Primary 4

We can use a noun phrase before a

noun to show the quantity.

For example:

a bowl of…a glass of…a cup of… a plate of…a can of…

This is a bowl of

rice.

This is a plate of rice.

We can use noun phrases with both

countable and uncountable nouns.

The noun ‘rice’ is

uncountable.

The noun ‘noodles’ is

countable.

This is a bowl of

noodles.

This is a plate of noodles.

Here are some more examples:

a can of cola a carton of milk

a packet of potato chips

a bottle of water

a tin of fish a bar of chocolate

We can put an ‘s’ on a noun phrase to

form a plural.

a bowl of noodles two bowls of noodles

When forming the plural, we only put

the ‘s’ on the noun phrase, not the

uncountable noun.

a bowl of rice two bowls of rices

Practice

a cup

a glass of orange juice

lemon teaI would like ______ of __________

and __________________.

I would like three ______________ and

________________________.

cartons of milk

two packets of potato chips

Practice

five cans of cola

a bar of chocolateI would like ___________________ and

___________________ .

Practice

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