Countable Ns & uncountable Ns
Some of these sentences need a/an. Correct the sentences which are wrong. If the sentence is already correct, put “Right.”
1. jim goes everywhere by bike. He hasn’t got car.
A car
2. Ann was listening to music when I arrived.
R
3. We went to very night restaurant last weekend.
a very night restaurant
4. I clean my teeth with toothpaste.
R
5. I use toothbrush to clean my teeth.
a toothbrush
6. Can you tell me if there’s bank near here?
a bank
7. My brother works for insurance company in London.
an insurance company
8. I don’t like violence.
R
9. Can you smell paint?
R
10. We need petrol. I hope we come to petrol station soon.
a petrol station
11. I wonder if you can help me. I have problem.
a problem
12. John has got interview for job tomorrow.
an interview for a job
13. Liz doesn’t usually wear jewellery but yesterday she was wearing necklace.
a necklace
15. I think volleyball is very good game.
a very good game
Some nouns are uncountable.
Accommodation
Advice
Baggage
Behavior
Bread
Chaos
Damage
Furniture
Information
Luck
Luggage
News
Permission
Progress
Scenery
Traffic
Weather
Work
Which of the underlined parts of these sentences is correct
1. “Did you hear noise/ a noise just now?” “No, I didn’t hear anything.”
A noise
2. a. If you want to know the news, you can read paper/ a paper.
A paper
B. I want to write some letters but I haven’t got a paper/ any paper to write on.
Any paper
3. a. I thought there was somebody in the house because there was light/ a light on inside.
A light
B. Light/ a light comes from the sun.
Light
4. a. I was in a hurry this morning. I didn’t have time/ a time for breakfast.
Time
4. b. Did you enjoy your holiday?” “Yes, we had wonderful time/ a wonderful time.”
A wonderful time
5. Sue was very helpful. She gave us some very useful advice/ advices.
Advice
6. We had very good weather/ a very good weather while we were on holiday.
Very good weather
7. We were very unfortunate. We had bad luck/ a bad luck.
Bad luck
8. It is very difficult to find a work/ job at the moment.
A job
9. Our travel/ journey from London to Istanbul by train was very tiring.
Journey
10. When the fire alarm rang, there was total chaos/ a total chaos.
Total chaos
11. I had to buy a/ some bread because I wanted to make some sandwiches.
Some
12. Bad news don’t/ doesn’t make people happy.
Doesn’t
13. Your hair is/ your hairs are too long. You should have it/ them cut.
Your hair is – it
14. Nobody is hurt in the accident but the damage/ damages to the car was/ were bad.
Damage - was