COLÉGIO SANTO AMÉRICO
NAME
Nº
CLASS
9th GRADE
ENGLISH
3rd BIMESTER
REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES
“NOUNS AND QUANTIFIERS”
“Keep training … No pain, no
gain!”
Teacher Miriam
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NOUNS and QUANTIFIERS
NOUNS
Countable and uncountable nouns
In English, nouns can be countable (a dog, a table, a
man) or uncountable (money, water, sand).
Countable nouns can be singular or plural (dog – dogs),
while uncountable nouns can only be singular (sugar,
heat).
 Uncountable nouns always appear with a singular
verb:
There are three furnitures .  There are three
pieces of furniture.
(furniture – uncount)
 We use determiners such as much and (a) little in
front of uncountable nouns:
I don’t have much time.
I put only a little sugar and milk in my tea.
Snow is white.
There is some tea left in the pot.
 Here are some common expressions we use with
uncountable nouns:
Money makes the world go round.
a piece of ... (furniture, advice, information)
 We never use a or numerals in front of uncountable
nouns. If we want to count an uncountable noun, we
use special expressions:
Give me a water .  Give me a glass of water.
a spoonful of ... (sugar, flour, oil)
a glass / cup / can / bottle of ... (water, tea, coke)
a bar of ... (soap / chocolate)
a slice of ... (bread / meat)
a news item
(water = uncount)
I have two money  I have two coins. / I have two
banknotes.
(coins / banknotes = count)
QUANTIFIERS
Some (of)*
We use some in front of uncountable and plural nouns:
There is some food in the fridge.
I’ve got some good friends.
 We often use some in affirmative sentences and in
 We use some of in front of plural pronouns,
possessive adjectives and the ... :
Some of you won’t need to buy a ticket.
Can I borrow some of your crayons?
questions when we expect the answer ‘Yes’:
Some of the places are free.
I’ve met some nice people.
Take some of the cake home with you.
Would you like some water?
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any (of)*
We use any in front of uncountable and plural nouns:
Do you have any news about Peter?
Do you know any players from their team?
 We use any of in front of pronouns, possessive
 We use much of in front of pronouns, possessive
adjectives and the ... :
He liked the food but he didn’t eat much of it.
She doesn’t spend much of her time reading.
Much of the food was too greasy.
adjectives and the:
Was any of it useful?
many (of)*
I haven’t seen any of your work yet.
We use many in front of plural nouns in questions and
negative sentences when we refer to a group of people
Do you know any of the players?
 We usually use any (of) in questions and negative
sentences:
Do you know any famous people?
I can’t speak any of these languages.
 We often use any with more. As two words, it means
‘not more’ and we use it with a positive verb:
I refuse to do any more washing up.
Do you have any more news about Peter?
As one word it means ‘not any longer’ and we use it
with a negative verb:
I’m not washing up anymore.
no
We use no in front of uncountable and plural nouns:
I’ve got no money at all.
There are no students in the classroom.
 No means the same as ‘not any’:
I’ve got no problems at all = I haven’t got any
problems.
or things:
How many English teachers have you had so far?
Did you meet many interesting people on holiday?
I didn’t get many presents on my birthday.
 We also use many in expressions such as: too many,
very many:
There were too many people in the supermarket.
 We use many of in front of plural pronouns,
possessive adjectives and the + plural nouns:
Many of them like folk music.
I haven’t seen many of his films.
Many of the plates were broken.
a few (of), a little (of)*
A few and a little mean the same as ‘some’ or ‘not a
lot/not much’.
 We use a few in front of plural countable nouns only:
I invited a few friends to my birthday party.
I’ve had only a few driving lessons.
 We use a little in front of uncountable nouns only:
much (of)*
We use much in front of uncountable nouns, mainly in
questions and negatives:
How much water do you drink a day?
I haven’t got much money to spend.
 We also use much in expressions such as: too much,
There’s is a little cake left.
We still have a little time before the train leaves.
 We use a few of and a little of in front of pronouns,
possessive adjectives and the ... :
I invited a few of them for tea.
very much:
A few of my friends brought presents.
It costs too much.
There’s a little of the cake left.
Thank you very much.
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a lot of
We can use a lot of with plurals and uncountable
nouns. It means ‘a large number or amount of’:
The baby has a lot of toys.
 We use a plural verb with plural nouns:
A lot of films are produced in Hollywood.
There are a lot of cars in the parking lot.
Do you drink a lot of fruit juice?
We don’t buy a lot of clothes.
lots (of)
 We use a lot after a verb:
We can use lots (of) as an informal alternative to a lot
(of):
He eats a lot. Does he talk a lot?
I had lots of presents on my birthday.
 We use a singular verb with an uncountable noun:
There is a lot of information on the Internet.
A lot of money is spent on weapons.
We wish you lots of luck in your exams.
 We use lots after a verb:
Don’t give him any more cake – he has lots.
THERE + BE AND IT + BE
there + be
We use there + is / are or was/were when we want to say that something exists or existed:
There is a small problem with theory.
There were a lot of people in front of the hotel.
Are there any patients in the waiting room? Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
Was there a post office in the village? Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t.
There isn’t any sugar left.
There aren’t many students here today.
it + be
We use it + is or was:
1. to identify, introduce or describe someone or something:
It’s me.
It’s Tom’s wife, Sarah.
It was dark green and very soft.
It was such a beautiful day.
It’s amazing that you never knew!
2. to talk about the weather:
It’s cold and windy.
It’s raining again.
3. to talk about the time or date:
It was seven o’clock.
It’s very late, isn’t it?
It was Wednesday, the 10th of March.
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Exercises
1) Tick the uncountable nouns
Tick the uncountable nouns in the list. The first one has been done for you.
