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Countable & Uncountable

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Countable & Uncountable

Grammar Reference

Form Example
Countablemany · a few · few · how many?many books, a few ideas
Uncountablemuch · a little · little · how much?much money, a little time
Botha lot of · some · anya lot of books / a lot of water
Trickyinformation, advice, news, luggage, furnitureall uncountable — no plural, no a/an

Countable & Uncountable — Exercises

Countable or uncountable?

  1. How _____ apples do you want?
    (many / much / a lot) 
  2. How _____ water is in the bottle?
    (much / many / a lot) 
  3. I'd like _____ coffee, please.
    (a / some / many) 
  4. There are _____ books on the table.
    (some / much / a) 
  5. I need _____ information.
    (some / an / many) 
  6. How _____ sugar do you take?
    (much / many / some) 
  7. There isn't _____ milk left.
    (much / many / an) 
  8. I bought _____ apple at the market.
    (an / some / much) 

Complete with much, many, some, a or an

  1. There are books on the shelf.
  2. How time do you need?
  3. How children do you have?
  4. I'd like tea, please.
  5. She bought orange at the market.

Countable & Uncountable — Answer Key

Countable or uncountable?

  1. many
  2. much
  3. some
  4. some
  5. some
  6. much
  7. much
  8. an

Complete with much, many, some, a or an

  1. some
  2. much
  3. many
  4. some
  5. an