Countable & Uncountable Nouns – A2 Grammar Test
This A2 grammar test helps you practice countable and uncountable nouns using much, many, and a lot of.
Choose the correct answer.
RESULTS
#1. How ___ apples do you eat every day?
#2. There isn’t ___ milk left in the fridge.
#3. She has ___ friends at school.
#4. We don’t have ___ time today.
#5. How ___ money do you have?
#6. There are ___ people waiting outside.
#7. I don’t drink ___ coffee.
#8. She bought ___ vegetables at the market.
#9. There isn’t ___ information about the problem.
#10. He has ___ homework to do tonight.
#11. How ___ books are on the shelf?
#12. We have ___ free time on weekends.
#13. There aren’t ___ chairs in the room.
#14. She doesn’t eat ___ sugar.
#15. They made ___ mistakes in the test.
✅ Answer Key with VERY Detailed Explanations
1. How many apples do you eat every day?
Correct: b) many
Why:
“Apples” is a countable plural noun → use many in questions.
❌ much → for uncountable nouns
❌ a lot → incomplete without “of”
Example:
How many students are there?
2. There isn’t much milk left in the fridge.
Correct: b) much
Why:
“Milk” is uncountable, and the sentence is negative → use much.
3. She has a lot of friends at school.
Correct: c) a lot of
Why:
“A lot of” can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns, especially in positive sentences.
4. We don’t have much time today.
Correct: b) much
Why:
“Time” is uncountable, and the sentence is negative.
5. How much money do you have?
Correct: b) much
Why:
“Money” is uncountable, so we use much in questions.
6. There are a lot of people waiting outside.
Correct: c) a lot
Why:
“People” is plural countable, and the sentence is positive → a lot of fits naturally.
7. I don’t drink much coffee.
Correct: b) much
Why:
“Coffee” is uncountable, negative sentence → much.
8. She bought a lot of vegetables at the market.
Correct: c) a lot of
Why:
“Vegetables” is plural countable; a lot of works well in positive sentences.
9. There isn’t much information about the problem.
Correct: b) much
Why:
“Information” is uncountable, negative sentence → much.
10. He has a lot of homework to do tonight.
Correct: c) a lot of
Why:
“Homework” is uncountable, and the sentence is positive.
⚠ Common mistake: homeworks ❌ (never plural)
11. How many books are on the shelf?
Correct: b) many
Why:
“Books” is plural countable → many.
12. We have a lot of free time on weekends.
Correct: c) a lot of
Why:
“Free time” is uncountable, positive sentence → a lot of.
13. There aren’t many chairs in the room.
Correct: b) many
Why:
“Chairs” is plural countable, negative sentence → many.
14. She doesn’t eat much sugar.
Correct: b) much
Why:
“Sugar” is uncountable, negative sentence → much.
15. They made a lot of mistakes in the test.
Correct: c) a lot
Why:
“Mistakes” is plural countable; a lot of is natural in positive sentences.
🧠 A2 Countable & Uncountable – Core Rules
Countable nouns: apples, books, chairs
Questions/negatives → many
Uncountable nouns: water, money, time
Questions/negatives → much
Positive sentences:
a lot of (countable + uncountable)
