Some or Any

"Some" and "any" are determiners. They describe an amount or type of something. They are often used before plural countable nouns when the exact amount is not known or is not important. "Some" and "any" are also used before uncountable nouns. They cannot be used for singular nouns because both "some" and "any" mean more than one or an uncountable amount. This grammar structure is easy to memorize. The exercises below will help you practice "some" versus "any."

There are a few general rules:

Some: We use "some" with positive sentences ("I'll have some coffee"), offers ("Do you want some coffee?") and requests ("Can I have some coffee?")

Any: We generally use "any" with negative sentences ("I don't want any coffee") and questions that are not offers or requests ("Do you have any coffee?")

Question 1:

Can I have ? bread?

1 any

2 some

Question 2:

Are there ? bananas?

1 some

2 any

Question 3:

Do you have ? money?

1 any

2 some

Question 4:

I would love ? cookies.

1 some

2 any

Question 5:

Would you like ? tea?

1 some

2 any

Question 6:

Could I borrow ? sugar?

1 some

2 any

Question 7:

We should buy ? rice.

1 some

2 any

Question 8:

I can't have ? caffeine at night.

1 some

2 any

Question 9:

I'd like ? water, please.

1 some

2 any

Question 10:

Is there ? candy left?

1 any

2 some

Question 11:

She wants to buy ? movie tickets.

1 some

2 any

Question 12:

Have you seen ? of my cats?

1 any

2 some

Question 13:

Does the flight have ? available seats?

1 some

2 any

Question 14:

Can I offer you ? snacks?

1 some

2 any

Question 15:

I don't have ? paper in my bag.

1 any

2 some

Question 16:

He needs ? medicine for his cold.

1 any

2 some

Question 17:

We don't have ? plans for the weekend

1 some

2 any

Question 18:

Do you have ? advice?

1 any

2 some

Question 19:

Is there ? way to fix this broken vase?

1 any

2 some

Question 20:

The bakery offers ? delicious pastries and cakes.

1 any

2 some