Adverbs of Quantity

Countable Nouns

Countable nouns are things which can be counted. That means that when there is more than one of them, you need to add 's'. Also, when a countable noun is singular an article (a/an/the) is often used with it.
e.g. There are too many factories.

Non-Countable Nouns

Non-Countable Nouns are usually things which cannot be counted, such as rice or water. Non-countable nouns only have a singular form, but we either use the word "some" or nothing at all instead of an article.
e.g. There is too much smoke.

Complete these statements with the correct missing words:

• 1. There ___ factory workers. We need to hire ten more workers by tomorrow.
  
  fewer
  too much
  aren't enough
  more
  too many
  
  
• 2. There should be ___ factories in this town. It will definitely help decrease pollution.
  
  aren't enough
  too many
  more
  too much
  fewer
  
  
• 3. There is ___ industrial pollution. We need to do something urgently!
  
  too many
  more
  aren't enough
  too much
  fewer
  
  
• 4. The government needs to encourage ___ environmentally friendly energy sources.
  
  too many
  aren't enough
  too much
  fewer
  more
  
  
• 5. There should be ___ emissions. Traffic is a major concern!
  
  too many
  more
  fewer
  too much
  aren't enough
  
  
• 6. We should have ___ alternative energy sources, so that we can protect our environment.
  
  too much
  fewer
  aren't enough
  more
  too many
  
  
• 7. There is ___ industrial waste dumped in the ocean. It's a big problem!
  
  aren't enough
  more
  too much
  fewer
  too many
  
  
• 8. There are ___ old appliances left by the playground. It's a complete mess!
  
  too many
  more
  too much
  aren't enough
  fewer
  
  
• 9. There is too much ___ pollution.
  
  option
  industrial
  food
  sugar
  
  
• 10. There are too many cars with too many ___.
  
  pipes
  rain
  emissions
  petrol
  
  
• 11. I want to ___ my energy so I can finish my work.
  
  eat
  conserve
  throw
  jump
  
  
• 12. Can you give me any ___ ways to solve this problem?
  
  solid
  alternative
  drive
  duck
  
  
• 13. The government tries to ___ businesses to use clean energy.
  
  encourage
  start
  hope
  pull