Countable and Uncountable - Quantity words

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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

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