Count Nouns

We can count these items.

We use a, an, or one with singular count nouns.

A sandwich

One hambuger

An apple
Count nouns can be plural. To make a regular count noun
plural, we add s or -es

sandwiches

hambugers

apples
 We dont add -s or -es
A man men
men
A woman women

A child children

A person people

A foot feet

A tooth Teeth

A mouse mice
 Non Count nouns
We cant count time and help.
Non count nouns dont have plural forms. Non count
nouns dont use a or an.

A bread

A tea
 clothing

coffee

fruit
 rice

milk

cheese
 sugar

salt

water
 Use of some - any
Example:
Id like some chips, but I dont want any tomatoes.
(count)
Affirmative Negative
 Id like some coffee, but I dont want any milk.
(non count)
Affirmative Negative
A: Do you want any dessert?

B:No, thanks. Just a sandwich

is fine.

Attention
Some / any :
? And + (offer)
A:Do you want some cookies?

B:Yes, I do. I love cookies

Attention
Some / any :
? And + (offer)
 Use of some - any

Some Affirmative
Question(offer)
Negative
Any
Question
 Quantity words -containers

A carton of milk 2 cartons of milk

A can of juice 3 cans of juice

A bottle of milk 2 bottles of milk A slice of 2 slices of cake

cake

A loaf of bread 2 loaves of bread

A piece of fruit 2 pieces of fruit
 A box of
4 boxes of cereal
A glass of milk 3 glasses of milk cereal

A cup of coffee 2 cups of coffee 3 cartons of

A carton eggs
of eggs

A bowl of rice 2 bowls of rice A pound of 2 pounds of

apples apples
 HOW MUCH HOW MANY

How much sugar do you How many eggs do you

need? need?
A pound of sugar 6 eggs
How much milk do you a carton of eggs
need? How many oranges do
A carton of milk you need?
2 oranges
Use it with Use it with
uncountable nouns countable nouns
 A lot of some- a little- not much
How much milk do you drink in a week?
I drink a lot of milk Attention:
For
uncountable
I drink some milk nouns use :
How much
I drink a little milk a lot of
some
I dont drink much milk a little
not much
I dont drink any milk = ( None)
A lot of some- a few- not many
How many tomatoes are there in your fridge?
There are a lot of tomatoes
Attention:
For
There are some tomatoes countable
nouns use :
There are a few tomatoes How many
a lot of
There arent many tomatoes some
a few
There arent any tomatoes = (None) not many
 For uncountable For countable
nouns nouns
How much.? How many.?
a lot of a lot of

Some Some

a little a few
not much not many
 HOMEWORK
Write a recipe of a a dish using a
little, a few ,some, not much , not
many, a lot of.

Make 10 sentences using any ,

some in affirmative , negative
and interrogative sentences