Study the table below:

Units of measurement

Examples

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a glass of

milk, water, wine, etc

a piece of

bread, pie, chocolate, cake, etc

a bowl of

cereal, fruit, soup, etc

a tin of

pasta, cookies, crackers, etc

a can of

beans, tuna, oil, etc

a bottle of

water, wine, beer, etc

a cup of

coffee, tea, cocoa, etc

a bar of

soap, chocolate, etc

a gallon of

gasoline, orange juice, oil, etc

a spoonful of

sugar, ice cream, honey, etc

a pitcher of

water, lemonade, juice

a barrel of

wine, whisky, olive oil, etc

a sack of

flour, rice, corn, etc

a box of

pasta, cookies, crackers, etc

a bag of

flour, sugar, beans, etc

a carton of

eggs, milk, yogurt, etc

a slice of

ham, cheese, salami, etc

Note: An uncountable noun can be used with more than one unit of measurement.

a glass of

a bottle of

a cup of

milk

a bag of

a sack of
a spoonful of

sugar

Exercise 3
(éksersais zri)

Determine which quantifier can be used with the food in the sentence.

1. We bought a
 of pasta.
2. We ate several  of cherry pie.
3. We bought several  of soaps.
4. Sonia drank one  of wine yesterday.
5. Doctors recommend eight  of water a day.
6. The little child had a  of lemonade in his garden. He was selling some glasses of it.
7. My son likes to have three  of salami with bread.
8. I can’t start my day without my favorite  of coffee.
9. There is a  of eggs in the fridge if you want to prepare an omelet.
10. After a hard training at the gym, I always have a  of tuna with a green salad.

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