Complete the sentences below to test your knowledge of count and non-count nouns.
Count nouns can be counted as one or more. For example, pen, computer, bottle, spoon, desk, cup, television, chair, shoe, finger, flower, camera, stick, balloon, book, table, comb. They take an “s” to form the plural.
Non-count nouns cannot be counted. They usually express a group or a type. For example, water, wood, ice, air, oxygen, English, Spanish, traffic, furniture, milk, wine, sugar, rice, meat, flour, soccer, sunshine. They generally have no plural form.
‘Many’ and ‘a few’ are used with count nouns.
‘Much’ and ‘a little’ are used with non-count nouns.
- How ___ apples are there in the bowl?
a) many
b) much - I want to buy a new bicycle, but I only have __ money.
a) a few
b) a little - There are ___ people waiting outside the cricket stadium.
a) many
b) much - I have __ friends who live in other cities.
a) many
b) much - How ___ sugar did you buy at the grocery shop?
a) many
b) much - Do you usually drink ___ tea in the morning?
a) many
b) much - There wasn’t ___ food in the kitchen, so I decided to go to my aunt’s house.
a) many
b) much - I had lots of free time, so I read ___ books during the holiday.
a) a few
b) a little - How __ time do we have before the test?
a) many
b) much - I moved to this school last week, so I still don’t have __ friends.
a) many
b) much - There is ___ bread on the table next to the jam.
a) a few
b) a little - Are you hungry? There are ___ biscuits in the cupboard.
a) a few
b) a little - Did you find out very ___ information about the college?
a) many
b) much - There are ___ children playing outside in the garden.
a) many
b) much - How many pets do you have, many or ___?
a) a few
b) a little - I think we still have ___ time to study before the exam.
a) a few
b) a little
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