Countable and Uncountable Nouns

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Can we count ( 1, 2, 3...) potatoes? oranges? cookies? Potatoes, oranges , cookies are

Can you count ( 1, 2, 3...) water? coffee? milk? Water, coffee, milk are

countable.

uncountable.

• Countable Uncountable

coke

flowers

books

rice

people

beer homework

eggs

Fill in with any or a :

Would you like cookie?a

Mary doesn’t have money, but I do. I have dollar.

anya

There aren’t potatoes in the kitchen.

any

Fill in with some, any or a:

Would you like juice?some

Are there apples in the fridge?any

I bought bread today.some

Would you like lollipop?a

• Fill in with a few or a little:

1.Do you want sugar in your coffee?

a little

2. I’ll make lemon juice. There are lemons in the fridge.

a few

3. There’s flour in the kitchen.a little

4. It’s 5:45. We still have minutes before the class.

a few

• We use a for countable sing. / countable pl. / uncountable nouns.

• We use any for countable pl. / countable sing. / uncountable nouns.

• We use some for countable sing. / countable pl. / uncountable nouns.

• We use a little for countable sing./ countable pl. / uncountable nouns.

• We use a few for countable sing. / countable pl. / uncountable nouns.

• We usually use some in interrogative / affirmative / negative sentences.

• We use some in interrogative / affirmative sentences when they mean offer or request.

• We use any in affirmative / negative / interrogative sentences.