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5b Grammar

A/An – Some/Any

We need to buy Countable
some apples and a
singular plural
bottle of milk.
affirmative There’s an onion. There are some onions.
Let’s go to the
supermarket. negative There isn’t a cucumber. There aren’t any cucumbers.

interrogative Is there an egg? Are there any eggs?

Uncountable

singular

affirmative There’s some cheese.

negative There isn’t any flour.

interrogative Is there any butter?

We can use some in interrogative sentences to make offers and
requests. Would you like some milk? (offer) Can I have some tea,
please? (request)

Grammar 1 Read the theory box and the note. How do we use a/an, some, any?

• Countable nouns are 2 Decide if the nouns below are C (Countable) or U (Uncountable).
nouns we can count. Write the plural form of the countable nouns in your notebook.
They have singular and
plural forms. an apple – 1. apple C apples 5. burger 9. strawberry
two/some apples 2. coffee 6. meat 10. salt
3. water 7. carrot
• Uncountable nouns are 4. rice 8. lemon
nouns we cannot count.
They usually have 3 Choose the correct word. Write in your notebook.
singular forms. (some
milk – NOT: milks) These 1. Is there some/any sugar?
nouns include: food 2. There isn’t some/any flour left.
(cheese, meat, flour, 3. Would you like a/an biscuit?
sugar, salt, etc.), liquid 4. I need some/any milk for my cereal.
(coffee, tea, water, etc.) 5. There’s a/an apple on the table.
6. Can I have some/any chips, please?

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