A/AN and SOME/ANY

To continue on some review of the basics, in English there are rules.  Let's see if you can remember them.

B. `a´ or `an´ ? (Countable Nouns)

1. ____________ uncle
2. ____________ hour
3. ____________ bus
4. ____________ dress
5. ____________ oven
6. ____________ beach
7. ____________ teacher
8. ____________ insect
9. ____________ taxi
10. ____________umbrella
11. ____________player
12. ____________eye
13. ____________castle
14. ____________artist
15. ____________river
16. ____________tent
17. ____________doctor
18. ____________exercise
19. ____________lady
20. ____________house
21. ____________envelope
22. ____________taxi
23. ____________idea
24. ____________computer
25. ____________chair

Answers

1. an uncle
2. an hour
3. a bus
4. a dress
5. an oven
6. a beach
7. a teacher
8. an insect
9. a taxi
10. an umbrella
11. a player
12. an eye
13. a castle
14. an artist
15. a river
16. a tent
17. a doctor
18. an exercise
19. a lady
20. a house
21. an envelope
22. a taxi
23. an idea
24. a computer
25. a chair

C. `a / an´, `some´ and `any´

1. Lisa´s got a / an towel.
2. Ana´s got a / some rucksack.
3. Lucía’s got an / some insect repellent.
4. Javi hasn´t got some / any sunglasses.
5. Antonio´s got a / some swimming costume.
6. Ignacio hasn´t got any / some sandwiches.
7. Angeles has got an / a apple.
8. There aren´t any / some cafés in the city.
9. I haven´t got any / some money.
10. Have you got some / any sun cream?
11. We´ve got some / any sandwiches.
12. We need a / an torch for our camping trip.
13. There isn´t some / any litter on the beach.
14. I´m going to buy any / an ice cream.
15. Can I have some / a strawberries?
16. You can have this cereal with some / a milk.
17. I´ve got any / some fruit.
18. There isn´t some / an elephant.
19. There aren´t some / any sharks.
20. Are there some / any plants?
21. Is there a / an tree?
22. Is there some / any cheese in the fridge?
23. There is a / some water in the fridge?
24. The supermarket´s got some / a strawberries.
25. I´ve got a / some soup in the fridge.

Answers

1. Lisa´s got a towel.
2. Ana´s got a rucksack.
3. Lucía’s got some insect repellent.
4. Javi hasn´t got any sunglasses.
5. Antonio´s got a swimming costume.
6. Ignacio hasn´t got any sandwiches.
7. Angeles has got an apple.
8. There aren´t any cafés in the city.
9. I haven´t got any money.
10. Have you got any sun cream?
11. We´ve got some sandwiches.
12. We need a torch for our camping trip.
13. There isn´t any litter on the beach.
14. I´m going to buy an ice cream.
15. Can I have some strawberries?
16. You can have this cereal with some milk.
17. I´ve got some fruit.
18. There isn´t an elephant.
19. There aren´t any sharks.
20. Are there any plants?
21. Is there a tree?
22. Is there any cheese in the fridge?
23. There is some water in the fridge?
24. The supermarket´s got some strawberries.
25. I´ve got some soup in the fridge.

D. `a / an´, `some´ and `any´

1. There isn´t _________ electricity at the campsite.
2. There aren´t _________ sunglasses in the shop.
3. I´ve got _________ apple in my bag.
4. There are _________ sandwiches.
5. I´ll buy _________ bottle of water at the beach.
6. I haven´t got _________ radios in my room.
7. Is there _________ internet café in your town?
8. There aren´t _________ computers in my classroom.
9. Have you got _________ brothers and sisters?
10. My teacher´s got _________ new car.
11. There´s _________ water in the bottle.
12. I´m going to buy _________ chips.
13. There is _________ camera.
14. She´s got _________ pear.
15. You can have _________ potatoes.
16. Have you got _________ lemons?
17. I´ve got _________ cherries.
18. We need _________ water.
19. We´ve got _________ bread.
20. We don´t need _________ strawberries.
21. Have we got _________ cheese?
22. Have you got _________ apple?
23. We need _________ banana.
24. I´ve got _________ orange juice.
25. They haven´t got _________ hamburgers.

Answers

1. There isn´t any electricity at the campsite.
2. There aren´t any sunglasses in the shop.
3. I´ve got an apple in my bag.
4. There are some sandwiches.
5. I´ll buy a bottle of water at the beach.
6. I haven´t got any radios in my room.
7. Is there an internet café in your town?
8. There aren´t any computers in my classroom.
9. Have you got any brothers and sisters?
10. My teacher´s got a new car.
11. There´s some water in the bottle.
12. I´m going to buy some chips.
13. There is a camera.
14. She´s got a pear.
15. You can have some potatoes.
16. Have you got any lemons?
17. I´ve got some cherries.
18. We need some water.
19. We´ve got some bread.
20. We don´t need any strawberries.
21. Have we got some cheese?
22. Have you got an apple?
23. We need a banana.
24. I´ve got some orange juice.
25. They haven´t got any hamburgers.