Name: ______________________ Class: _________________ Date: _________

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INSTRUCTIONS: Write the plural form of each noun on the line.

Ex: girl girls

1. bus __________

2. potato __________

3. tooth __________

4. sheep __________

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the sentence with the correct plural form of the noun in parentheses.

Ex: I downloaded three new music videos (video) last week.

5. There were two ____________________ (mouse) in the garage.

6. The Bakers have four ____________________ (child) under the age of ten.

7. The two ____________________ (thief) got away with $5,000.

8. I read ____________________ (story) to the children at bedtime.

INSTRUCTIONS: Use the word cues to make a generalization. Begin with a capital letter and end with a
period.

Ex: basketball player / be / tall

Basketball players are tall.

9. good student / study / a lot

_____________________________________________________________________

10. college professor / be / intelligent

_____________________________________________________________________

11. supermarket / open / early

_____________________________________________________________________

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12. university / be / expensive

_____________________________________________________________________

13. new car / be / expensive

_____________________________________________________________________

14. vacation / be / fun

_____________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the sentence correctly. Use one of the words in parentheses.

Ex: Thousands (Thousand / Thousands) of people take the bus every day.

15. There are many ____________________ (beautiful / beautifuls) buildings in Paris.

16. Can you give me the ____________________ (scissor / scissors) please?

17. One of Pedro’s ____________________ (friend / friends) helped him fix his car.

18. Four ____________________ (hundred / hundreds) people went to the game.

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the four sentences. Three are correct. One is incorrect. Choose the letter of the
incorrect sentence.

____ 19. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. Thousand of people bought tickets for the concert.
b. Thousands of people bought tickets for the concert.
c. Thousands bought tickets for the concert.
d. A thousand people bought tickets for the concert.

____ 20. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. One of the children plays the piano.
b. One child plays the flute.
c. One of the child sings beautifully.
d. One of my children plays the drums.

____ 21. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. Every student needs a notebook.
b. All the student need pencils.
c. All the students came on time.
d. Each student gave a presentation.

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Name: ______________________

____ 22. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. I was born in the 1970.
b. My dad is in his seventies.
c. 1970 was a good year.
d. That music group was popular in the 1970s.

INSTRUCTIONS: Write C if the word is a count noun. Write NC if the word is a noncount noun.

Ex: electricity NC

23. health _____

24. cookie _____

25. popcorn _____

26. eye _____

27. information _____

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the four sentences. Three are correct. One is incorrect. Choose the letter of the
incorrect sentence.

____ 28. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. Do you need help moving?
b. I don’t have a lot of energy today.
c. Did you buy the popcorn?
d. It’s important to have funs sometimes.

____ 29. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. Did we get any mails today?
b. There are two letters in the mailbox.
c. Yesterday I got a postcard from Sylvie.
d. We haven’t gotten a package in a while.

____ 30. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. Do you like cauliflower?
b. Spinach is good for you.
c. Don’t put too many celeries into the salad.
d. We eat a lot of corn in the fall.

____ 31. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. Please add honey to my tea.
b. The snow is dirty!
c. Don’t wash your hairs every day.
d. My ring fell into the grass.

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Name: ______________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the sentence with the correct count or noncount noun in parentheses.

Ex: My favorite food is pizza (pizza / pizzas).

32. I always have rice with ____________________ (bean / beans).

33. Everyone brought ____________________ (food / foods) for the party.

34. Bananas and apples are ____________________ (fruit / fruits) that grow on trees.

35. We never have ____________________ (dessert / desserts) after breakfast.

36. I have a lot of cooking ____________________ (experience / experiences).

37. I’m too full to eat ____________________ (candy / candies) after Thanksgiving dinner.

38. Grandma brought two ____________________ (pie / pies) to Thanksgiving dinner.

39. American Indians taught the Pilgrims many ____________________ (skill / skills) to survive.

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the sentence with the correct unit of measure from the box. Use each unit
of measure only once.

a loaf of a bar of a tube of a glass of a piece of a pound of

Ex: I’d like a glass of water, please.

40. Let me give you ____________________ advice.

41. We need ____________________ bread to make sandwiches for everyone.

42. We need ____________________ toothpaste.

43. The recipe calls for ____________________ sugar.

44. I put ____________________ soap by the sink.

INSTRUCTIONS: Match each noun with the correct unit of measure.

a. milk
b. flour
c. pizza
d. ice cream
e. lettuce
____ 45. a bag of ___

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Name: ______________________

____ 46. a carton of ___

____ 47. a head of ___
____ 48. a scoop of ___
____ 49. a slice of ___

INSTRUCTIONS: Rewrite each sentence a different way. Use a lot of, much, or many to replace the
underlined words.

50. I have a lot of cousins.

__________________________________________________________

51. I don’t have much time.

__________________________________________________________

52. They don’t need much help.

__________________________________________________________

53. Sam doesn’t have a lot of money.

__________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Write a questions with How much/How many for each answer.

Ex: He invited six people for dinner.

