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EXERCISE 1 Setze some oder any ein.

a) Mum, do we have ________________________ chocolate? Yes, there is ________________________ chocolate in the kitchen cupboard.

b) My family doesnt have ________________________ pets. Do you have ________________________ pets at home?

c) Grandma, can I have ________________________ apples? Of course you can. Go and get ________________________ apples from the apple tree.

d) Ben, would you like to try ________________________ of my home-made lemonade? Sure, it looks delicious! Id love to try ________________________.

e) Lets go to Santos store and buy ________________________ mozzarella. They dont have ________________________ mozzarella at Santos store. We have to go to the big supermarket in Cave Street.

f) Hey, do you need ________________________ help? Yes, Mr. Fielding. Weve got ________________________ problems with exercise 2b.

g) My aunt has ________________________ beautiful paintings in her room.

h) Are you sure this is the bus stop? I dont see ________________________ buses.

i) Im hungry. Oh wait, I think Ive got ________________________ sandwiches in my bag.

j) I dont know what to do. Do you have ________________________ ideas? No, I havent got ________________________.

k) Look, I found ________________________ baby birds in a nest!

l) I need to send ________________________ letters to my friends. Do you have ________________________ stamps?

m) Bob, I think I need ________________________ help with this problem. Im sorry, I dont have ________________________ time at the moment.

n) Do you have ________________________ brothers or sisters?

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p) I know ________________________ lovely places around here.

q) This recipe is easy. You only need two eggs, a little milk and ________________________ flour. That sounds good but we dont have ________________________ milk at home!

r) My brother and ________________________ of his friends are in the living room. I dont like ________________________ of his friends because they never let me play with them.