when to use some and any

some
in affirmative sentences	There are some biscuits left.
in questions where the answer ‘yes’ is expected	Could I have some attention, please?
in offers and requests	Would you like some wine?
any
in negative sentences (+ NOT)	There isn’t any cheese left.
with ‘negative’ words such as hardly, barely, scarcely, never, etc.	There is hardly any cheese left. (= almost no)
in questions where the answer can be ‘yes’ or ‘no’	Have you got any money?

• some and any are used before plural or uncountable nouns.
• the choice between someone / anyone, something / anything, somebody / anybody, somewhere / anywhere is the same as between some and any.
• an affirmative sentence does not contain not/n’t and is not a question.

exercises

some or any

• exercise 1: choose any or some
• exercise 2: choose any or some
• exercise 3: choose any or some
• exercise 4: choose any or some
• exercise 5: choose any or some
• exercise 6: choose any or some
• exercise 7: fill in any or some
• exercise 8: choose any or some in interrogative sentences

something / anything, someone / anyone, somewhere / anywhere, etc.

• exercise 1: fill in something, anything, someone, anyone, somewhere, anywhere
• exercise 2: fill in anybody / somebody / nobody (not anyone / someone / anyone)
• exercise 3: choose any/some, someone/anyone, something/anything, somewhere/anywhere