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

Countable nouns
A countable noun can be

1. singular (banana) or 2. plural (bananas)

Countable nouns are things we can

count. We can say one banana ,two bananas etc.

Countable nouns
Examples of countable nouns singular plural apple apples pineapple pineapples

cucumber strawberry grape

cucumbers strawberries grapes

Countable nouns
We add -es to most nouns in -o: tomato tomatoes potato potatoes But we just add -s to: radio radios photo photos

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 cant count: liquids (water) food (bread) Materials (iron) Ideas (anger). We cant 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:
i s T h e r e a r e s o m e m e a t i n t h e f r i d g e . c h e e s e

r u l e r s o n t h e d e s k . p e n c i l s

There isnt/There arent any

Study the following table:
i s n t T h e r e a r e n t a n y m i l k i n t h e s h o p . c o f f e e

d i s h e s u n d e r t h e b e d . w a t c h e s

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 arent 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 arent ________ 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 isnt much / Yes, there is a little

Complete the following sentences in your notebooks

Much/Many

1.I dont have ..............free time these days.

2.There arent ..............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 dont 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.Ive got........CDs but very ...space. 3.He does very........housework and watches ...........TV. 4.Ive 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?