Countable and uncountable nouns

explanation of countable nouns

1. Countable and uncountable nouns

2. Countable nouns Countable nouns are nouns which we can count and they have singular and plural form E xample : orange – oranges egg - eggs tomato - tomatoes apple – apples

3. Uncountable nouns are words which we cannot counted,  they only have a singular form and they do not have plural forms . Example: money water music information Uncountable nouns

4. We use A with countable nouns: a pear, a peach, a tomato, a sofa. We use AN when the words starts with a vowel: an orange, an umbrella. We use SOME with countable and uncountable nouns ( without specifying the exact number)in affirmative sentences: some milk, some potatoes, some sugar, some books. We use ANY with countable and uncountable nouns in negative and interrogative sentences: any coffee, any chairs, any furniture  A, an , some and any

5. How much and how many If we talked about uncountable nouns we use “how much” If you want to express countable nouns you use “how many” Tip: People is accountant, since it is the plural of person (person): one person, two people, three people, etc.

6. Cheese uncountable a piece of cheese there is some cheese Examples

7. uncountable there is some water A bottle of water or two bottles of water there aren’t any bottle of water water

8. Countable A sausage theres is a sausage there are some sausages Sausage

9. Countable a sofa two sofas there aren’t any sofas some sofas Sofa

10. How many cups of coffee do you drink a day ? How many pants did you buy in the last sale ? How many pictures did you take last summer?  How much coffee do you drink in the morning ? H ow much wine did France produce last year ? How much work do you have?  Questions

11. Write C for countable and U for uncountable Time __ oil __ Hair __ bread___ Apples __ book ___ Rice___ salt ___ Honey ___ fingers ___ Cars___ Orange___ Exercises

12. Fill the blank with a, an , any and some I t is _____ dog linda doesn’t have ____ pet there are ____ cars in the parking lot there is ____ apple on the desk I bought _____ bottle of water jake always eats _____ cheese at night

13. __________ cheese do you buy ? ___________ books are there in your bag ? ___________films did Tom see last week ? ___________meat are you going to buy ? ___________ friends does Linda have ?   Choose   How  much  or  How many  

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