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Which among the counters best quantifies the mass noun?

Encircle the correct


answer.
1. ________ toothpaste
a. A dash of
b. A tube of
c. A pint of
2. ________ chocolate
a. A jar of
b. A bar of
c. A scoop of
3. ________ beef
a. A kilogram of
b. A galloon of
c. A dash of
4. ________ ice cream
a. A drop of
b. A pint of
c. A pitcher of
5. ________ corn
a. A pan of
b. An ear of
c. A plastic of
6. ________ ink
a. A dash of
b. A flash of
c. A drop of
Give an appropriate mass noun for each. Write a sentence about it.
1. A tablespoon of
2. A bowl of
3. A slice of
4. A piece of
5. A pinch of
6. A cup of
7. A sachet of
8. A bottle of
9. A bundle of
10.A bunch of
11.A scoop of
12.A box of

13.A dash of
14.A sack of
15.A bag of
Encircle the appropriate determiner to complete the sentence.
1. You sprinkled the soup with too (some, many, few, much) pepper. It is too
spicy.
2. Our family loves fruits. This is why mother always buys (little, much,
many, some) fruits and places them on the dining table tray.
3. Using (a few, many, a little, several) fish sauce or soy sauce improves the
flavor of food.
4. Mother served (a few, a little, many) slices of watermelon.
5. Shane sprinkled (a little, many, several) amount of ground peanuts on her
muffins.
Underline the appropriate counter that fits each sentence.
1. Mother served chicken sandwiches and (bowls of, plates of) macaroni soup
for our breakfast.
2. Mom cooked Dads favorite caldereta. She used the following ingredients:
potatoes, garlic, onions, two kilograms of beef, and (a can of, a bottle of)
tomato paste.
3. The (slices of, pieces of) watermelon will be served later.
4. Luisa, our maid, prepared (a pitcher of, glass of) fresh pineapple juice for
the whole family.
5. Mother bought (a bunch of, a basket of) bananas.
Choose the correct counter or determiner to complete each sentence. Write the
letter of the correct answer in the blank.
1. Andrew gets ________ of ice cream free when he buys his lunch.
a. A kilogram
b. A scoop
c. A slice
2. Mr. Fabio decides to add ________ of sugar in his coffee to make it taste
better.
a. A cup
b. A kilogram
c. A teaspoonful
3. Mother gives ________ of cake to each visitor.
a. Much
b. A pinch
c. A slice
4. His uncle brought _________ fruits from the province.
a. Any
b. Much

c. Some
5. We need ________ of sand to build a house.
a. A pail
b. A sack
c. A truckload
Does the counter fit the mass noun? Write YES if it does, and NO if it does not.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A
A
A
A
A

bag of vinegar ________


glass of milk _________
kilogram of sugar ______
meter of cloth ________
tube of toothpaste ______

TRUE OR FALSE
1.
2.
3.
4.

Count nouns are nouns that can be counted. __________


Determiners are used to make mass nouns countable. ______________
Mass nouns are nouns that cannot be counted. __________
The quantity of count nouns can be expressed by using
determiners.______________
5. Mass nouns are always singular in form. ____________

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