Write a or an

Slice, bottle, glass, packet, bowl, loaf, cup, carton, piece

Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below.

three _____ of wine, four _____ of sugar, eight _____ of milk, nine_____ of coffee, a dozen _____ of butter, five _____ of cake, ten _____ of water, it is a _____ of bread, cutting from a _____ of bread

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Which article a or an can be put before the following words or phrases? Write the words or phrases into the correct column.
a an

1) elephant, 2) book, 3) ear, 4) car, 5) invitation, 6) answer, 7) zebra, 8) school, 9) MP, 10) astronaut, 11) umbrella, 12) doll, 13) bill, 14) animal, 15) university, 16) computer, 17) hour, 18) apple, 19) table, 20) question

Write a or an into the gaps.

e.g.: He is reading an interesting book.

1. There is ____ old table in the living room.

2. I have ____ great idea.

3. Every big city has ____ airport.

4. My brother is ____ honest person.

5. I want to be ____ doctor.

6. Look! There is ____ big cloud over there.

7. This is ____ car.

8. She is drinking ____ cap of coffee.

9. He has ____ terrible headache.

10. This car does 170 miles ____ hour.

Complete the following sentences with a, an or the.

e.g.: There is a book on the table. The book is very interesting.

1. I have ____ dog. ____ dog is big.

2. I’ve got two cars ___ white is called Elise, __black one is called Tom.

3. He has ___ bicycle.

4. It is ___ funny animal.

5. He buys ___ magazine every day.

6. Jack has ___ uncle in London.

7. Is ___ ant ___ insect?

8. She needs ___ blue pencil.

9. There is ___ plate on the table. ____plate is white.

10. The speed of his car was 170 miles ___ hour.

Use of English

How much/how many.

We use how much with uncountable nouns. e.g.: How much butter do you need? We use how many with countable nouns. e.g.: How many bottles do you want?

A few/A little

Use a few (not many; some) with countable nouns. e.g.: I want a few carrots. Use a little (not much; some) with uncountable nouns. e.g.: I want a little flour.

Some/any

Use some in the affirmative with countable nouns in the plural and uncountable nouns. e.g.: I want some juice. Use some in the interrogative form for offers and requests. e.g.: Would you like some biscuits? Can I have some juice? Use any in the negative and interrogative form. e.g.: I haven’t got any bread. Have you got any milk?

Fill in how much or how many.

e.g.: How many apples do you have?

1. _____ flour would you like?

2. _____ eggs do you want?

3. _____ meat do you need?

4. _____ tomatoes do you need?

5. _____ salt would you like?

Fill in: how much, how many, a few, a little, some or any.

e.g.: Would you like some orange juice?

1. If you need I can lend you _____ money.

2. Don’t eat so _____ chocolate or you’ll get fat.

3. I have got _____ books.

4. I need _____ wine.

5. _____ does it cost?

6. _____ tomatoes are there?

7. Is there _____ milk in the fridge?

8. I’m afraid there isn’t ____ coke.

9. Can I have ____ bread, please?

10. Would you like _____ milk in your tea? “Just _____, please.

Use of English

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