Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Počitatelná a nepočitatelná podstatná jména

Compare

Countable Nouns• a car

• an apple

• ten cars

• some apples

• the car• the apples

Uncountable Nouns• water

• some sugar

• the water• the sugar

Remember

• I´ve got a sister.• I´ve got some cars.

• I haven´t got a brother.• I haven´t got any sisters.

• There is some dog food on the shelf.• It´s a pity you haven´t got any money.

How many or How much?

Countable Nouns• How many …?

• How many cars?• How many brothers do you

have?

Uncountable Nouns• How much …?

• How much money?• How much milk do we

need?

Uncountable Nouns

1 Látková, hromadná:butter, cheese, rice, flour, fruit

2 Abstraktní:work, homework, music, love

3 Jiná, která neočekáváme:money, hair, news, information, advice

Both Countable and Uncountable

Countable• an ice-cream

• a chocolate

• a glass

• a tea, a coffee

• a toast

Uncountable• ice-cream

• chocolate

• glass

• tea, coffee

• toast

Remember

How much tea?How many cups of tea?

How many apples?How many packets of apples?

Put the words into the right place

lemonade, mouse, money, milk, tomatoe, carrot, coffee, onion, tea, rice, butter, sausage, bread, cake

How many …? How much …?

Check your answer

How many …?• mice• tomatoes• carrots• onions• sausages• cakes

How much …?• lemonade• money• milk• coffee• tea• rice• butter• bread

Use How many or How much

• ….. books do you want?• ….. flour do you need?• ….. eggs do we have in the fridge?• ….. cheese do we need?• ….. apples do you want?• ….. chocolate have you got in the bag?• ….. coffee does your dad drink?

Check your answers, please

• How many books do you want?• How much flour do you need?• How many eggs do we have in the fridge?• How much cheese do we need?• How many apples do you want?• How much chocolate have you got in the bag?• How much coffee does your dad drink?

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

A few• Několik

• potatoes• books• cars• onions• girls

A bit of

• Trochu

• salt• pepper• money• time• love

A few or A bit of

apples, meat, butter, carrots, sausages, bread, children, mice, coke, crisps, magazines, friends, music, time, lemonade, tea, sandwiches, cakes, water, cheese, chocolate

A few A bit of

Check your answers

A few• apples• carrots• sausages• children• mice• crisps• magazines• friends• sandwiches• cakes

A bit of • meat• butter• bread• coke• music• time• lemonade• tea• water• cheese• chocolate