Countable nouns and Uncountable nouns | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 14 Public

Some/Any/ Many/ Much/ A lot of/ Few/ Little

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I’ve seen (some/any) good movies recently.

some

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I haven't read (any/some) books by Charles Dickens

any

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Are you waiting for (anyone/ someone)?

anyone

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Can I have (some/any) sugar, please?

some => We use some in questions when we ask for or offer things

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Is there (anyone/someone) in the house?

anyone => We do not know if the thing or person exists

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Come and see me (some/any) time you want.

any => We also use any with the meaning ‘it doesn’t matter which’

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We didn’t spend (many/much/ a lot of) money.

much

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We have (so many/ so much) friends on social media

so many

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We’ve lived here for (many/ a lot of) years

many => Note that we say many years / many weeks / many days

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Mike likes travelling. He travels (much/ a lot)

a lot

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Gary is very busy with his job. He has (a little/ little) time for other things.

little

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Let’s go and have coffee. We have (a little/ little) time before the train leaves

a little

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She’s lucky. She has (a few/ few) problems

few

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Things are not going so well for her. She has (a few/ few) problems

a few

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