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Countable&

Uncountable nouns

REVIEW

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Countable nouns

e.g. I eat a bananaevery day.

I likebananas.

Bananais a countablenoun.

We can add s to a countable noun:Bananas

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A countable noun can be1. singular(banana) or

Countable nounsare things we can

count.We can say one banana,twobananas etc.

Countable nouns

2.plural(bananas)

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Countable nounsExamples of countable nouns

singular plural

apple applespineapple pineapples

cucumber cucumbers

strawberry strawberriesgrape grapes

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Countable nouns

We add -esto most nouns in -o:

tomato tomatoes

potato potatoes

But we just add -sto:radio radios

photo photos

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Uncountable nouns

e.g. I eat a bowl ofriceeveryday.

I drink a bottle ofmilkper week.

She buys a packet of teain the market.He has a cup of coffeefor breakfast.

Riceis an uncountable noun.

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Uncountable nouns

An uncountable noun has only one form.(rice)

Uncountable nouns are things we cantcount: liquids (water) food (bread)Materials (iron) Ideas (anger).We cantput add s to an uncountablenoun. To refer to quantity we use

measuring units: a kilo, a litre, a gram...

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Uncountable nouns

Examples of uncountable nouns:

salad dressing

paper

ham

aluminium

milk

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There is/ There are some

Study the following table:

is meat

cheese

inthefridge.

Ther

are

some

rulers

pencils

onthedesk.

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There isnt/There arent any

Study the following table:

isnt milkcoffee

intheshop.

Ther

arent

any

dishes

watches

underthebed.

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I. Put the correct form of thegiven 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.

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II. Put the correct answer into thespaces with someor 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.

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Quantifiers: Uncountable nouns

Some, any, a lot of= countable/uncountable

There are a lot of carsin Manchester.

There is a lot ofpollutionin the capital.

Many and (a) few= countable

Are there manybooks in that library?

Not really, just fewones/Yeah, there area few

Much and (a) li ttle= uncountable

Is there muchhoney in that jar?

No, actually there isnt much/ Yes, there is a little

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Complete the following sentences

in your notebooks Much/Many1.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.

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Complete the following sentences

in your notebooksFew /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.

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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...

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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?

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