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Decide whether the word in brackets should
be used as a countable or an uncountable noun. |
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Wild animals are afraid of ( fire /
a fire ). |
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He had to stop jogging because there ( were / was ) some (
stones / stone ) in his shoe. |
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( A wood / Wood ) is a cheap and versatile building material. |
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There ( was / were ) some vacant ( space / spaces ) on the third
floor of the car-park. |
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He cleared away all the empty (
glasses / glass ) from the table. |
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People in cold climates like to
have ( a fire / fire ) in their living-rooms. |
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He was dressed very smartly but his
( hairs / hair ) looked rather untidy. |
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I wanted to buy a tailor-made suit
but the price of the ( cloths / cloth ) was too high. |
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He had a wonderful surprise when he
saw ( a / some ) birthday cake with candles on the table. |
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I bought ( an iron / some iron )
because my old one was not working well. |
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He broke ( a bone / bone ) in his
right finger. |
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Answers |
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1. |
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Wild animals are afraid of
fire. |
2. |
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He had to stop jogging because there
were some stones
in his shoe. |
3. |
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Wood is a cheap and
versatile building material. |
4. |
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There were some vacant
spaces on the third floor of
the car-park. |
5. |
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He cleared away all the empty
glasses from the table. |
6. |
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People in cold climates like to
have a fire in their
living-rooms. |
7. |
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He was dressed very smartly but his
hair looked rather untidy. |
8. |
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I wanted to buy a tailor-made suit
but the price of the cloth
was too high. |
9. |
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He had a wonderful surprise when he
saw a birthday cake with
candles on the table. |
10. |
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I bought
an iron because my old one was not working well. |
11. |
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He broke a
bone in his right finger. |