How many people did he invite for dinner?

54. We baked twelve pies.

__________________________________________________________

55. My computer doesn’t have much memory.

__________________________________________________________

56. We invited 18 people.

__________________________________________________________

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Name: ______________________

57. There isn’t a lot of milk.

__________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete each sentence with There and the correct form of be.

Ex: There will be a party at Lisa’s house next Friday.

58. ____________________ a lot of car sales last weekend.

59. ____________________ no food in the refrigerator right now.

60. ____________________ a big snowstorm last weekend.

61. ____________________ no tall mountains in Florida.

INSTRUCTIONS: Match each ending with the correct sentence starter.

a. There is _____
b. There are _____
c. There was _____
d. There were _____
____ 62. many guests at the first Thanksgiving dinner.
____ 63. no problem finding enough food to feed everyone at Thanksgiving dinner.
____ 64. one pie on the table now.
____ 65. two pies on the table an hour ago.
____ 66. football games on Thanksgiving Day every year.

INSTRUCTIONS: Rewrite the underlined sentence correctly. Use some or any.

Ex: There was any salt in the dressing. I could taste it.
There was some salt in the dressing.

67. No one brought some pies. We need to get one or two.

__________________________________________________________

68. I didn’t eat no turkey. I wasn’t hungry.

__________________________________________________________

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Name: ______________________

69. Grandma didn’t buy some potatoes. They didn’t look fresh.

__________________________________________________________

70. This is the first time you cooked a turkey. Did you make some mistakes?

__________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the four sentences. Three are correct. One is incorrect. Choose the letter of the
incorrect sentence.

____ 71. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. There are some knives in the drawer.
b. There aren’t no knives in the drawer.
c. There are no spoons in the sink.
d. There aren’t any spoons on the table.

____ 72. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. Is there an apple on the plate?
b. There are some apples on the plate.
c. Are there any apples on the plate?
d. There is apples on the plate.

____ 73. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. We didn’t eat some cookies.
b. Did you eat any cookies?
c. We didn’t eat any cookies.
d. You ate some cookies.

____ 74. Choose the incorrect sentence.

a. Did you drink any milk?
b. I drank any milk.
c. She drank no milk.
d. I drank some milk.

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete each sentence correctly with a few or a little.

Ex: I need a little help with my homework.

75. Can I borrow ____________________ money?

76. I just need ____________________ dollars.

77. I’ll pay you back in ____________________ days.

78. I like to put ____________________ sugar on my fruit.

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Name: ______________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Match the sentence parts.

a. ideas for the party
b. neighbors to the movies
c. days
d. time to think about the problem
e. houses last week
____ 79. The trip will last several _____.
____ 80. Amanda came up with a few _____.
____ 81. We need a little _____.
____ 82. The Benwards invited several _____.
____ 83. George sold a few _____.

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete each sentence with a few, few, a little, or little. Use a capital letter to begin
a sentence.

Ex: There are only a few days left before the test. We have to start studying soon.

84. I knew ____________________ people when I moved here. They took good care of me.

85. I pay most of my school bills myself. But my parents help me ____________________, too.

86. There are ____________________ books on computers in the library. They should order more.

87. Don’t call anyone now. We have ____________________ time before the plane takes off.

88. We have ____________________ bread left. There’s enough for two sandwiches.

89. We have ____________________ eggs. We don’t need any more.

90. ____________________ people like pineapple pizza, so the restaurant doesn’t serve it.

91. There is ____________________ need for a refrigerator at the North Pole.

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete each sentence correctly. Use one of the words in parentheses.

Ex: Did you watch many (much / many) TV shows last weekend?

92. ____________________ (How much / How many) shows did you watch?

93. I don’t have ____________________ (a lot of / many) time to listen to music.

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Name: ______________________

94. ____________________ (How much / How many) money do these singers make?

95. ____________________ (Much / A lot of) singers live in California.

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.

____ 96. Did you put ____________ water in the soup?

a. too many
b. a lot of

____ 97. I didn’t use ____________ pepper, did I?

a. too many
b. too much

____ 98. You put ____________ tomatoes in the soup.

a. too much
b. too many

____ 99. Did you use ____________ celery?

a. a lot of
b. too many

____100. I ate ____________ soup. I feel sick.

a. too much
b. too many

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Answer Section

1. ANS: buses

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2. ANS: potatoes

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3. ANS: teeth

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4. ANS: sheep

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5. ANS: mice

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6. ANS: children

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7. ANS: thieves

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8. ANS: stories

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9. ANS:
Good students study a lot.

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TOP: Using the Plural for Generalizations
10. ANS:
College professors are intelligent.

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TOP: Using the Plural for Generalizations
11. ANS:
Supermarkets open early.

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TOP: Using the Plural for Generalizations
12. ANS:
Universities are expensive.

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13. ANS:
New cars are expensive.

