Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| Are there ______________________ elephants in Vietnam? | some / any |
| What are you doing here in the park all alone? Are you waiting for ______________________? | somebody / anybody |
| Are there ______________________ volcanoes in your country? | some / any |
| Do you want ______________________ more soup? There's plenty left. | some / any |
| Do you think I can find ______________________ bookshops in this area? | any / some |
| Have you got ______________________ children? | any / some |
| You look totally lost, do you need ______________________ help? | some / any |
| Do you mind if I put ______________________ music on, please? | some / any |
| Hey, what are you doing here in the florist? Are you buying ______________________ flowers? | some / any |
| Did ______________________ know the answer to that difficult question? | somebody / anybody |
| Would you like ______________________ more biscuits? You must be hungry. | any / some |
| Can I have ______________________ wine? My glass is empty | some / any |
| Do you need ______________________ eggs? I think the shops are still open. | any / some |
| Do you have ______________________ roses in your garden? I have lots, I love roses. | some / any |
| I know you've been asking people about me. Well, here I am, is there ______________________ you would like to know? | anything / something |
| Can I borrow ______________________ eggs from you? Some friends are coming for dinner and I have not enough eggs. | any / some |
| Why are you looking under the bed? Have you lost ______________________? | something / anything |
| Did you find ______________________ people lost when you went to the mountains? | some / any |
| Would you like ______________________ wine? I see your glass is empty. | any / some |
| Would you like ______________________ books to read? I have lots of interesting books you'll love. | any / some |
| This boutique is so small, do you see ______________________ you like? I don't. | anything / something |
| Have you got ______________________ books I can read? | some / any |
| Have you got ______________________ friends in Paris? We're going there next week. | any / some |
| Welcome to my restaurant, sirs. Would you like ______________________ to drink? | anything / something |
| Do you usually drink ______________________ wine in your meals? | some / any |
| - Excuse me, can I ask you ______________________? - Sure, what is it? | something / anything |
| Can I have ______________________ more coffee, please? | any / some |
| Have you got ______________________ time to talk, please? | any / some |
| Hey mum, have you got ______________________ colour pencils I can use? I can't find them. | any / some |
| Here is your coffee. ______________________ sugar? | Some / Any |
SOME USED IN QUESTIONS
We use SOME in affirmative sentences and ANY in interrogative and negative sentences. But this rule has some exceptions. One important exception is that sometimes we can use SOME in questions:
SOME in questions 
You must use SOME in questions when you expect or encourage the answer "yes". In these cases, you use SOME because a negative answer is possible but it would surprise you.
you see your friend rubbing his eye:
- What’s wrong, have you got something in your eye?
a mother to her 10-year-old son:
- Can you buy some bread when you go to the shop?
For the same reason we also use SOME in questions for offerings and requests, because we are expecting (or hoping) an affirmative answer:
- Would you like some coffee? (offering)
- Can I have some more sugar, please? (request)
In all other questions we normally use ANY
- Have you got any brothers or sisters?
