Exercise: A, AN, SOME, ANY

We use A or AN with singular nouns.  A is used when a noun starts with a consonant sound; a dog, a book, etc. AN is used when a noun starts with a vowel sound; an apple, an hour, etc.

We use SOME with countable nouns (only with their plural) and with uncountable nouns. SOME is used in: * positive sentences; I have got some time. * questions, expressing requests and offers; Would you like some tea? Can I have some biscuits?

We use ANY with countable nouns (only with their plural) and with uncountable nouns. ANY is used in: * negative sentences; I haven‘t got any time.    * general questions; Have you got any sisters? ExerciseIs there any tea left?

Choose the correct:

1. “Is there ... tea in this kitchen?” any      some a         an	9. “Are there any girls in your class?” “No, there aren´t … “ an       some any     a	17. The Browns haven’t got … children. any       some a          an	25. I haven’t got … books to read. some       an a            any
2.  Sorry, there isn’t … more tea. some      any a             an	10. Are there … lamps in the house? some        a any           an	18. Have the Collins got … children?  an        some a           any	26. Is there … book on the table? a              an some      any
3. Has Mr. Evans got … coffee? some      any an           a	11. This is … interesting newspaper. a          an any      some	19. “Is there any coffee in the kitchen?” “Yes, there is.....” some      any a             an	27.  There are … cups of tea on the table.  some      any a             an
4.  Have the Evans got … flat? any      some an        a	12.  “Have you got any glasses?” “No, I haven’t got …” some       a any          an	20. Have you got … chair for me? any        an some         a	28.  Is there … beer in the glasses? a              an some      any
5.  There aren’t … flats to rent. an         some any          a	13. There isn’t … water in the glass. some         a an          any	21. “Is there any coffee in the cup?” “Yes, there is …” a             an some        any	29.  There isn’t … beer in the bottle. a           some an           any
6.  Are there … boys in this class? an           any some       a	14. In the park there are … very nice trees. some       any an              a	22. I’m  reading … interesting book. an           any some       a	30. Mrs Green is having … coffee with milk. some        any a                an
7.  We haven’t got … cinemas here. any       some an          a	15. Mr. Smith is having … bread. any      some a            an	23. There are … children in the street. any       some an         a	31. Is there … wine in the glass?  some         a any          an
8. There are … girls in this class. any      some an           a	16. “Is there any beer in the glass” “No, there isn’t…” some       any a               an	24.  Has Peter got … interesting books?  some       any  an              a	32.  Have they got … books? any      some an         a

Answers:

1:any, 2:any, 3:any, 4:a, 5:any, 6:any, 7:any, 8:some, 9:any, 10:any, 11:an, 12:any, 13:any, 14:some, 15:some, 16:any, 17:any, 18:any, 19:some, 20:a, 21:some, 22:an, 23:some, 24:any, 25:any, 26:a, 27:some, 28:any, 29:any, 30:some, 31:any, 32:any

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