Countable &

Uncountable nouns

REVIEW

Countable nouns

e.g. I eat a banana every day. I like bananas.

“Banana” is a countable noun.

We can add ‘s’ to a countable noun: „Bananas”

A countable noun can be1. singular (banana) or

Countable nouns are things we can count. We can say ‘one banana’ ,‘two bananas’ etc.

Countable nouns

2. plural (bananas)

Countable nounsExamples of countable nouns

singular plural apple apples

pineapple pineapples

cucumber cucumbers strawberry strawberries grape grapes

Countable nouns

We add -es to most nouns in -o:tomato tomatoespotato potatoes

But we just add -s to:radio radios

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Uncountable nouns

e.g. I eat a bowl of rice everyday.

I drink a bottle of milk per week.She buys a packet of tea in the market.He has a cup of coffee for breakfast.

Rice is an uncountable noun.

Uncountable nouns

An uncountable noun has only one form. (rice)

•Uncountable nouns are things we can’t count: liquids (water) food (bread) Materials (iron) Ideas (anger). •We can’t put add ‘s’ to an uncountable noun. To refer to quantity we use measuring units: a kilo, a litre, a gram...

Uncountable nouns

Examples of uncountable nouns:

salad dressing

paper

ham

aluminium

milk

There is/ There are some

Study the following table:

is meatcheese

in the f ridge.

There

are

some

rulerspencils

on the desk.

There isn’t/There aren’t any

Study the following table:

isn’t milkcoff ee

in the shop.

There

aren’t

any

disheswatches

under the bed.

I. Put the correct form of the given words into the spaces.

1.John is eating some __________(potato).2.Is there any ___________ (water) in the

jar?3.Mother says, ‘Gogo, please give me

some __________ (jam).’4.There are some _________ (fish) in the

river.5.There aren’t any ______________(tomato)

on the table.

II. Put the correct answer into the spaces with “some” or “any”.

1.There is not ________sugar in the coffee.2.There are ___________ stars in the sky.3.There aren’t ________ roses on the table.4.Father says, ‘Please give me ________ oil.’5.Is there ________ orange juice?6.There is ________ paper on the desk.

Quantifiers: Uncountable nouns

Some, any, a lot of = countable/uncountable

There are a lot of cars in Manchester.

There is a lot of pollution in the capital. Many and (a) few = countable

Are there many books in that library?

Not really, just few ones /Yeah, there are a few Much and (a) little = uncountable

Is there much honey in that jar?

No, actually there isn´t much / Yes, there is a little

Complete the following sentences in your notebooks Much/Many

1.I don´t have …..............free time these days.

2.There aren´t …..............good restaurants in this part of town.

3.How ….................kilos of rice do you eat a day?

4.Do you eat............Indian food?

5.Did your Ipad cost …............?

6.How …...............red meet do you eat every week?

7.How....................sugar do you add to your coffee?

8.I don´t drink..................coffee, it has cafeine.

Complete the following sentences in your notebooks Few /little/a lot of

1.She eats ….......meat but very....... salads.

2.I´ve got........CDs but very …...space.

3.He does very........housework and watches …...........TV.

4.I´ve got …......time and ….....things to do.

5.We recycle.....rubbish and use very …...water.

Measuring units. Complete orally and write it down in your NB:1. A bar of... 2.A bottle of...

3.A bowl of... 4.A can of...

5.A carton of... 6.A cup of...

7.A gram of... 8.A jar of...

9.A packet of... 10.A piece of...

11.A loaf of... 12.A kilo of...

Have a look at the following pitcture and write.1. How many bottles of beer can you see?

2. How many balloons are there on the table?

3. How many plastic glasses are there?

4. Is there much food?

5. Is there much orange juice?

6. Are there many people?

7. Are there many elderly people?