a / an / the / some / any, singular / plural, countable / uncountable A Complete the sentences with a, an or the.

an 1 I have ...................... egg for breakfast every morning. 2 Alan has got ...................... cute dog. ...................... dog is brown. 3 Brad Pitt is ...................... actor. 4 I have got ...................... apple. ...................... apple is in my schoolbag. 5 My sister is ...................... dentist. B Fill in the blanks with some or any.

some 1 I’d like to have ...................... spaghetti for dinner.

4 Please buy ...................... crayons for the children.

2 Is there ...................... watermelon for me?

5 I’m going to the post office. Do you need ...................... stamps?

3 There aren’t ...................... evil characters in the school play.

6 We have got ...................... cereal for breakfast.

C Write the plural of the words below in the correct column. boy radio shelf -s

dish tooth potato

knife leaf hobby

-es

story sheep man

-ies

cupboard party watch -ves

irregular

boys

D Write the words in the correct circle. Uncountable nouns

Countable nouns

egg ...................................... ...................................... ...................................... ...................................... ......................................

egg oil orange water spoon

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salt flour coffee potato cake

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a / an / the / some / any, singular / plural, countable / uncountable – Answers A 1 an 2 a, The 3 an

4 an, The 5 a

B 1 some 2 any 3 any

4 some 5 any 6 some

C

-s: boys, radios, cupboards -es: dishes, potatoes, watches -ies: hobbies, stories, parties -ves: shelves, knives, leaves irregular: teeth, sheep, men

D Countable nouns: egg, orange, spoon, potato, cake Uncountable nouns: oil, water, salt, flour, coffee

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