Nouns in English can be countable or uncountable. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of countable and uncountable nouns.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the noun.
1Could you pass me ...............? I have spilled some juice on the floor.
Wrong!
"A cloth" is correct because it means a piece of material used for cleaning.
2I must buy ...............
Wrong!
"A piece of clothing" is correct because "clothing" is uncountable.
3The poor man was arrested for stealing ............... from the shop.
Wrong!
"A loaf of bread" is correct because it refers to one countable unit of bread; "bread" itself is uncountable.
4How ............... money do you earn in a week?
Wrong!
"Much" is correct because "money" is uncountable.
5A ............... struck the building.
Wrong!
"Flash of lightning" is correct because it refers to one countable occurrence of lightning.
6I haven't got ............... work to do.
Wrong!
"Much" is correct because "work" is uncountable here.
7I was held up by ...............
Wrong!
"The traffic" is correct because "traffic" is uncountable and has no plural form here.
8Politics ............... a dirty game.
Wrong!
"Is" is correct because "politics" is treated as singular in this sentence.
9In my opinion, too much mathematics ............... taught in schools.
Wrong!
"Is" is correct because "mathematics" is usually treated as singular.
10We are all eager to increase our ...............
Wrong!
"Knowledge" is correct because it is uncountable and normally has no plural form.
11Six people lost their ............... in the accident.
Wrong!
"Lives" is correct because it refers to more than one person's life.
12Her ............... is very curly.
Wrong!
"Hair" is correct because it is normally uncountable when referring to all the hair on someone's head.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Could you pass me a cloth? I have spilled some juice on the floor.
- I must buy a piece of clothing.
- The poor man was arrested for stealing a loaf of bread from the shop.
- How much money do you earn in a week?
- A flash of lightning struck the building.
- I haven’t got much work to do.
- I was held up by the traffic.
- Politics is a dirty game.
- In my opinion, too much mathematics is taught in schools.
- We are all eager to increase our knowledge.
- Six people lost their lives in the accident.
- Her hair is very curly.