countable and uncountable nouns

COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Let's practise!!!!!

What food can you see in the supermarket?

Can you count how many pumkins can you see in the picuture?

Can you count how many cucumbers can you see in the picuture?

Can you count how many turnips can you see in the picuture?

5 pumkins

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6 cucumbers​

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These are nouns we can count!

​= Countable nouns

Uncountable nouns

These are nouns we cannot count​

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​water

​money

Tricky cases

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​water

uncountable​

​a glass of water

countable​

Tricky cases

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​Food

x chicken​

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Animals

✓ chickens​

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Poll

Is fish countable?

• Yes

• No

COUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable nouns are nouns that can be count. Apples, pencils, cars, children.... 

They take articles such as a or an. An apple, a pencil....

When asking we need to use.. How many....?

Plural forms

How do make it?

Look at the examples

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plural of 'pumpkin'

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plural of 'orange'

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plural of 'tomato'

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plural of 'cherry'

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plural of 'grape'

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plural of 'sandwich'

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

They are nouns that cannot be count. Sugar, milk, water, oil, rice,....

They cannot take a or an. Some can be used.

WHAT'S MORE...

• They cannot have plural forms. X Sugars, X oils

• When asking we need to use:

  How much..?

Draw

Each group choose one type of food that is uncountable: meat, cheese, juice, chocolate, jam, bread, cereal, flour, fruit.

Draw a poster to help your classmates remember it is uncountable in English.

Uncountable nouns need a quantifier in order to be able to be count. For example:

• A cup of tea

• A glass of juice

• A piece of cake

• A slice of cheese, of bread

• A bar of chocolate

• A spoon of sugar

• A can of soda/soup

Multiple Choice

a ( ) of pizza

• can

• cup

• slice

• plate

Multiple Choice

a ( ) of water

• can

• cup

• carton

• plate

Multiple Choice

a ( ) of cake

• cup

• carton

• can

• slice

Multiple Choice

a ( ) of tea

• cup

• slice

• plate

• can

Multiple Choice

a ( ) of coke

• can

• carton

• cup

• plate

Multiple Choice

a ( ) of coffee

• cup

• carton

• can

• slice

Multiple Choice

a ( ) of milk

• can

• cup

• piece

• carton

Multiple Choice

a ( ) of bread

• carton

• piece

• plate

• cup

Multiple Choice

a ( ) of juice

• carton

• plate

• can

• cup

Draw

two loaves of bread

Draw

three slices of cheese

Draw

a bar of chocolate

Draw

a bottle of orange juice

Draw

two cans of soda

Draw

three scoops of ice-cream

Draw

two cups of coffee

Multiple Select

Can you add 's' or 'es' to uncountable nouns?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Write 3-4 examples of countable nouns

Open Ended

Write 3-4 examples of uncountable nouns.

Multiple Choice

What do we use to ask for uncountable nouns?

• How much

• How many

Multiple Choice

What do we use to ask for countable nouns?

• How much

• How many

Multiple Choice

__________books do you have?

• How many

• How much

Multiple Choice

How ________ eggs do we need ?

I think we need 4 eggs.

• many

• much

Multiple Choice

__________________ water do you drink every day?

• How many

• How much

Multiple Select

How _________ bottles of milk are there?

• much

• many

Multiple Select

There aren't ____________ potatoes left.

• many

• much

Multiple Select

There are _________ raspberries in the bowl.

(Choose ALL the answers that are correct)

• many

• much

• a lot of

Multiple Select

I don't have __________ time to clean my room.

(Choose ALL the answers that are correct)

• many

• much

• any

• a lot of

​A little A Few

​a little = some but not much

​a few = some but not many

Fill in the Blank

She didn't eat anything, but she drank a ______ water

Fill in the Blank

We're going away for a ____ days.

Fill in the Blank

A : Are there any shops near here?

B: Yes, a _____.

zero quantity

• any + noun for a zero quantity with a negative verb (We don't have any French lessons.)

• no + noun with a positive verb (They have no patience.)

  
  

Multiple Choice

Bruce watched ___ interesting movies last month.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

Joe needs ___ sugar to make a cup of tea.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

Sandra doesn't have ___ food left.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

Does he make ___ scrambled eggs for breakfast?

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

What about chicken? Does Brian have ___ chicken?

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

Would you like ___ oranges?

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

Alex doesn't want ___ fish for lunch.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

Put ___ food color to make it more interesting.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

Priska doesn't have ___ pens, but Beatrice has ___ pens.

• any, some

• some, any

• any, any

• some, some

Some real challenge!

Multiple Choice

"I've got _______ money." Which term does NOT fit?

• some

• a little

• a

Multiple Choice

Which word CANNOT go in the space?

Can I have five ____ please?

• bananas

• apples

• oil

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• Can I have some information about concerts please?

• Can I have an information about concerts please?

• Can I have a few information about concerts please?

Multiple Choice

Which word(s) CANNOT go in the space?

I have ____ friends in Barcelona.

• a few

• a little

• several

Multiple Choice

I don’t have _____ money.

• a

• many

• a lot of

Multiple Choice

There are __________grapes in the plate

• much

• some

• any

• a

Multiple Choice

Would you like _______ apple pie?

• an

• any

• a lot of

• some

Multiple Choice

___________ rice in the kitchen?

• Are there any

• Are there some

• Is there any

• Is there some

Multiple Choice

I have _______pairs of shoes.

• any

• many

• much

• a

Multiple Choice

I have _______ money. I can't go to cinema. Sorry.

• little

• few

• a

• many

Multiple Choice

I love to dowload _____ music, I have ________ songs in my phone.

• many / much

• a lot of/ many

• a / much

• some/ a

Multiple Choice

He doesn't have ______ friends in the city.

• any

• some

• a

• much

Multiple Choice

___________ anybody in the classroom.

• There is

• There are

• There isn't

• There aren't

Multiple Choice

________ a lot of noise outside

• there is

• there are

• there isn't

• there aren't

Final revision

Multiple Choice

We use "A/ AN" with ...?

• Countable nouns

• Uncountable nouns

Multiple Choice

We use a lot of/ lots of with ...

• Countable nouns

• Uncountable nouns

• Countable and uncountable. nouns (both)

Multiple Choice

We use "LIITLE" with ...?

• Countable nouns

• Uncountable nouns

Multiple Choice

We use "SOME" with ...?

• Uncountable nouns

• Countable nouns

• Both: countable and uncountable nouns