SOME, ANY, NO, EVERY and their derivatives

Местоимения some, any, no, прилагательное every и их производные

 

Наряду с неопределенным артиклем в качестве опре­делителя существительного могут употребляться место­имения some и any.

Местоимения some и any употребляются для обоз­начения неопределенного количества предметов или вещества. Местоимение some в сочетании с исчисляе­мым существительным во множественном числе имеет значение «несколько», «некоторые»:

Ex.: There are some stools and a large table in the kitchen. – В кухне есть несколько табуретов и большой стол.

I have some English books. – У меня есть несколько книг на английском языке.

В сочетании с исчисляемым существительным в единственном числе some имеет значение «какой-то», «какой-нибудь»:

Ex.: Tell me some interesting story. – Расскажи мне какую-нибудь интересную историю.

При неисчисляемых существительных some имеет значение «немного», «некоторое количество»:

Ex.: There is some juice in the bottle. – В бутылке есть немного сока.

Местоимение some в сочетании с вещественным существительным может передавать значение части целого. В этом случае все сочетание соответствует в русском языке существительному в родительном падеже с отделительным значением:

Ex.: Give me some bread, please. - Дайте мне, пожалуйста, хлеба.

Местоимение any, определяя исчисляемое существи­тельное во множественном числе, имеет значение «какие-то», «какие-нибудь»:

Ex.: Are there any papers in the drawer? – В ящике есть какие-нибудь бумаги (документы)?

В сочетании с неисчисляемыми существительными any передает значение «сколько-нибудь»:

Ex.: Is there any meat on the frying-pan? – На сковороде есть мясо?

 

При наличии отрицания not местоимение any имеет значение «никакие» или «нисколько» и может быть за­менено отрицательным местоимением nо (в последнем случае отрицательная частица not не употребляется):

Ex.: There aren't any flowers in the vase.

There isn't any meat on the frying-pan.

There are no flowers in the vase.

There is no meat on the frying-pan.

 

Примечание. В английском языке, в отличие от русского, в одном предложении не употребляется два (или более) отрицатель­ных члена. Ср.:

В вазе нет никаких цветов.— There are по flowers in the vase. There aren't any flowers in the vase.

 

Местоимения some и any перед неисчисляемыми существительными и перед существительными во мно­жественном числе часто не переводятся на русский язык.

Местоимение some обычно употребляется в утвер­дительном предложении, any — в вопросительном или отрицательном.

Однако any может выступать и в утвердительных предложениях:

· в значении «любой»:

Ex.: I can read any English book in the original. - Я могу прочитать любую английскую книгу в оригинале.

· в условных придаточных предложениях:

Ex.: If you have any flowers, we can decorate your room with them. – Если у тебя есть (какие-нибудь) цветы, мы можем украсить ими комнату.

 

Some, в свою очередь, может выступать в вопроси­тельных предложениях, причем оно сохраняет свое основное значение «какой-нибудь», «сколько-нибудь». Различие в употреблении some и any в вопросительном предложении заключается в следующем:

Some употреб­ляется:

· когда ожидается утвердительный ответ на вопрос:

Ex.: Are you expecting some guests this afternoon? —
Yes. – Ты ждешь (каких-нибудь) гостей сегодня днем? – Да.

· когда высказывание представляет собой просьбу в форме вопроса:

Ex.: Will you have some more tea? – Нехотителиещечая? (some употребляется с неисчисляемым существительным и используется для обозначения некоторого количества)

· в специальных вопросах:

Ex.: Where can Iget some cigarettes? – Где я могу взять сигареты?

Прилагательное every в русском языке имеет значение «каждый», «каждая», «каждые».

Ex.: Every girl has a dream. – У каждой девочки есть мечта.

Производные от местоимений some, any, no и прилагательного every:

Something – что-нибудь, что-то,

anything – что-нибудь, что-то,

nothing – ничего,

everything – всё,

somebody (someone) – кто-нибудь, кто-то,

anybody (anyone) – кто-нибудь, кто-то,

nobody (no one) – никто,

everybody (everyone) – все,

somewhere – где-нибудь, куда-нибудь, где-то, куда-то,

anywhere – где-нибудь, куда-нибудь, где-то, куда-то,

nowhere – нигде, everywhere – везде.

