English I / Lesson 2

English I
Lección 2
Actividad de práctica 2.3 : Countable vs. Uncountable Nouns

En esta actividad aprenderemos sobre los sustantivos contables y los no contables

en ingles. Lee toda la información sobre como identificar estos sustantivos. El
objetivo es que una vez que puedas identificar cuáles son contable o no contables
puedas revisar la sección B de esta actividad sobre MUCH/ MANY. No se envía a
plataforma

Countable Nouns

Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted. Most nouns in English are
countable.

Examples:

 I have two dogs.

 Sandra has three cars.
 Jessie has ten dollars.

Uncountable Nouns

Uncountable nouns are not counted in English. This usually has to do with the way
English speakers think of these nouns. We often picture these nouns as a single
concept or one big thing which is hard to divide. Many of these words are
countable in other languages, but they ARE NOT countable in English. Generally,
we do not use plural forms of these words; however some of these words do end in
"s", so don't get confused.

Examples:

 Mack drinks a lot of water.

 Cindy gives great advice.
 Paul enjoys politics. ENDS WITH "S" BUT UNCOUNTABLE

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SECCION B: El uso de MUCH – MANY

Lee y estudia: Ya hemos visto el uso de palabras que determinan los sustantivos
contables y no contables .Ahora repasaremos MUCH y MANY. Ambas
significan mucho y veremos a continuación en que situaciones se emplea cada
una de ellas.

Si nos referimos a un sustantivo en singular, utilizaremos MUCH, por ejemplo:

much traffic mucho tráfico

much luggage mucho equipaje
En cambio si hacemos referencia a un sustantivo en plural, entonces
usaremos MANY, por ejemplo:
many flowers muchas flores
many pencils muchos lápices
many books muchos libros

En el lenguaje cotidiano, MANY y MUCH se usan generalmente para

realizar preguntas y en frases negativas, por ejemplo:

Hay mucha leche en aquella

Is there much milk in that bottle? botella?
Have you got many friends? Tienes muchos amigos?
There wasn’t much juice in the No había mucho jugo en la
fridge. nevera.
Many people don’t know about my Mucha gente no conoce mi
past. pasado.

En el lenguaje formal, sin embargo, es frecuente que se

emplee MUCH yMANY en frases afirmativas, por ejemplo:

Many soldiers were sent to Muchos soldados fueron enviados a

Irak. Irak.

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ACTIVIDAD A: Selecciona si es Contable or uncontable.

 1 - Shirt:

Uncountable

Countable

 2 - Wall:

Countable

Uncountable

 3 - Oil:

Countable

Uncountable

 4 - Knowledge:

Uncountable

Countable

 5 - Love:

Countable

Uncountable

 6 - Song:

Countable

Uncountable

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 7 - Intelligence:

Countable

Uncountable

 8 - Flower:

Countable

Uncountable

 9 - Milk:

Countable

Uncountable

 10 - Meat:

Uncountable

Countable

ACTIVIDAD B; Contesta este ejercicio del uso de How much / How many
marcando una X la respuesta correcta:

1 We need some tea. ______ do we need?

x How much
How many

2 We need some eggs. ______ do we need?

How much
How many

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3 We need some paper. ______ do we need?

How much
How many

4 We need some money. ______ do we need?

How much
How many

5 ______ cigarettes do you smoke a day?

How much
How many

6 ______ packets of cigarettes do you have?

How much
How many

7 ______ work have you got to do?

How much
How many

8 ______ sleep did you get last night?

How much
How many

9 ______ children have you got?

How much
How many

10 ______ bottles of wine are there in the cellar?

How much
How many

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