Ei Thinzar Htun M.A. English ( MU), B.A. English ( MUFL), Dip. English Language Teaching ( MU ), Cert.
TKT
B1 Preliminary (PET)
Assignment 3
Countable and uncountable nouns
1.Choose the correct option in italics.
1. I put a bit of / a few make-up on, but not many/ much.
2. It doesn’t take many/ much time to wash those clothes and it only takes a
lot of / a few hours to dry them.
3. I’ve got a bit of / a few video games but I can’t buy any more because
they cost much / a lot of money.
4. Those new light bulbs don’t use many/ a lot of electricity, so lots of /
much people are buying them.
5. I don’t use much / many shampoo, just a bit of / a few drops. My hair
always goes dry if I use a lot / a lot of.
6. There isn’t much / a lot space in my bedroom so I don’t keep a bit of /
many things there.
2. Choose the correct option in italics.
1. I have a big family and there’s always a lot of housework /
houseworks to do.
2. We’ve got a few / a bit of time before the film starts. Let’s get a drink.
3. It’s very dark and cold here in winter so I don’t go out a lot/ a lot of.
4. The living room is very big but there’s not many / much furniture in it.
5. Max usually spends a lot of time / times in his room.
6. I haven’t got much/ many work today, so I’ll go out.
7. Paula isn’t very well, but I think she can eat a few / a bit of food now.
8. My parents sometimes invite a bit of / a few people to have dinner
with us.
3. Underline and correct the mistakes in these sentences.
1. We haven’t got many time.
2. I drink a little waters when I wake up.
3. There are lot of things we need to talk about.
4. Can you help? I need some informations about train times.
5. How much friends do you have online ?
6. We have a lot of furnitures in our house.
4.Choose the correct option.
1. I’d like --------------butter on my toast, please.
A much B a bit of C a few
2. There aren’t -------------cushions in the living room.
A few B much C many
3. Has your mother got --------------friends from her childhood?
A much B lots C many
4. Only -------------people bought his record. It wasn’t very popular.
A a bit of B many C a few
5. I had to pay --------------- money for my new laptop.
A a few B a lot of C much
6. My sister sings ---------------- when she’s in the shower.
A a lot B lots of C much
7. I’ve got ---------------time if you want some help now.
A lots of B much C a few
8. The children didn’t have -------------- sugar on their cereal.
A much B many C a few