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Exercises

85.1 Would you normally expect to find these things in most people’s houses, flats, garages

or gardens? In which room or place? Answer for both meanings (countable and
uncountable).

1 aniron/ironYes,mostpeoplehaveanirontoirontheirclothes;theymightkeepitinthekitchensomewhere.
Most people don’t normally keep iron (the metal) at home, but they might have things made of iron (e.g. a frying
pan) in the kitchen.
2 acloth/cloth
3 afish/fish
4 glass/aglass
5 awood/wood
6 pepper/apepper
7 paper/apaper

85.2 Which question would you ask? Could I have/borrow a(n) …? or Could I have/borrow some …?

1 cakeCouldIhavesomecake? 5 paper

2 iron
6 rubber

3 pepper 7 glass

4 chocolate

85.3 Complete the answers using the word in brackets. Use a(n) or the if the meaning is countable.

1 Ohdear!I’vespiltwateronthefloor!(cloth)Nevermind.Here’s a cloth - just wipe it up.
2 Howdidyougetthatpunctureinyourcartyre?(glass)Idrove
3 (child)Daddy,whatarecartyresmadeof?(rubber)They’remade
4 Haveyouworkedinaprimaryschoolbefore?(experience)No,Idon’t
5 IwonderwhowonthegeneralelectioninSweden?(paper)Wecouldbuy
6 (child)Mum,what’stheMonaLisa?(work)It’s
7 What’syourfavouriteice-creamflavour?(chocolate)Myfavourite

85.4 What is the difference between (a) and (b) in each pair? Check in a dictionary if you’re
not sure.

1 a Shewasalwaysagreatloverofthearts.
b Areyouanartlover?
a Artsheremeans theatre, music, etc. b Artheremeans
2 a (roadsign)PLANTANDHEAVYMACHINERYCROSSING
b I’veboughtyouahouseplant.
a Plantheremeans b Aplantheremeans
3 a Therewasalotofdamagetothecarasaresultoftheaccident.
b Thefilmstarwon$500,000indamagesbecausethestoryinthenewspaperwasuntrue.
a Damageheremeans b Damagesheremeans

4 a I’vehadsomebadtimesatthedentist’s!
b Howmanytimeshaveyoubeentothedentist’sthisyear?
a Timesheremeans b Timesheremeans

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