Count/Non-Count Food Partitives

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  1. Please go to the store and pick up ________ milk.
    a. a bag of
    b. a half gallon of
    c. half a dozen
    d. a pound of

  2. This recipe calls for _________ butter.
    a. a dozen
    b. a tube of
    c. a stick
    d. a can of

  3. My cat eats _____ tuna every day.
    a. a can of
    b. a loaf of
    c. a bottle of
    d. a bag of

  4. I like to drink ______ mineral water after I exercise.
    a. a pound of
    b. a stick of
    c. a teaspoon of
    d. a bottle of

  5. I want to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But the ____ peanut butter is empty.
    a. six-pack of
    b. jar of
    c. head of
    d. box of

  6. I need three ______ yogurt from the dairy section.
    a. tubes of
    b. pounds of
    c. containers of
    d. dozens of

  7. If we want coffee with breakfast, we should buy _____ coffee tonight.
    a. a gallon of
    b. a pound of
    c. a cup of
    d. a quart of

  8. I would like a large, green ______ lettuce for tonight's salad.
    a. head of
    b. jar of
    c. can of
    d. half a cup of

  9. Would you like ____ chocolate or vanilla ice cream?
    a. a half dozen of
    b. a pint of
    c. a bag of
    d. a can of

  10. Pick up ______ whole wheat bread at the bakery.
    a. half a pound of
    b. a box of
    c. a twelve-pak of
    d. a loaf of

  11. I need _____ eggs for the Easter egg hunt.
    a. a gallon
    b. a quart of
    c. half a dozen
    d. a teaspoon of

  12. I need ____________ ground beef to make hamburgers for the picnic.
    a. a pint of
    b. a box of
    c. a head of
    d. a pound and a half of

  13. We need _____ rice to make our special chicken and rice dish.
    a. a box of
    b. a gallon of
    c. a loaf of
    d. a teaspoon of

  14. The ______ toothpaste is located in the Health and Beauty section of the supermarket.
    a. a quart of
    b. tube of
    c. a pint of
    d. a stick of

  15. Pick up _____ soda for the party tonight.
    a. a head of
    b. a jar of
    c. a bag of
    d. a six-pack of

  16. Order ____ Swiss cheese at the deli counter.
    a. a pint of
    b. half a pound of
    c. a quart of
    d. a jar of

  17. This recipe needs _______ of salt.
    a. a teaspoon of
    b. a loaf of
    c. a six-pack of
    d. a stick of

  18. Go get _____ bananas in the Produce section at the front of the store.
    a. a head of
    b. a dozen of
    c. a bunch of
    d. a pint of

  19. We need ____ orange juice for tomorrow morning.
    a. a pound of
    b. a quart of
    c. a bag of
    d. a stick of

  20. Buy _____ of chocolate chip cookies for dessert.
    a. a bag of
    b. a half a gallon of
    c. a teaspoon of
    d. a loaf of

Copyright 1998 by Catherine Rifkin (fricativ@mediaone.net)
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