A / AN; SOME; ANY

A, An, Some, Any

We use A or AN with singular nouns. A is used when a noun starts with a consonant sound; e.g. a dog, a book, etc. AN is used when a noun starts with a vowel sound; e.g. an apple, an hour, etc.

We use SOME with countable nouns (only with their plural) and with uncountable nouns. SOME is used in: * positive sentences; e.g. I have got some time. * questions, expressing requests and offers; e.g. Would you like some tea?         Can I have some biscuits?

We use ANY with countable nouns (only with their plural) and with uncountable nouns. ANY is used in: * negative sentences; e.g. I haven‘t got any time.   * general questions; e.g. Have you got any sisters?       Is there any tea left?

Choose the correct

1. “Is there ... tea in this kitchen?”  any           some  a                 an	9. “Are there any girls in your class?” “No, there aren´t … “  an               some  any            a	17. The Browns haven’t got  … children. any           some  a                an	25. I haven’t got … books to read.  some          an  a                 any
2.  Sorry, there isn’t … more tea.  some          any  a                 an	10. Are there … lamps in the house?  some          a  any             an	18. Have the Collins got … children?  an               some  a                 any	26. Is there … book on the table?  a                 an  some          any
3. Has Mr. Evans got … coffee?  some          any  an              a	11. This is … interesting newspaper.  a                 an  any             some	19. “Is there any coffee in the kitchen?” “Yes, there is.....”  some          any  a                 an	27.  There are … cups of tea on the table.  some          any  a                 an
4.  Have the Evans got … flat?  any            some  an              a	12.  “Have you got any glasses?” “No, I haven’t got …”  some         a  any          an	20. Have you got … chair for me?  any             an  some          a	28.  Is there … beer in the glasses?  a              an  some          any
5.  There aren’t … flats to rent. an               some  any           a	13. There isn’t … water in the glass.  some          a  an              any	21. “Is there any coffee in the cup?” “Yes, there is …”  a                 an  some          any	29.  There isn’t … beer in the bottle.  a                some an               any
6.  Are there … boys in this class? an              any some       a	14. In the park there are … very nice trees.  some         any  an              a	22. I’m  reading … interesting book.  an               any  some         a	30. Mrs Green is having … coffee with milk. some        any a                 an
7.  We haven’t got … cinemas here.  any        some  an           a	15. Mr. Smith is having … bread.  any             some a                an	23. There are … children in the street.  any            some  an             a	31. Is there … wine in the glass?  some          a  any             an
8. There are … girls in this class.  any             some  an              a	16. “Is there any beer in the glass” “No, there isn’t …”  some         any a               an	24.  Has Peter got … interesting books?  some         any  an              a	32.  Have they got … books?  any             some an               a

      

taken from http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5271