 

Вопросы по теме:

1. Какие значения имеет местоимение some? В каких предложениях употребляется?

2. Какие значения имеет местоимение any? В каких предложениях употребляется?

3. Какие значения имеет местоимение no? В каких предложениях употребляется?

 

Упражнения

Упражнение 1. Вставьте some или any:

1. I I'm going to buy … eggs. 2. They didn't make … mistakes. 3. I can't pay. I haven't got … money. 4. There aren't … shops in this part of the town. 5. George and Alice haven't got … children. 6. Have you got … brother or sister? 7. There are … beautiful flowers in the garden. 8. Are there … letters for me? 9.I haven't got … stamps but Ann has got …. 10. Do you know … good hotels in London? 11. Would you like … tea? 12. Did you buy … rice? No, we don`t need …. 13. We haven't got … bread, so I`m going out to buy …. 14. When we were on holiday we visited … very interesting places. 15. I went out to buy milk but they didn't … in the shop. 16. I'm thirsty. Can I have … water, please?

Упражнение 2. Вставьте some, any или по.

1. Are there... English text­books on the desks? – Yes, there are.... 2. There are... beauti­ful pictures in the magazine. Look at them. 3. There are... old houses in our street. 4. Are there... sweets in your bag? – Yes, there are....5. Are there... maps on the walls? – No, there aren't.... 6. There is... ink in my pen: I cannot write. 7. I haven`t got … exercise books. Give me …, please.8. There are... pictures in the book. 9. Have you got... English books at home? - Yes, I have.... 10. Are there... new students in your group? 11. Are there... pens on the desk? – Yes, there are.... 12. I didn`t buy … bananas yesterday. 13. It is winter. There are … leaves on the trees.

 

Упражнение 3. Вставьте some, any или по.

1. I need... sugar,... flour,... eggs,... butter and... milk to make a cake. 2. Oh, dear! There is... money in my purse. But I can use my credit card. 3. We haven't got... flour. 4. Are there... eggs? — There aren't... eggs left. 5. To make cabbage soup I need... cabbage,... onions,... carrots, and... salt. I don't need... plums or... pineapples. 6. I need to buy a lot of things. There isn't... time to waste. 7. There is... butter in the fridge, but there isn't... milk.

Упражнение 4. Вставьте местоимениями some, any или по:

1.Only … of his friends came. Not all of them. 2. There isn't … food in the refrigerator, is there? 3. We are broke. We have … money to buy grandpa a gift. 4. I bought a loaf of bread and … cheese at the super­market yesterday. 5. Don't you know the proverb: "… news is good news"? 6. We don't have … sugar or flour to make the cake. 7. … place he chooses to go will be fine. 8. Don't close the door. There are still … children out­side. 9. Why don't you decorate the room with … white flowers? 10. I'm busy. I have … time to chat with you now. 11. … people prefer to study in the morning; others at night. 12. If you have … problem, call me. 13. There aren't … books on this topic in the library. 14. … book about camping will tell you how to put up a tent. 15. I gave him … medicine for his headache; so he feels much better now. 16. The teacher has … time to correct the compositions now. She has a meeting with the school director. 17. I have … dictionaries in my room that you are welcome to use. 18. Here are … nice ripe apples! 19. … matter what he does, they will not accept him in the group. 20. They haven't asked us … questions so far. 21. He doesn't want … dessert, for he is on a diet. 22. Ho always gives … money to charity. He's a very generous person. 23. We are taking a short ride. There's … time for a long one. 24. The poor man has … food to eat. He is starving.

 

Упражнение 5. Вставьте something, anything, nothing или everything.

1. Her patient has a bad memory. She can't remember.... 2. My husband taught his son... he knows. 3. We've got... to eat. We've got only... to drink. 4. I think there is... wrong with my watch. 5. Does he know... about computers? — Yes, he knows... because he is the best specialist in comput­er science at Harvard University. 6. The stu­dent didn't understand... because she heard.... 7.... is all right, the patient is much better today. 8. He felt terrible. He couldn't do... else. 9. Is there... interesting in the programme of the concert? 10.Give me... to drink. 11.I could see...: it was quite dark. 12. My new eyeglasses are very good, I can see... now. 13. I didn't take any money with me, so I couldn't buy.... 14. My friends had... they wanted, but they weren't happy, because they were unhealthy. 15. I saw... near the wood that looked like a tent.

