Countable and Uncountable - Quantity words

Countable and Uncountable - Quantity words (Intermediate)

'table' is 'countable'. In the dictionary, you will see [C] after it.
It can be used in the singular with words like 'a', 'one', 'this', 'my', every'.
It can be used in the plural with words like 'some', 'many', 'a few', 'these', 'several', 'a lot of', 'quite a lot of', 'a large number of'.

'gold' is 'uncountable'. In the dictionary, you will see (U) after it.
It can be used (always in the singular) with words like 'some', 'this', 'my', 'much', 'a little', 'a lot of', 'quite a lot of', 'a large amount of'.

You can make an 'uncountable word' 'countable' by using words like 'a piece of', 'a bar of' etc

He didn't have ____ time but he managed to finish the job.
1. many
2. much
3. amount of
4. several
The shop decided to close early because there weren't ____ customers.
1. much
2. lots
3. some
4. any
With the money he was given for his birthday, he was able to buy ____ CDs.
1. lots
2. a large number of
3. a large amount of
4. much
At first, I didn't understand ____ of what people said to me.
1. lot
2. much
3. little
4. several
The mugger was easily identified because he had been seen by ____ witnesses.
1. number of
2. much
3. several
4. every
How ___ hours of community service was the man ordered to do?
1. many
2. several
3. number
4. lots of
There were too ____ people in the disco. It really was overcrowded.
1. much
2. many
3. full
4. deal
I'm sorry but I really don't have a great ____ time.
1. deal of
2. number of
3. much
4. many
You can see quite ____ swans on the lake in Princes Park,
1. a large
2. a number
3. much
4. a lot of
Eastbourne really does have a large ____ sunshine, compared with most other British towns.
1. lot of
2. number of
3. amount of
4. ray of
I phoned the hospital but they couldn't give me ____ news.
1. little
2. much
3. few
4. many
The policeman couldn't give us ____ information about our brother's whereabouts.
1. a
2. an
3. some
4. any
The teacher gave us ____ pieces of good advice about the examination.
1. any
2. much
3. several
4. every
How ____ items of luggage do you have, Sir?
1. many
2. much
3. number
4. a lot of
This is not an awful ____ questions, is it?
1. number
2. amount
3. lot of
4. deal

Countable and Uncountable - Quantity words

Multiple-choice exercise

Countable and Uncountable - Quantity words (Intermediate)