Контрольная работа "Countable and uncountable nouns"
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
1. A or SOME?
Put a/an before the following countable nouns, and some before the uncountable nouns.
a. _____ stamp i. ____ job
b. _____ book j. ____ work
c. _____ oil k. ____ apple
d. _____ tree l. ____ meat
e. _____ air m. ____ orange
f. _____ money n. ____ orange juice
g. _____ dollar o. ____ problem
e. _____ music p. ____ information
2. Some or Any?
Put SOME or ANY into each gap.
a. I haven't got _______ paper.
b. I'll buy __________ paper when I go to the shop.
c. Is there _________ petrol in the car?
d. Yes, I put _______ in yesterday.
e. I bought __________ fruit but they didn't have __________ vegetables.
f. Do you have _________ money? I need 50 dollars.
g. I saw __________ money on the table a minute ago.
h. I need ________ help with my homework. Aren't you busy?
I. I don't have ________ time today, sorry.
j. Did you have ________ problems with this exercise?
3. How much? or How many?
Write questions with How much? or How many?
a. She has a lot of children.
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b. Can you buy some butter?
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c. I went all over Europe last summer.
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d. I bought a new house last week.
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e. The house has a lot of rooms.
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f. Some people are coming for dinner on Sunday.
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g. Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays.
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h. She earns a fortune!
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Read Ex. 31 on pp. 40 – 41, Student's Book, and write if the information is true or false. If the
sentence is false, give true information.
a)
1. The capital of the United States is New York.
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2. The USA has the third largest population in the world.
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3. American English and British English are absolutely the same.
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4. Nobody in America can understand people who speak British English.
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5. There are lots of people in the United States who can speak Spanish.
b)
6. The capital of Canada is Ottawa.
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7. Canada is famous for its deserts.
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8. There are two official languages in Canada – English and Spanish.
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9. The official emblem of Canada is the star.
c)
10. New Zealand consists of two main islands and some small islands.
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11. The school year in New Zealand starts in February.
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12. The official languages in New Zealand are English and French.
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13. New Zealand is famous for its advanced Informational Technologies.
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d)
14. The UK is the third largest country in the world.
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15. Great Britain is an island state.
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16. In Britain a tourist can meet only British people.
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17. The English language includes a lot of words from many other languages.
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e)
18. Australia occupies the whole continent.
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19. Australia has the second largest population in the world.
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20. The capital of Australia is Canberra.
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21. There is no official language in Australia.
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