 

Упражнение 6. Вставьте something, anything, nothing или everything.

1. I've had a terrible day.... went wrong. 2. She has to go to the supermarket. There isn't... in the fridge. 3. His grandparents like doing...: cooking, playing board games, going to museums, visiting their friends. 4. The young man is very upset. There is... wrong with his car. 5. What do you want to drink? –.... I'm not thirsty. 6. She never says... nice about her neighbours. 7. Give me... to read, please. – With pleasure. 8. Nobody told me... about his lung cancer. I could do... to save his life. 9. Please give me... warm: it is cold here. 10. I don't know... about your town. Tell me... about it. 11. I understand... now. Thank you for your explanation. 12. There is... new under the moon. 13. Where is the book? – It is on the table. – No, there is... there. 14. Is there... that you want to tell me? 15. There is... white in the box. What is it?

 

Упражнение 7. Вставьте somebody, anybody, nobody или every­body.

1. Life is tough!... has problems. 2. Don't tell... about it. It's a secret. 3. I think,... in our class is honest. That's why we trust.... 4.... has eaten all the ice cream. That's terrible!... will be able to have it for dessert tonight. 5. I am not a perfectionist.... is perfect in this world. 6. If you look in the yellow pages, I am sure you'll find... who can fix your TV. 7.... needs good friends. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 8. Is there... in the office? 9.... left a magazine in our classroom yesterday. 10.Has... in this group got a dictionary? 11.I am afraid I shan't be able to find... in the office now: it is too late. 12. The question was so difficult that... could answer it. 13.... knows that water is necessary for life. 14.... knew anything about America before Columbus discovered it. 15. You must find... who can help you. 16. Is there... here who knows French? 17. Has... here got a red pencil? 18. There is... in the next room. I don't know him. 19.... can answer this question. It is very easy. 20.Is there... in my group who lives in the dormitory? 21.I saw... in the train yesterday who looked like you. 22. Please tell us the story.... knows it.

Упражнение 8. Переведите на английский язык.

1.Я могу что-то сделать для вас? 2. Там никого нет. 3. Все, что у меня есть, принадлежит тебе. 4. Расскажите нам всё о вашем путешествии. 5. В саду никого нет. 6. В кабинете врача есть кто-ни­будь? – Нет, там никого нет. 7. Там есть кто-то. 8. Все хотели получить автограф Юрия Гагарина. 9. Под столом есть что-нибудь? – Да, там что-то есть. 10.За занавеской есть что-нибудь? – Нет, там ниче­го нет. 11.В сумке что-то есть. 12. В доме есть кто-нибудь? – Да, там есть кто-то. 13. В библиотеке есть кто-нибудь? 14.Там ничего нет. 15. В нашей ком­нате есть кто-нибудь? 16. В вашей библиотеке есть какие-нибудь кни­ги Джека Лондона? 17. В нашей биб­лиотеке есть кое-какие книги на английском язы­ке. 18. На другой день мой брат знал всех. 19. Мой дядя хочет мне что-то сказать. 20. Если вы захотите что-нибудь поесть, идите в вагон-ресторан. 21. В столовой есть кто-нибудь? 22. Яничего не сказал. Ни слова.

 

Упражнение 9. Вставьте somewhere, anywhere, nowhere или everywhere.

1.Today is a holiday. The streets are full of people. There are flags, banners and flowers.... 2. I cannot find my glasses.... I always put them... and then look for them for hours. 3. Let's go.... The weather is fine. I don't want to stay at home in such weather. 4. Did you go... on Sunday? 5. You must go... next summer. 6. I put my dictionary... yesterday and now I can't find it.... – Of course, that is because you leave your books.... 7. Where are you going? – I am not going.... 8. Is it... in Russia? – Yes, it's... in Russia. 9. Do you live... near them? 10. This book can be found.... Let's buy it. 11. It so happened that he had... to go to. So last summer he stayed at home in his beloved city for his holidays. 12. Johnny lives... near Chicago. 3. I can't find my book.... I have looked all over the house.

