Explanation
Exercises

🔠 A/An, Some, Any – Countable & Uncountable Nouns

Determiner Countable Singular Countable Plural Uncountable
a/an a car — —
some — some cars
some coins		 some milk
some money
any — any cars
any coins		 any milk
any money

💡 Rules & Uses

Situation Determiner Example
Positive some We cooked some cookies.
Negative any She didn’t send me any messages.
Question any Have you got any brothers?
Offer/Request some Can I have some tea?
A/An requirement a/an She has a brother and a sister.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

  • ❌ I have car. → ✅ I have a car.
  • ❌ I need a money. → ✅ I need money.
  • ❌ Do you have some coins? → ✅ Do you have any coins?

📚 Countable & Uncountable Nouns

🔢 Countable Nouns

Countable nouns are items we can count individually (e.g., car, house, book). They have singular and plural forms:

  • one car, two cars, three cars
  • a house / houses
  • a book / books

✅ A/An + Singular Countable

Use a/an before a singular countable noun. You cannot use a singular countable noun without a determiner (a/an, the, my, etc.).

  • ❌ I have car. → ✅ I have a car.
  • ❌ When I was child. → ✅ When I was a child.

🌊 Uncountable Nouns

Uncountable nouns refer to substances or concepts we cannot count (e.g., money, milk, rain). They do not have a plural form.

  • ❌ I need a money. → ✅ I need money.
  • ❌ We need to buy a sugar. → ✅ We need to buy sugar.

📋 Common Uncountable Categories

  • Food, drinks & liquids: cheese, bread, pasta, coffee, milk
  • Materials: iron, wood, metal, paper
  • Abstract ideas: information, advice, time, love
  • Illnesses: diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s
  • Languages: English, French, Spanish

🔄 Countable & Uncountable

Some nouns can be both, depending on meaning:

  • Yesterday I had two coffees. (two cups of coffee)
  • I love coffee. (the liquid)
  • I found one hair in my soup. (one single hair)
  • She has beautiful hair. (the mass of hair)

🔡 A/An & Some/Any – Usage and Examples

🅰️ A/An + Singular Countable

Use a/an before a singular countable noun. Never before plurals or uncountables:

  • ✅ I have a new car.
  • ✅ She has a brother and a sister.
  • ❌ We need to buy a sugar. → ✅ We need to buy sugar.
  • ❌ We saw a very beautiful places. → ✅ We saw very beautiful places.

🔢 Some/Any with Plurals & Uncountables

Use some and any before plural countable nouns or singular uncountable nouns:

  • ✅ He gave me some coins.
  • ✅ He gave me some money.
  • ❌ He didn’t give me some coins. → ✅ He didn’t give me any coins.

➕ Some

Use some in positive sentences:

  • We cooked some cookies.

❓ Any

Use any in negative sentences and questions:

  • She didn’t send me any messages.
  • Have you got any brothers or sisters?

❗ Offering or Asking

Use some in questions when offering or requesting:

  • Can I have some tea? (asking)
  • Would you like some tea? (offering)
Exercises:
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A, some, any: Countable and
uncountable nouns

Choose a, some, any to complete the sentences below.
1
I would like cup of coffee, please.
2
Do you have questions about the homework?
3
He didn’t buy milk at the store.
4
She found interesting article online.
5
We need chairs for the meeting room.
6
There isn’t bread left in the kitchen.
7
Can I get advice from you?
8
They visited museum on their trip.
9
We don’t have bananas for the recipe.
10
He always eats egg for breakfast.

A, some, any: Countable and
uncountable nouns

Choose a, some, any to complete the sentences below.
1
Would you like ____ tea?
A.
B.
C.
2
We have ____ oranges.
A.
B.
C.
3
We need ____ in the corner.
A.
B.
C.
4
They don’t have ____ to finish the project.
A.
B.
C.
5
Do you have ____ in this city?
A.
B.
C.
6
Can I have ____ about the course?
A.
B.
C.
7
There isn’t ____ left in the kitchen.
A.
B.
C.
8
We saw ____ films at the festival.
A.
B.
C.
9
He read ____ last week.
A.
B.
C.
10
She doesn’t want ____ on her sandwich.
A.
B.
C.

A, some, any: Countable and
uncountable nouns

Complete the sentences using a, some, any and the words in the box.
Example: Did you bring ⇒ a book to class?
Word bank:
sugarcoffeeapples eggquestionsadvice chairsvegetablesmoneybook
1
Can you give me on this problem?
2
She bought at the airport shop.
3
We don’t have left in the basket.
4
He needs to pay for dinner.
5
They found in the fridge.
6
There isn’t in my tea.
7
I have in my dining room.
8
She ate for breakfast.
9
He doesn’t have this morning.
10
Do you have before we start?