EXERCÍCIOS

1) Decide if the nouns below are countable (C) or uncountable (U):

1. I don’t like coffee (  ) C ( ) U

2. My grandmother used to drink big glasses of wine every night (  ) C ( ) U

3. Jules brought fifty coins to exchange (  )C ( ) U

4. I went to the bakery and chose some bread for my kid (  ) C ( ) U

Gabarito: uncountable, countable, countable, uncountable

2) Choose the best answer for the questions below, considering the countable and uncountable nouns:

a) Can you help me with my ………………………..

baggages

luggage

luggages

b) We have four …………………….. in our house

    cat

    cats

    cates

c) Knowledge about politician …………………... important nowadays

    is

    are

    were

Gabarito: luggage, cats, is

3) Complete the sentences below with how much or how many:

1. ……………...birds are in that tree?

2. ……………...money do you have in your wallet?

3. ……………..cats does the refugee have?

4. ……………..countries have you visited?

5. ……………..information did the police have about the case

Gabarito: how many, how much, how many, how many, how much

4) Choose the correct pair to fill the blanks:

1. ……..Jenna…...Mike can help right now. They are in the meeting.

2. When I go the that bar, I eat ……..french fries……..tacos. They are my favorite!

3. …….Zach………Leonard can read your essay. They are free now!

Gabarito: neither….or; both….and; either….or

5) Complete with the right answer using both, nor...nor, neither:

1. I went to Jaco and Fortuna and liked…………...cities! They are beautiful!

2. …….Isabella……….Felipe worked as personal trainer. They are teachers now.

3. Is your friend British or Canadian?................ He’s Australian.

Gabarito: both, nor….or, neither

6) Complete with the correct interrogative pronoun:

    a) ………………...are they doing at work? It’s late!

    b) ………………..do you go to school? I usually go by bus

    c) ………………..are you going on your holiday? I’m going to visit Costa Rica

    d) ………………..bottles of wine will you bring?

    e) ………………..are you parents arriving? I believe their flight is scheduled to Friday

Gabarito: what, how, where, how many, when

7) Choose the best pronoun among the fill the blanks:

    1.    ………………….did you invite to your party?

    a)    Who

    b)    Whom

    c)    What

    d)    Whose

    2.    ——————- do you prefer, sir? Tea or coffee?

    a)    What

    b)    That

    c)    Which

    d)    Whom

    3.    Of ———————- are you speaking? The blond boy?

    a)    Who

    b)    Whom

    c)    Whose

    d)    None of these

    4.    ——————- do you want to do?

    a)    What

    b)    Which

    c)    That

    d)    Whom

Gabarito: who, what, whom, what

8) Choose the right answer using the indefinite pronouns:

1. Would you like ………………… to drink?

2. According to the map, there’s a hotel …………….around here

3. I couldn’t see …………………. because it was too dark!

4. Is……………...living in that house?

5. ………………….is going to the party tonight! It’s going to be very funny!

Gabarito: something, somewhere, anything, anyone, everybody

9) Which indefinite pronoun is the correct for each sentence below?

a) I didn’t see Jimmy at work. Actually, I didn’t him…….! He disappeared!

somewhere

nowhere

anywhere

b) Please, tell the waiter that we haven’t chosen ……… yet!

anything

nothing

something

c) Eric, ………..wants to talk to you

anyone

someone

no one

d) I need………………..to see it and check if it’s correct

someone

anyone

no one

Gabarito: anywhere, anything, someone, someone

10) Choose the correct reflexive pronouns to fill the blanks:

1. Henry did his homework…………………….

2. Fernanda, did you make the edition all ………………………….?

3. My cat gives…………………….a bath everyday

4. Mary and John hurt…………………..while they were walking in the woods

5. I can do it …………………….!

Gabarito: himself, by yourself, itself, themselves, myself