 

Упражнение 10. Переведите на английский язык.

1. На столе лежит что-то круглое. Что это та­кое? 2. Никто об этом ничего не знает. 3. В городе много парков. Везде деревья и цветы. 4. В той ком­нате кто-то есть. 5. Анна живет где-то в этом рай­оне. 6. Я никого не знаю в этом городе. 7. Дай мне, пожалуйста, что-нибудь поесть. 8. Кто-нибудь зна­ет адрес нашего учителя? 9. Все в порядке. 10. Кто-нибудь хочет посмотреть телевизор? 11. Мы слышали эту песню повсюду. 12. Он где-то в саду. 13. Здесь нет Кати. Мы ее везде искали, но не можем нигде найти ее. Кто-нибудь видел Катю? — Вот она. Никто ничего не знает о ней, а она сидит на скамейке и читает книгу.

 

Самостоятельная работа

Задание № 1. Вставьте some, any или no.

1. He has got... money. He can't spend his holidays in Switzerland any more and stay at luxury hotels.2. Is there... cheese on the plate? 3. Poor Oliver was hungry. He wanted... bread. 4. Have you got... time to spare? I'd like to ask you... questions. 5. We haven't got... milk. We can't make an omelette. 6. Give me... tea, please, I am thirsty. 7. Are there... pictures in your book? 8. There are... flowers here in winter. 9. I can see... children in the yard. They are playing. 10. There is... tea in the cup: the cup is empty. 11. There are... people in the park because it is cold. 12. Dinner was not ready yet, so she gave the children... bread and butter because they were hungry. 13. They brought... good books from the library. 14. There are... schools in this street. 15. I saw... boys in the garden, but Mike was not among them. 16. Do you want... milk in your coffee? 17. They haven't got... stamps. I can't post my letter. 18. Bob always likes... sugar in his cof­fee. 19. There is... ham on the plate. 20. Are there... new buildings in your street?

 

Задание № 2. Заполните пропуски, вставив одно из слов, дан­ных в скобках.

1. They have... red boots, Kate (any, no). 2. We haven't... black stockings (no, any). 3. "I haven't got... clean exercise books, Mother," said the boy (any, no). 4. "We shall not buy... in this shop, chil­dren," said the mother (nothing, anything). 5. I don't want... today, thank you (nothing, anything). 6. I didn't see... in the street when I went out (anybody, no­body). 7. Didn't you buy... potatoes yesterday (any, no)? 8. We did not play... games in the yard be­cause it was raining all day long (no, any). 9. How much did you pay for these boots? – I didn't pay... (nothing, anything). They are a present from my grandmother. 10.There is... at home (anybody, nobody). 11. There is... ice in the fridge (any, no). 12.Do you have... idea (any, no)? 13.I have... idea (any, no). 14. Have you lost... (anything, nothing)? – No, nobody here has lost... (nothing, anything).

 

Задание № 3. Поставьте следующие предложения в отрица­тельную и вопросительную форму.

1. They have done something. 2. He has given them some money. 3. You have brought something for us. 4. I have taken some English books from you.5. She was reading something. 6. He has written a letter to somebody. 7. Somebody by the name of Petrov lives on the third floor. 8. They have some English books. 9. There are some tall trees in front of their house. 10. Peter has something in his box. 11. There are some parks in this town. 12. There are some good bookshops in our district.

 

Задание №4. Вставьте одно из следующих слов:

a) some, any, no.

1. There were... of my friends there. 2. Well, anyway, there is... need to hurry, now that we have missed the train. 3. Have you ever seen... of these pictures before? 4. There is... water in the kettle: they have drunk it all. 5. There were... fir-trees in that forest, but many pines. 6. We could not buy cherries, so we bought... plums instead.

b) somebody, anybody, nobody.

1.1 saw... I knew at the lecture. 2. I dare say that there may be... at the lecture that I know, but what does that matter? 3. Do you really think that... visits this place? 4. I have never seen... lace their boots like that.

c) somewhere, anywhere, nowhere.

