Countable and uncountable nouns

countable and uncountable nouns
quantifiers
presentation and practice

1. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

2. COUNTABLE NOUNS Things I can count one orange two oranges

3. COUNTABLE NOUNS Singular form: a/an + noun one + noun one orange two oranges Plural form: number + noun + -s

4. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Things I can’t count rice one rice two rice s pasta one pasta two pasta s

5. LET’S PRACTISE Please, pass the salt . countable u ncountable or

6. LET’S PRACTISE We need some chairs . countable u ncountable or

7. LET’S PRACTISE countable u ncountable banana banana bread bread butter butter carrot carrot cheese cheese cherry cherry chicken chicken chocolate chocolate chocolate coffee coffee cucumber cucumber

8. LET’S PRACTISE countable u ncountable egg egg rice rice honey honey grape grape lemonade lemonade lemon lemon meat meat milk milk oil oil olive olive

9. LET’S PRACTISE countable u ncountable onion onion salt salt sugar sugar peach peach tea tea potato potato water water sandwich sandwich onion

10. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS I’d like some juice. I’d like a glass of juice. Unspecified quantity Specific quantity

11. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS We can make uncountable nouns countable by adding a specific quantity, like “ a glass ” Match A cup of ____ A bar of ____ A glass of____ A tin of ____ A slice of ____ A piece of ____ A bottle of ____ A can of ____ A jar of ____ A knob of ____ milk cola butter bread sweetcorn honey chocolate water tea cheese i g a c d j h b f e

12. A/AN, SOME There is ______ mango. I have ______ apple. a an There are ______ peppers. I have ______ carrots. some some There is ______ sugar. I have ______ bread. some some plural COUNTABLE singular UNCOUNTABLE singular COUNTABLE

13. LET’S PRACTISE a an some There is _______ banana in the recipe. a

14. LET’S PRACTISE a an some There is _______ ice cream in the fridge. some

15. LET’S PRACTISE a an some I need _______ water. some

16. SOME / ANY There are some peppers. I have some carrots. I s there any sugar? I don’t have any bread. ANY NEGATIVE SENTENCES QUESTIONS SOME AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

17. LET’S PRACTISE some any I have _______ milk. some

18. LET’S PRACTISE some any There is _______ cheese. some

19. LET’S PRACTISE some any There aren’t _______ apples in the fridge. any

20. LET’S PRACTISE some any Is there _______ sugar on the table? any

21. MUCH / MANY / A LOT OF/LOTS OF / (A) LITTLE / (A) FEW COUNTABLE NOUNS (PLURAL) UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS (SINGULAR) AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES many a lot of/lots of (a) few a lot of/lots of (a) little NEGATIVE SENTENCES Many a lot of/lots of (a) few much a lot of/lots of (a) little QUESTIONS Many a lot of/lots of (a) few much a lot of/lots of (a) little much, many, a lot of/lots of: large quantity (a) little, (a) few: small quantity

22. LET’S PRACTISE a/an some any much many a lot of little few _________ ice cream _________ spinach _________ bananas _________ cakes _________ rice _________ spaghetti _________ meat _________ chocolate _________ oranges little To be healthy, we should eat: _________ hamburgers _________ pizza _________ broccoli _________ fish _________ nuts _________ bread _________ cereals _________ cherries _________ hot dogs a lot of a lot of few little some some little a lot of few little a lot of some some some some a lot of few

23. HOW MUCH / HOW MANY How much milk is there? How much sugar do you need? HOW MANY COUNTABLE (PLURAL) NOUNS HOW MUCH UNCOUNTABLE (SINGULAR) NOUNS How many apples are there? How many oranges do you need?

24. LET’S PRACTISE H ow much How many ____________ apples are there on the table? How many

25. LET’S PRACTISE H ow much How many ____________ sugar is there? How much

26. LET’S PRACTISE H ow much How many ____________ milk is there? How much

27. LET’S PRACTISE H ow much How many ____________ cucumbers are there? How many