1. petrol (  )
8. electricity (  )
15. car (
2. parrot (
)
9. money (  )
16. tourist (
3. friend (
)
10. night (
)
17. year (
11. office (
)
18. basket (
12. knife (
)
19. example (
4. cup (
)
5. elephant (
)
6. knife (
)
13. biscuit (
)
7. joke (
)
14. luggage (  )
20. news (
)
22. fork (
)
23. information (  )
)
)
24. table (
)
25. rice (  )
)
)
26. gold (  )
 )
21. furniture (  )
2) Make the nouns countable
Match the uncountable nouns with a word or words in the box to make them countable. Some
words will be used more than once. The first one has been done for you.
bars
cups
glasses
items
pieces
litres
slices
spoonfuls
1. gold
bars / pieces of gold
2. milk
glasses / litres
3. water
cups / glasses
4. coffee
cups
5. bread
pieces / slices
6. sugar
spoonfuls
7. paper
pieces
8. chocolate bars / pieces
9. news
items / pieces
10. fruit
pieces
11. information
items / pieces
3) Complete the sentences
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Complete the sentences with much or many.
Example:
Is the cinema expensive? How much money do we need?
1. Do you know many Spanish songs?
2. Do you listen to much music?
3. How much sugar do you have in your tea?
4. We don’t have much sugar. Can you buy some today?
5. It’s a very small hotel. It doesn’t have many rooms.
6. Did she have much luggage?
7. We don’t have much petrol in the car. Is there a petrol station near here?
8. Do you have much homework to do tonight?
9. There are many hot days in the desert and we don’t have much rain.
10. Were there many people on the train?
11. Do you drink much coffee?
12. Have you drunk many cups of coffee today?
13. How many friends came to your party?
14. Did you have much work to do today?
15. We don’t get much snow here.
16. There aren’t many cinemas in this town.
17. But there are many cafes.
18. You don’t see many dogs on the beach.
19. There’s been an accident, but we don’t have much information.
20. Do you like much sugar in your coffee?
4) Complete the questions
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You are going to make a cake with your nephew, Harry. Harry is asking you some questions.
Complete the questions with How much or How many.
Examples:
How much water do we need?
How many plates do we need?
1.
How many
dishes do we need?
2.
How many
spoons do we need?
3.
How many
eggs do we need?
4.
How much
flour do we need?
5.
How much
sugar do we need?
6.
How much
milk do we need?
7.
How many
grams of butter do we need?
8.
How much
chocolate can we add?
9.
How many
bananas do we need?
10.
How much
cream do we need?
11.
How many
nuts can we put in?
12.
How many
minutes will you cook it for?
13.
How many
people will eat this cake?
14.
How many
slices can I have?
15.
How many
more cakes will you make?
5) Write the correct form
Complete the sentences below by writing the correct form of the noun in brackets. If it is
countable add ‘s’; if it is uncountable, do not add ‘s’.
1. There were a lot of traffic (accident) in the bad weather.
accidents
2. They have some good (film) at that cinema.
films
3. The teacher always gives them a lot of (homework).
homework
4. Can you give me any (information) about the hotel?
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information
5. They’ve just bought some new (furniture).
furniture
6. A lot of (tourist) go to Bali.
tourists
7. They like the beautiful (scenery).
scenery
8. I spent a lot of (money) in that shop. I haven’t got any left now. I’ll have to walk home.
money
9. They’ve bought some new (equipment) for the factory. It’s very modern now.
equipment
10. I want some (tea).
tea
6) Complete the sentences
Complete the sentences with a, an or some.
Examples:
I had a banana and an orange for lunch.
We’re on holiday next week. I hope we have some good weather.
1. He bought some gold and put it in the bank.
2. Shall we listen to some music?
3. I’m hungry. I’m going to make a sandwich. I’ll need some bread, some butter, some
cheese and some onions.
Then I’ll need a plate and a Knife. You need a lot of things to make a sandwich. Perhaps I’m
not really hungry and there’s some chocolate in the fridge.
4. There are some beautiful mountains near here.
5. I have an Italian penfriend. I sent her some pictures of my dog. She sent me a book. The
book has
some
information about
some
famous museums in Rome and a wonderful
beach in Sicily. I think my dog needs a holiday.
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7) Make the sentences questions
Example:
You have some flowers.
Do you have any flowers?
1. There is some money on the table. Is there any money on the table?
2. He bought some books yesterday. Did he buy any books yesterday?
3. She has already sold some old furmiture. Has she already sold any old furniture?
4. They will fetch some water. Will they fetch any water?
5. He must bring some food with him. Must he bring any food with him?
6. They’ve got some work today. Have they got any work today?
7. There was some rain yesterday. Was there any rain yesterday?
8. There are some cars parked near the school. Are there any cars parked near the school?
9. They’ve got some visitors. Have they got any visitors?
10. He saw some films on television. Did he see any films on television?
8) Make the sentences negative
Make the sentences negative. Use not…any.
Example:
I have some luggage.
I don’t have any luggage.
1. We have some trees in our garden. We don’t have any trees in our garden.
2. We have some butter in the fridge. We don’t have any butter in the fridge.
3. We have some big mountains near here. We don’t have any big mountains near here.
4. They have some questions. They don’t have any questions.
5. She has some news. She doesn’t have any news.
6. He has some flour in the kitchen cupboard. He doesn’t have any flour.
7. This town has some good cinemas. This town doesn’t have any good cinemas.
8. We had some snow in the winter. We didn’t have any snow in the winter.
9. We had some tea on the plane yesterday. We didn’t have any tea on the plane yesterday.
10. We had some homework to do yesterday. We didn’t have any homework.
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