COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Teacher Akmar

Countable Nouns

• Nouns can be counted.

• an apple, two apples, three apples

a strawberry

Uncountable Nouns

Uncountable Nouns cannot be counted for example water, sugar, juice

Tips: When you learn a new noun, you should check if it is countable or uncountable.

Multiple Select

Orange juice

• countable

• uncountable

Multiple Choice

Pasta

• countable

• uncountable

Multiple Choice

doughnut

• countable

• uncountable

Countable Nouns

• For positive sentences we can use a/an for singular nouns or some for plurals.

• There is an egg in the fridge.

• I have some sweets in the box.

• For negatives we can use a/an for singular nouns or any for plurals.

• I don't have a vanilla cupcake.

• There aren't any apples left.

Multiple Choice

Let's try!

There is any pasta on the table.

• correct

• wrong

Uncountable Nouns

• We use some with uncountable nouns in positive sentences and any with negatives.

• There's some milk in the fridge.

• There isn't any coffee in the cup.

Multiple Select

There's some fresh mango juice prepared for you.

• correct

• wrong

Other expressions of quantity

• A lot of ( or lots of ) can be used for countable and uncountable nouns.

• There are lots of apples on the trees.

• There is a lot of cheese in the supermarket.

Let's Practice!

Choose the correct answer.

Multiple Choice

I am going to buy ________ for the party.

• food

• foods

Multiple Choice

There are __________ peas in the container.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

We don't need ________ flour.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

Let's make _________ cheese sandwiches.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

There isn't ____________ milk left for breakfast.

• any

• a lot of

Multiple Choice

There are ________ of apples in the basket.

• a lot

• some

Multiple Choice

We shouldn't eat _______ sweets. It is bad for our health.

• a lot of

• any

Multiple Choice

There isn't __________ ice cream in the freezer. We should buy _______.

• any, some

• some, any