1.1 haven't seen him.... 2. I know the place is... about here, but exactly where, I don't know. 3. Did you go... yesterday? - No, I went..., I stayed at home the whole day.

Задание № 5. Вставьте some, any, no или их про­изводные.

1. She has... mistakes in her test. 2. Have you got... pencils in your bag? 3. How could I know that he was ill?... told me.... 4. Do you know... about Chinese art? 5. Did you meet... on your way to school? 6. Have you... brothers? – No, I haven't..., I have... brothers. 7. Have you... friends in America? 8. We did not know... about his problems: he told us.... 9. Have you got... interesting books? 10. I have... good friends. 11. He has... English books in this bookcase. 12. They have... cousins in Minsk. 13. Has she... nephews or niec­es? – She has... nephews. 14. Do we have... chalk on the black­board? 15. She has... sisters, she has only brothers. 16. Have you... relations? – No, I haven't..., I have... relations.

 

MUCH, MANY, (A) LITTLE, (A) FEW

Местоименные прилагательные much, many, (a) little, (a) few

Much «много», little «мало» определяют неисчисляемыесуществительные.

Many «много», few «мало» определяют исчисляемые существительные:

Ex.: Is there much light in your room?- No, there isn't. There isn't much light in my room. There is little light in my room.

Are there many forks in the drawer?- No, there aren't. There aren't many forks in the drawer. There are few forks in the drawer.

 

Little и few в сочетании с неопределенным артиклем образуют устойчивые сочетания со значением: a few «несколько», a little «немного», «несколько»:

 

Ex.: I have a few friends here. – У меня здесь есть несколько друзей.

(Ср. I have few friends here. У меня здесь мало дру­зей.)

There is a little milk in the saucer. – В блюдце есть немного молока.

(Ср. There is little milk in the saucer. В блюдце мало молока).

 

Наряду с местоименными прилагательными much и many в значении «много» употребляются следующие сочетания: a lot of [1], lots of, plenty of

 

much — a good deal of, a great deal of;

many — a great many, a good many, a large num­ber of

 

Ex.: There is a lot of (lots of, plenty of, a good deal of, agreat deal of) sand in a desert.

There are alot of (lots of, plenty of, a great many of, agood many of, a large number of) stars in the sky.

 

Much и many обычно употребляются в вопроситель­ных и отрицательных предложениях. В утвердительных предложениях much и many, как правило, употребляют­ся в тех случаях, когда они определяют подлежащее или определяются словами very, so, how, as, too:

 

Ex.: Have you much work to do today? I have very (so, too) much work to do today.

Students have plenty of (very much, a lot of) free time in summer.

There are very many (lots of, plenty of) illustrations in this magazine.

 

В отрицательных предложениях с оборотом there is (are) при наличии местоименных прилагательных much и many всегда употребляется отрицательная частица not:

Ex.: There is not (isn't) much snow in the streets today. There are not (aren't) many flowers in the fields yet.

 

Вопросы по теме:

1. Какие местоименные прилагательные со значением «мало» и «много» определяют исчисляемые существительные?

2. Какие местоименные прилагательные со значением «мало» и «много» определяют неисчисляемые существительные?

3. Какие значения имеют местоименные прилагательные little и few в сочетании с неопределенным артиклем?

4. В каких предложениях употребляются местоименные прилагательные much и many?

 

Упражнения

 

Упражнение 1. Переведите на английский язык сле­дующие пары слов:

Много тетрадей, много молока, много воды, много дней, много газет, много мела, много сне­га, много лет, много картин, много музыки, много мальчиков, много девочек, много чая, много ли­монов, много мяса, много комнат, много учите­лей, много работы, много воздуха, много птиц, много машин.

Упражнение 2. Вставьте much или many.

1.She wrote us... letters from the coun­try. 2.... of their conversation was about the in­stitute. 3. There are... new pictures in this room. 4. Thanks awfully for the books you sent me yesterday. – Don't mention it, it wasn't... both­er. 5. Please don't put... pepper on the meat. 6. There are... teachers at our school, and... of them are women. 7.... in this work was too difficult for me. 8.... of their answers were excel­lent. 9. There were... plates on the table. 10. I never eat... bread with soup. ll.... of these students don't like to look up words in the dictionary. 12. He had... pairs of socks. 13. Why did you eat so... ice-cream? 14.... of her advice was useful. 15.... of these plays are quite... new.

