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The document provides examples of using nouns and expressions of quantity in different contexts. It includes fill-in-the-blank and underlining exercises to practice using singular and plural nouns as well as expressions like 'a couple of' and 'a few' with countable and uncountable nouns.

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Nouns / Word Formation / Articles: Bolt of

The document provides examples of using nouns and expressions of quantity in different contexts. It includes fill-in-the-blank and underlining exercises to practice using singular and plural nouns as well as expressions like 'a couple of' and 'a few' with countable and uncountable nouns.

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o Nouns / Word Formation / Articles

7 Fill in the gaps with an appropriate noun + of to indicate quantity. More than one
answer may be possible.
1 a ........ .bolt /. f/;:Jf;(J. of. . . . . . . .. lightning 5 a ................................... sugar
2 a ................................... chalk I 6 a .................................... meat
3 a ................................. football 7 a ................................. thunder
4 a .. .............................. trousers 8 a .................................. advice

8 Complete the sentences using the nouns in their singular or plural form.

hair 4 work
a Lisa has got short, dark ... ..h~ir. ......... . a The museum holds over a thousand
b Keith brushed off the dog ..... .t;~ir:s. ...... . . .................. of modern art.
from his jacket. b Paul travels to by bus
2 experience every morning.
a Anna gained some work . 5 custom
by helping in her father's shop during the a It is a ................... in Japan to take
summer. I your shoes off when you enter someone's
b John 's trip around Asia was full of memorable : house.
b Frank was asked to open his bag at
3 glass
a Dan couldn 't read the menu because he had I 6 wood
forgotten to bring his .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . a Pam took her dog for a walk in the
b She offered me a ................... of :
I

orange juice. b This toy is made of ................ , .

9 Make the following uncountable nouns plural, as in the example.

furniture - two .... pj~c~p' o.f. fl,JrnJt(..Jr~. ..... . 5 yoghurt - two ........................... .
2 pasta - two ... . ........................... . 6 oil - three ............................... .
3 paper - four ... . ......................... . 7 toothpaste - two ......................... .
4 lemonade - three ................ .......... . 8 salmon - five ............................ .

• A couple of, several , a few, many, a (large, great, good) number of, both , are followed by a
countable noun. (Too) much , a little, a great/good deal of, a large/small amount/quantity of
are followed by an uncountable noun. A lot of, lots of, hardly any, some, no, plenty of are
followed by a countable or uncountable noun.

10 Underline the expressions which can be used with the nouns, as in the example.
She has bought a couple of, several , too much, a few, a little, lots of dresses.
2 She's got a little, a lot of, hardly any, several, a few experience in the clothes business.
3 He drank two, both , some, several , too much glasses of juice.
4 She is wearing several, too many, hardly any, too much , no jewellery.
5 The fire is going out - you 'll have to fetch a little, several, a couple of, some, plenty of wood .
6 I've been shopping and I've got no, a few, a little, hardly any, too many money left.
7 Steve has already made too much , a little, a few, a couple of, a number of friends.
8 Flowers need plenty of, a number of, too many, a great deal of, a lot of water.

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