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1. Here are some sentences with any. Which word in each sentence gives the ‘negative kind of meaning’: Examples: He never listens to anyone. We’ve hardly got any cat food.
1 The baby refuses to eat anything.
2 I doubt that you’ll find any bread now.
3 There was hardly anybody in town.
4 You never get any sense out of her.
5 You seldom hear any birds here.
6 I left the house without any money.
2. Affirmative/negative: choose the right word.
1 I can’t find (some/any) butter, but we’ve got (some/any) margarine.
2 Emma has got (some/any) old pictures of the house to show us.
3 1 haven’t got (something/anything) to wear to the party.
4 There aren’t (some/any) buses on Sunday.
5 Helen brought me (sorne/any)beautiful roses from her garden.
6 There’s (somebody/anybody) waiting for you at reception.
3. Questions: Choose some/any/somebody/anybody/something/anythhig.
1 Did you meet _____________________interesting at the party?
2 Can I offer you ________________ wine?
3 Shall we listen to ________________music?
4 Have yam got _________________ children?
5 Is there ________________I can do?
6 Would you like_______________ to help you?
7 Do you know ___________________ German?
4. Choose the right word.
1 Have you got (some/any) time free on Wednesday afternoon?
2 There’s (something/anything) strange about the way Pete’s acting today.
3 Nobody can find out (something/anything) about when the exams will be.
4 Is there (something/anything) we should bring to the meeting?
5 (Some/My) of Laura’s Mends were at the party last night
6 Shall bring you (something/anything) to read while you wait?
7 I had three sets of house keys, and I can’t Bnd (some/any) of them now.
8 Hardly (some/any) of the smaller cars have enough legroom for Jill.
9 Do you know if (some/any) of the Mortises are coming on Sunday?
10 Can I get you (some/any) coffee? I’ve just made (some/any).
11 She refuses to have (something/anything) to do with her family now.
12 I haven’t done (some/ any) revision for the exam — I know I’ll fall.
13 If there’s (some /any) soup left, could you put it in the fridge, please?
14 I doubt that there’s (somethutg/anytiung) we can do now.
15 Never trust (someone/anyone) who has a perfectly tidy desk.
16 Helen can ride a bike without (some/any) help now.
17 Has Eve got (some/ any) brothers or sisters, do you know?
18 Harriet has got (some/any) beautiful jewellery, but she never wears it.