчисляемые и неисчисляемые.

 

PRACTICE LEVEL 1.

I. FORMS

1. Say which word is countable and which one is uncountable. For countable

words say if they are singular or plural. Use a/an or some before each word.

Correspondence, report, literature, statistics, furniture, job, accommodation, hotel, oil, chance, equipment, machine, money, news, cheque, cash, letter,    e-mail, work, wages, maths.

 

2. Complete the sentences using the plurals of the nouns in brackets.

1) They’ve got five ____, three ___ and two ___ (child/girl/boy)

2)  When he fell over, he broke two of his ___. (tooth) 3) On their tour of Europe, they visited seven ___ in six ___. (country, day) 4) Do you know those ___ over there? (person) 5) She worked in two ___. (factory) 6) The ___ will arrive on Monday. (book) 7) The country had several ___. (crisis) 8) London is famous for double-decker ___. (bus) 9) Magnetism and gravitation are natural___. (phenomenon) 10) The books were packed in the ___. (box) 11) The ___ and ___ should be saved first before the ___. (woman, child, man)

 

3. Fill the gaps with is or are.

1) … the shop open? 2)Their luggage … at the office. 3) Where … the children? 4) The equipment that we ordered … here. 5) Some people … always late. 6) What … your job? 7) The dollar … up 0.5 cents against the yen. 8) Who … those women? 9) The reports that I received from Tokyo … not very good. 10) The police … coming. 11) What … the weather like in London? 12) There … a lot of cars in car park.

 

4. Chose the correct form of the verb.

1) There was/were a lot of people at the meeting. 2) Economics is/are an interesting

subject.3) The government think/thinks they can solve the problem.4) My

trousers have/has got a hole in it/them. 5) My family live/lives in the North of

England. 6) The news was/were quite surprising. 8) Two weeks isn’t/aren’t a

very long time. 9) There is/are some scissors on the table. 10) Ten thousand

pounds is/are a lot of money. 11) One of our clients is coming/are coming to

see me. 12) The police has/have arrested a man. 13) The family is/are a very

important part o f society.

 

II. EXERCISES

5. Chose the correct variant from the words in brackets

Example: We have got … (a problem/some problem) with our suppliers.

1) They owe us (a money/some money) for (a work/some work) we did. 2) We have (a trouble/some trouble) with the order. 3) They sent us a cheque for (an equipment/some equipment). 4) I’d like to make (a suggestion/some suggestion).

5) You should go and see (a lower/some lower). 6) We got (an advice/

some advice) what to do. 7) I sent them (a letter/some letter) yesterday.

8) There is (an information/some information) about the company. 9) Tom has got (a correspondence/some correspondence) from them.

6. Make the pairs of words:

Example: A litre of water

 

III. TASKS

7. Translate the following sentences into English:

1) В классе есть доска. 2) На столе нет бумаги. 3) Сколько компьютеров у вас в офисе? 4) Новое оборудование доставлено вчера. 5) Преподаватель дал нам хороший совет. 6) Вы хотите кофе? 7) Нефть стоит 40 долларов за баррель. 8) Время – деньги. 9) Наша компания имеет сильную корпоративную культуру. 10) Полиция арестовала преступника. 11) Билеты были куплены вовремя.

 

PRACTICE LEVEL 2.

1. Match each phrase 1-12 with the best continuation a-l

1. A cup of j 5. A pint of 9. A barrel of

2. A glass of 6. A liter of 10. A packet of

3. A bottle of 7. A sheet of 11. A tin of

4. A kilo of 8. A tonne of 12. A slice of

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a) weight is quite easy to lose if you go on a diet

b) wine is acceptable at business lunch, but no more

c) beer is the traditional drink in an English pub

d) petrol will take a small car about 15 to 20 kilometers

e) dried fruit is good to take on a walk in the countryside

f) concrete is the same as 1000 kilograms of concrete

g) whisky costs less at the airport

h) wholemeal bread goes well with tomato soup

i) oil cost as little as 35 in 2015

j) coffee is a good way to start the day

k) paper can sometimes get stuck in the photocopier

l) paint should be stored with the lid put on tightly

2. Complete the sentences with a/an / some (in the first space) and your own

ideas in the second, longer space

Example: I had some luggage in the room next to the reception desk

1) There is ____ job that needs doing in my _______. 2) There is ____work

that needs doing before______. 3) In the factory there is ____machinery

which______. 4) In the factory there is ____machine which _______. 5) I am

having _____trouble with ________. 6) I am having _____problem

with________. 7) Can I give you ______suggestion about _______? 8) Can I

give you ______advice about________? 9) I need ____time to decide

________. 10) I need ____week to decide________.

3. Each pair of words contains one countable noun and one uncountable noun.

Write the words in the correct column with a / an or some before the word.

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

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Все существительные можно разделить на две категории: исчисляемые и неисчисляемые.