Countable uncountable nouns
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ESCOLA BÁSICA 2º E 3º CICLOS BARTOLOMEU PERESTRELO SCHOOL YEAR 2006/2007 COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count . For example: "pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens. Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them . For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. dog, cat, animal, man, person bottle, box, litre coin, note, dollar cup, plate, fork table, chair, suitcase, bag music, art, love, happiness advice, information, news furniture, luggage rice, sugar, butter, water electricity, gas, power money, currency A. Write a, an or some. E.g.: Some sweets 1. ____________ pencil 2. ____________ eagle 3. ____________ watches 4. ____________ men 5. ____________ water 6. ____________ people 7. ____________ athlete 8. ____________ food 9. ____________ children 10. ____________ sugar 11. ____________ orange 12. ___________ helicopter 13. ____________ hour 14. ____________ bacon SOME muda para ANY na negative e na interrogativa B. Make the following sentences negative. 1. I have got some books. I haven’t got any books. 2. He buys some comics. _________________________________________________________
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ESCOLA BÁSICA 2º E 3º CICLOS BARTOLOMEU PERESTRELOSCHOOL YEAR 2006/2007
COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are
things that we can count. For example: "pen". We
can count pens. We can have one, two, three or
more pens.
Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc
that we cannot divide into separate elements. We
cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count
"milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of
milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself.
dog, cat, animal, man, person
bottle, box, litre
coin, note, dollar
cup, plate, fork
table, chair, suitcase, bag
music, art, love, happiness
advice, information, news
furniture, luggage
rice, sugar, butter, water
electricity, gas, power
money, currency
A. Write a, an or some.
E.g.: Some sweets
1. ____________ pencil
2. ____________ eagle
3. ____________ watches
4. ____________ men
5. ____________ water
6. ____________ people
7. ____________ athlete
8. ____________ food
9. ____________ children
10. ____________ sugar
11. ____________ orange
12. ___________ helicopter
13. ____________ hour
14. ____________ bacon
SOME muda para ANY na negative e na interrogativa
B. Make the following sentences negative.1. I have got some books. I haven’t got any books.
2. He buys some comics. _________________________________________________________
3. They want some food. __________________________________________________________
4. She eats some apples. _________________________________________________________
5. You have got some. ___________________________________________________________
6. We are writing some letters. _____________________________________________________
7. There are some. ______________________________________________________________
C. Make the same sentences negative. 1. ____________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________________________________
7. ____________________________________________________________________________
D. Add some or any as required.
E.g.: I want some fresh eggs; have you got any?
1. You have a lot of apples; please give me __________.
2. Please, give me __________ more cake. I’m sorry but there isn’t __________.
3. There is __________ tea in the kitchen, but there isn’t __________ milk.
4. He wants __________ more pudding. Give him __________.
5. Ask him for __________ paper. I haven’t got __________ in my desk.
6. Do you want __________ stamps? No, thanks. I’ve got __________.
7. There are __________ photos in this book, but there aren’t __________ in mine.
8. Can you see __________ planes in the sky?
HOW MUCH = Uncountable nounsHOW MANY = Countable nouns
A. Complete with How much or How many.
1. _______________ students are there in this class?
2. _______________ milk is there in the fridge?
3. _______________ bread is there on the table?
4. _______________ hamburgers are there on the plate?
5. _______________ toasts would you like?
6. _______________ apples are there in the bowl?
7. _______________ money do you have in your pocket?
8. _______________ does it cost? £3
No None
nenhumnenhumanenhunsnenhumas
NO – junto a um substantivoEx.: NO money; NO friends
NONE – sem substantivoEx.: Have you got any Money? No, NONE.
A. Complete with SOME, ANY, NO, NONE.
1. Can you see __________ cars in front of the restaurant? No, __________.
2. Have you got __________ cold chicken in the fridge? Yes, I have __________.
3. We’d like __________ crisps. Are there __________?
4. I’m sorry. There are __________ crisps today.
5. I’d like __________ chocolate but there isn’t __________.
6. We’d like __________ bread but __________ butter.
7. We’d like __________ hamburgers. Are there __________? No, __________.
8. Is there much cheese on the plate? No, there’s __________.
9. How much banana milkshake is there? There’s __________, sorry.
10. Have you got __________ money to pay for everything? No, I have got __________.