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TOP: Using the Plural for Generalizations
14. ANS:
Vacations are fun.

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TOP: Using the Plural for Generalizations
15. ANS: beautiful

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TOP: Special Cases of Singular and Plural
16. ANS: scissors

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TOP: Special Cases of Singular and Plural
17. ANS: friends

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TOP: Special Cases of Singular and Plural
18. ANS: hundred

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TOP: Special Cases of Singular and Plural
19. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.3
TOP: Special Cases of Singular and Plural
20. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.3
TOP: Special Cases of Singular and Plural
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TOP: Special Cases of Singular and Plural
22. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.3
TOP: Special Cases of Singular and Plural
23. ANS: NC

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24. ANS: C

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25. ANS: NC

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26. ANS: C

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27. ANS: N C

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28. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.4
TOP: Count and Noncount Nouns
29. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.4
TOP: Count and Noncount Nouns
30. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.4
TOP: Count and Noncount Nouns
31. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.4
TOP: Count and Noncount Nouns
32. ANS: beans

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TOP: Nouns That Can Be Both Count and Noncount
33. ANS: food

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TOP: Nouns That Can Be Both Count and Noncount
34. ANS: fruits

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TOP: Nouns That Can Be Both Count and Noncount
35. ANS: dessert

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TOP: Nouns That Can Be Both Count and Noncount
36. ANS: experience

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TOP: Nouns That Can Be Both Count and Noncount
37. ANS: candy

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TOP: Nouns That Can Be Both Count and Noncount
38. ANS: pies

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TOP: Nouns That Can Be Both Count and Noncount
39. ANS: skills

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TOP: Nouns That Can Be Both Count and Noncount
40. ANS: a piece of

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41. ANS: a loaf of

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TOP: Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns
42. ANS: a tube of

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TOP: Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns
43. ANS: a pound of

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TOP: Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns
44. ANS: a bar of

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TOP: Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns
45. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.6
TOP: Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns
46. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.6
TOP: Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns
47. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.6
TOP: Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns
48. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.6
TOP: Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns
49. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.6
TOP: Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns
50. ANS:
I have many cousins.

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51. ANS:
I don’t have a lot of time.

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.7 TOP: A Lot Of, Much, Many
52. ANS:
They don’t need a lot of help.

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53. ANS:
Sam doesn’t have much money.

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.7 TOP: A Lot Of, Much, Many
54. ANS:
How many pies did you bake?

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55. ANS:
How much memory does your computer have?

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56. ANS:
How many people did you invite?

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57. ANS:
How much milk is there?

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.7 TOP: A Lot Of, Much, Many
58. ANS: There were

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59. ANS: There is

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60. ANS: There was

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61. ANS: There are

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62. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.8
TOP: There + a Form of Be
63. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.8
TOP: There + a Form of Be
64. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.8
TOP: There + a Form of Be
65. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.8
TOP: There + a Form of Be
66. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.8
TOP: There + a Form of Be
67. ANS:
No one brought any pies.

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.9 TOP: Some, Any, A, No

68. ANS:
I didn’t eat any turkey.

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.9 TOP: Some, Any, A, No

69. ANS:
Grandma didn’t buy any potatoes.

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70. ANS:
Did you make any mistakes?

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71. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.9
TOP: Some, Any, A, No
72. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.9
TOP: Some, Any, A, No
73. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.9
TOP: Some, Any, A, No
74. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.9
TOP: Some, Any, A, No
75. ANS: a little

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.10 TOP: A Few, Several, A Little

76. ANS: a few

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77. ANS: a few

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.10 TOP: A Few, Several, A Little

78. ANS: a little

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.10 TOP: A Few, Several, A Little

79. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.10
TOP: A Few, Several, A Little
80. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.10
TOP: A Few, Several, A Little
81. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.10
TOP: A Few, Several, A Little
82. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.10
TOP: A Few, Several, A Little
83. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.10
TOP: A Few, Several, A Little
84. ANS: a few

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85. ANS: a little

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86. ANS: few

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.11 TOP: A Few vs. Few; A Little vs. Little
87. ANS: little

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88. ANS: a little

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89. ANS: a few

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90. ANS: Few

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91. ANS: little

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92. ANS: How many

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TOP: Too Much/Too Many vs. A Lot Of
93. ANS: a lot of

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TOP: Too Much/Too Many vs. A Lot Of
94. ANS: How much

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TOP: Too Much/Too Many vs. A Lot Of
95. ANS: A lot of

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TOP: Too Much/Too Many vs. A Lot Of
96. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.12
TOP: Too Much/Too Many vs. A Lot Of
97. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.12
TOP: Too Much/Too Many vs. A Lot Of
98. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.12
TOP: Too Much/Too Many vs. A Lot Of
99. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.12
TOP: Too Much/Too Many vs. A Lot Of
100. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 5 | Chart 5.12
TOP: Too Much/Too Many vs. A Lot Of

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