Fill in the blanks.
1I don't carry ............... with me.
Wrong!
Use "much luggage" because luggage is uncountable in English.
2They gave us a lot of ............... .
Wrong!
Use "information" because information is uncountable and has no regular plural form.
3There is plenty of ............... for everybody to sit down.
Wrong!
Use "room" because room meaning space is uncountable here.
4We haven't got any ............... .
Wrong!
Use "furniture" because furniture is uncountable in English.
5She has got lovely black ............... .
Wrong!
Use "hair" because hair on someone's head is normally uncountable.
6He is making good ............... .
Wrong!
Use "progress" because progress is uncountable and has no regular plural form.
7We didn't do ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "much work" because work is uncountable in this meaning.
8He is unemployed. He can't find ............... .
Wrong!
Use "work" because work meaning employment is uncountable.
9Before you can leave, you have to ask for ............... .
Wrong!
Use "permission" because permission is normally uncountable in this meaning.
10I hate it when people give unsolicited ............... .
Wrong!
Use "advice" because advice is uncountable in English.
11He doesn't have enough ............... for the job.
Wrong!
Use "experience" because experience meaning knowledge or skill is uncountable here.
12What ............... we are having today!
Wrong!
Use "horrible weather" because weather is uncountable in English.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I don’t carry much luggage with me.
- They gave us a lot of information.
- There is plenty of room for everybody to sit down.
- We haven’t got any furniture.
- She has got lovely black hair.
- He is making good progress.
- We didn’t do much work yesterday.
- He is unemployed. He can’t find work.
- Before you can leave, you have to ask for permission.
- I hate it when people give unsolicited advice.
- He doesn’t have enough experience for the job.
- What horrible weather we are having today!
