Choose the correct options

Some nouns can be used both as countable and uncountable, but with different meanings. The uncountable one usually has a more general meaning while the countable one has a more particular meaning. Compare:

• Would you like some coffee? (meaning the drink in general; uncountable)
• We'll have a coffee and two green teas. (meaning a serving, a portion, a cup; countable)

1. Do you want chocolate in your birthday cake? [countable|uncountable]
   Please, buy me a chocolate with nuts. [countable|uncountable]
2. Pass me a glass of water, please. [countable|uncountable]
   On the mantelpiece, there was a tiny fairy figurine made of glass. [countable|uncountable]
3. Strike while the iron is hot. [countable|uncountable]
   I need to buy a new iron. My old one has broken. [countable|uncountable]
4. I really appreciate your hard work. [countable|uncountable]
   He wrote several works on probability theory. [countable|uncountable]
5. All of a sudden, he realised he was lost in the wood. [countable|uncountable]
   I'd prefer kitchen furniture made of wood. [countable|uncountable]
6. Should I choose fish or chicken? [countable|uncountable]
   She went outside to feed the chickens.[countable|uncountable]
7. He plays basketball every weekend. [countable|uncountable]
   The boy got a new basketball as a present. [countable|uncountable]
8. An unknown beauty dressed up to the nines entered the hall and was immediately in the limelight. [countable|uncountable]
   She was reading a poem which celebrated the beauty of the Japanese autumn.[countable|uncountable]
9. I called you three times but you didn't answer. [countable|uncountable]
   He needs some time to recover after the accident. [countable|uncountable]