Упражнение 3. Переведите на английский язык сле­дующие пары слов.

Мало домов, мало чая, мало чашек, мало яб­лок, мало окон, мало бумаги, мало кофе, мало ста­тей, мало радости, мало супу, мало деревьев, мало травы, мало детей, мало игрушек, мало света, мало парт, мало колбасы, мало сока, мало книг, мало цветов, мало соли, мало друзей, мало дворцов.

Упражнение 4. Вставьте little или few.

1.There are very... people who don't know that the earth is round. 2. There is too... soup in my plate. Give me some more, please. 3. Tom Canty was the son of poor parents and had very... clothes. 4. The children returned from the wood very sad because they had found very... mushrooms. 5. There is... ink in my pen. Have you got any ink? 6. He has... English books. 7. There are... bears in the zoo. 8. There was too... light in the room, and I could not read. 9. I have... time, so I can't go with you.

 

Упражнение 5. Вставьте much, many, little или few.

1.Does your sister read...? - Yes, she does. And your brother? – Oh, he doesn't. He has so... books, but he reads very.... 2. Have you... work to do today? – No, not very.... 3. Walk quicker, please. We have very... time. 4. I am sorry to say, I have read very... books by Walter Scott. 5. My brother is a young teacher. Every day he spends... time preparing for his lessons. 6. I know I very... about this writer. It is the first book I am reading. 7. The pupils of our class ask... questions at the lesson. They want to know everything. 8. You do not make... mistakes in your spelling. Do you work hard at it? – Oh, yes, I do, I work very....

 

Упражнение 6. Переведите на английский язык сле­дующие пары слов.

Немного денег, мало денег, несколько стуль­ев, мало стульев, несколько песен, мало песен, немного веселья, мало веселья, мало мальчиков, немного воды, несколько человек, мало воды, мало воздуха, мало столов, несколько минут, несколько кошек, мало травы, немного удачи, несколько дней, мало работы, немного соли, не­сколько ложек, мало света, мало окон, несколь­ко машин, немного сахару, мало яиц, мало сыра.

Упражнение 7. Вставьте few, a few, little или a little:

1. My sister likes … sugar in her tea, and I like a lot in my tea. 2. There is … time before the classes. 3. He has got … money. He can't buy this house. 4. Are there many vacant rooms in the hotel? - No, there are …. 5. There is … sun in this rainy country. 6. She says she wants to buy___________________ … milk and oranges. 7. Do many people know about this new shop? – No,…. 8. There is … coffee in my cup. Give me … more. 9. … of my friends live in Canada. 10. I've got … money to pay for this lemonade. Drink it.

 

Упражнение 8. Переведите на английский язык:

1. У него мало времени для чтения (читать). 2. У Петра есть немного английских книг. 3. Некоторые из моих друзей живут в Австралии. 4. У них здесь мало друзей. 5. У тебя много кофе? – Нет, очень мало. 6. В бутылке есть немного молока. 7. Очень немногие из англичан (English) го­ворят по-русски. 8. У нас мало комнат с ванной. 9. Около супер­маркета есть небольшое количество такси. 10. В столе есть немного бумаги (paper).

 

Упражнение 9. Вставьте much, many, little, few, a little или a few.

1.Shall I bring... more chalk? – No, thank you. There is... chalk on the desk. I hope that will be enough for our lesson. 2. There are... things here which I cannot understand. 3. If you have... spare time, look through this book. You will find... sto­ries there which are rather interesting. 4. At the conference we met I... people whom we knew well. 5. Have you got I... ink in your pen? 6. My mother knows German... and she can help you with the translation of this letter. 7. There was... water in the river, and they decided to cross it. 8. There was... hay in the barn, and the children could not play there. 9. There were... new words in the text, and Peter spent... time learning them. 10. When we walked... farther down the road, we met another group of students. 11. Let's stay here... longer: it is such a nice place. 12. After the play everybody felt... tired. 13. There are very... old houses left in our street. Most of them have already been pulled down. 14. I'd like to say... words about my journey. 15. She gave him... water to wash his hands and face. 16. He had... English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books.

