Count v Noncount Nouns
Quiz
Choose the correct countable words to go with the words and phrases in the sentences. Sometimes more than one answer may be correct.
I can see a ...... of dust on the polished desk. Can you?
- speck
- item
- piece
- suit
There's a ...... of dirt on your ironed blouse already, Jane.
- speck
- suit
- grease
- item
Students, you only need two ...... of paper and a pen for writing. Put everything else into your bags, please.
- sheets
- pieces
- loaves
- slices
The new ...... of plastic are not as light as the old ones.
- sheets
- items
- covers
- suits
Mr Archer buys scrap metal. It was just yesterday that he bought ten big ...... . He wants to weld them together next Monday.
- sheets
- suits
- lengths
- arms
Little Andrew broke our kitchen window so the father bought a ...... of glass and repaired it the next day.
- sheet
- item
- chunk
- slope
If you decide to visit the museum, don't forget to take a close look at the wonderful ...... of armour which stands right next to the entrance hall.
- suit
- suite
- length
- arm
Lilly has made her own ...... of clothes. She looks absolutely fabulous in them!
- suit
- suite
- arm
- length
The workers have used six ...... of dynamite the blow up the old bridge.
- sticks
- rolls
- pints
- bills
The teacher asked for a new ...... of chalk as the old one could not be used for writing any more.
- stick
- stock
- arm
- suit
A: Where have you found such a perfect ...... of celery?
B: Actually, we grow celery in our garden.
- stick
- sting
- loaf
- head
David has bought another ...... of glue as the last one is almost empty.
- stick
- suit
- item
- piece
The mother has bought a ...... of ordinary butter as her daughter doesn't like the new fancy stuff.
- stick
- sink
- stink
- sting
They don't sell sliced cheese in the supermarket, you can only buy a ...... or two right at the entrance.
- lump
- slump
- chunk
- item
If you are looking for a stick of butter, you will not find one. They only sell ...... in this shop.
- lumps
- slumps
- chunks
- items
The driver was accidentally hit by a huge ...... of concrete which broke his windscreen.
- lump
- slump
- stick
- item