Countable n Uncountable Nouns
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Countable and UncountableENGLISH Year 4
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Look at the picture
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Countable NounsNoun are words for things that can be counted. They can be singular or plural.Use a, an, many, some, a few and a lot of with countable nouns.You can use is or are with count nouns.
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Examples:a toy, an umbrella, many pens, a few books, a lot of ballons, some posters1. There is a cat on my bed.2. There are three cats on my bed.
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Countable Nouns
SingularPlurala pizzatwo pizzas
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Countable Nouns
SingularPluralan applesome apples
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Countable Nouns
SingularPluralOne papayaa few papayas
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Countable Nouns
SingularPluralone potatomany potatoes
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Uncountable NounsNouns are words for things that cannot be counted. They do not take the plural form.You can use much, a little, a lot of or some before an uncountable noun.You can only use is with uncountable nouns.
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Examples: ice, sand, wood, oilmuch rice, a little water, a lot of sugar, some grassThere is mud on your shoes.
a lot of and some can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns
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Uncountable Nounsa little rice/ soup/ sugarsome milk/ salt/ water
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Exercise Practice ALook at the underlined words in the sentences. Are they countable or uncountable? Write C for countable nouns and UC for uncountable nouns in the provide space.
May mother baked a cake yesterday.______________________Please knock on the door before you enter.______________________Some cats love to drink milk.______________________Mitra has many dresses in her cupboard.______________________Honey is made by bees. ______________________I cannot find m left shoe!______________________You should save some money in the bank.______________________The dentist pulled out Danias tooth. ______________________The air in the jungle is fresh.______________________There is some soup in the pan.______________________
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ExercisePractice BFill in the blanks with many, much, a few, or a little. Some words can be used more than once.
There are _________________ cows on the field.There isnt ___________________ grass left on the field.We ate _____________________ sweets during recess.Can you give me ___________________ice cream?Only _____________________ children came to the playground today.My grandmother keeps ___________________goats in the big shed.Dont put too _____________________sugar in your drink.I want _____________________salt for my curry.Sara has ___________________ erasers in her pencil box.How ___________________flour do I need for this cake?