UNIT 9B L6 1.1 Understanding Countable and Uncountable Nouns

In my neighborhood in Guayaquil, there are ________ street dogs. (Clue: countable noun + big number)

• many

• few

• a lot

• some

I drank ________ juice after my fútbol match. (Clue: uncountable noun + small amount)

• a lot

• several

• a couple

• b) a little

He has ________ time to study before the exam. (Clue: uncountable noun + zero)

• plenty

• no

• a lot

• several

We have ________ friends from Cuenca who love coffee. (Clue: countable noun + big number)

• some

• few

• a couple of

• b) a lot of

There's ________ rice at home—we need to buy more. (Clue: uncountable noun + zero)

• few

• some

• a lot

• no

The café in Quito has ________ customers on weekends. (Clue: countable noun + large number)

• some

• c) lots of

• few

• a couple of

There are ________ clean cups left. We have to wash some. (Clue: countable noun + small number)

• several

• a lot

• a few

• plenty

They bought ________ apples from the market. (Clue: countable noun + big number)

• a couple

• many

• a handful

• several