 

Самостоятельная работа

Задание № 1. Вставьте many или much:

1.There are … buses in Moscow. 2. I haven`t … time to spare. 3. Don`t make so … noise. I want to have a rest. 4. I don`t know … people in this city. I am a stranger here. 5. There is... sand in a desert. 6. There are … English-Russian dictionaries in the reading room of our Institute. 7. They had … fun last night in the disco.

 

Задание № 2. Заполните пробелы словосочетаниями how many или how much:

1.… pens are in your bag? Six. 2. … money do you have? I don`t have got a lot. 3. … bikes are there in the garden? Two. 4. … children do they have? Two girls and a boy. 5. … years is this wine old? It's 22 years old. 6. … bread do we have? Some. 7. … lemonade do we have? Not much. 8. … bottles are there? Three. 9. … meat is there? We have two steaks. 10. … bottles do we have? We don`t have any. 11. … milk do we have? About one and a half litre. 12. … sugar do we have? Enough.

 

Задание № 3. Вставьте little или few.

1.I have … little money. I can`t buy this smart jacket. 2. You made … mistakes in your last dictation. 3. She reads very …. 4. The boy has … few friends in this town. 5. We did … work yesterday. 6. There is very … milk and flour to bake a cake. 7. I met … people yesterday in the party.

 

Задание № 4. Вставьте a little или a few.

1. There is … apples on the table. 2. The children have … pocket money, so they can spend them on sweets and toys. 3. There is … cigarettes in the box. 4. There is … tea in the cup. 5. The robbers stole … pictures from this museum last night. 6. We have … water left, so we can water the flowers. 7. I have … juice in my glass. Give me some more, please.

 

Задание № 5. Вставьте little, a little, few или a few.

1.I am sorry I have seen... plays by this author. 2. I think you can spare me... time now. 3. She left and returned in... minutes. 4. I can't buy this expensive hat today: I have too... money. 5. The hall was almost empty: there were... peo­ple in it. 6. This lemon drink is sour; if you put... lumps of sugar in it, it will be sweeter. 7. He did not like it at the camp: he had very... friends there. 8. Mother gave us... apples, and we were glad. 9. This girl works very..., that's why she knows nothing. 10. I have... money, so we cannot go to the cinema. 11. I have... money, so we can go to the cine­ma.

 

Test 1

1. Найдите правильный вариант множественного числа существительных:

1. A lady

a) ladys b) ladies c) ladyes d) lady

 

2. A knife

a) knifes b) knife c) knives d) knive

 

3. A leaf

a) leafes b) leaves c) leafs d) leave

 

4. A foot

a) feet b) foots c) feets d) foot

 

5. A day

a) days b) daies c) dais d) day

 

6. A match

a) matches b) matchs c) match d) a matches

 

7. Knowledge

a) knowledges b) knowledge c) a knowledge d) knowledgs

 

8. A potato

a) potatoes b) potato c) potatos d) a potatoes

 

9. A man

a) mans b) men c) a men d) a man

 

10. A deer

a) deers b) a deer c) deer d) a deers

 

11. A child

a) childs b) children c) a children d) childrens

 

2. Найдите правильный вариант заполнения пробела:

1. There are many … in big cities.

a) thiefs b) thieves

 

2. We should throw away these old ….

a) teeth brush b) tooth brushes c) teeth brushes

 

3. … and________ … are animals.

a) Oxes; geese b) Oxen; geese c) Oxen; gooses

 

4. I would like to buy two silk … for your sister?

a) scarfs b) scarves

 

5. The …of those tribes decided to fight for their lands.

a) chieves b) chiefs

 

6. You shouldn't base your argument only on one ….

a) hypothesis b) hypotheses

 

7. We can't question people's ….

a) beliefs b) believes

 

8. Two … are following the Eskimo.

a) wolfs b) wolves

 

9. Scientists are always studying the … of nature.

a) phenomenons b) phenomena

 

10. That hunter killed six … last week.

a) deers b) deer