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 some

2 any

Question 4:

I would love ? cookies.

1 some

2 any

Question 5:

Would you like ? tea?

1 any

2 some

Question 6:

Could I borrow ? sugar?

1 any

2 some

Question 7:

We should buy ? rice.

1 any

2 some

Question 8:

I can't have ? caffeine at night.

1 any

2 some

Question 9:

I'd like ? water, please.

1 any

2 some

Question 10:

Is there ? candy left?

1 some

2 any

Question 11:

She wants to buy ? movie tickets.

1 any

2 some

Question 12:

Have you seen ? of my cats?

1 some

2 any

Question 13:

Does the flight have ? available seats?

1 any

2 some

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 some

2 any

Question 17:

We don't have ? plans for the weekend

1 any

2 some

Question 18:

Do you have ? advice?

1 some

2 any

Question 19:

Is there ? way to fix this broken vase?

1 some

2 any

Question 20:

The bakery offers ? delicious pastries and cakes.

1 any

2 some