Countable &
uncountable
nouns
Countable
 When you can count. These nouns have
singular and plural.
 Examples:
I have two dogs.
Sandra has three cars.
Jessie has ten dollars.
Uncountable
 Uncountable nouns are not counted in
English.
 Example:
Mack drinks a lot of water.
Uncountable
 Liquids and Gases
water
coffee
milk
air
oxygen
 Solid and Granular Substances
wood
metal
cheese
sand
rice
How much? Or How many?
 ____________ cars do you have?
 ____________ is it a Ferrari?
 _____________ sugar do you want in
your coffee?
Some / Any
 I’d like somesome sugar, please. – Affirmative
 Would you like anyany water?? – Interrogative
 No, thanks. I don’tdon’t want anyany water.
 Put a / an or some.
1. … honey 11. … meat
2. … lemon 12. … water
3. … potato 13. … banana
4. … doughnut 14. … cucumber
5. … yoghurt 15. … sugar
6. … tomato 16. … pepper
7. … juice 17. … tea
8. … cheese 18. … kiwi
9. … milk 19. … salt
10. … bread 20. … apple
1. … hot dog
2. … butter
3. … Coca Cola
4. … hamburger
5. … spaghetti
6. … soup
7. … sandwich
8. … plum
9. … pear
10. … strawberry
11. … sausage
12. …carrot
13. … egg
14. … salad
15. … ice-cream
16. … cake
17. … cookie
18. … chocolate
19. … sweet
20. … fish
 Put in is or are
1. There … some butter in the trolley.
2. There … no apples in the trolley.
3. There … ten oranges in the trolley.
4. There … no cucumbers in the trolley.
5. There … some ham in the trolley.
6. There … some bread in the trolley.
7. There … five eggs in the trolley.
8. There … some food in the fridge.
9. There … no milk in the fridge.
10. There … some juice in the bottle.
11. There … a sandwich on the plate.
12. There … an apple on the table.
13. There … some water in the glass.
14. There … some soup in the plate.
15. There … ten pears in the basket.
Look at the pictures. Give two possible variants.
 Fill in the gaps with no or not any.
1. There is … sugar in my tea.
2. There isn’t … water in the mug.
3. There is … bedroom in that flat.
4. There is … any bank in this town.
5. There are … bad students in my class.
6. There aren’t … cakes in this shop.
7. There is … any salt in my soup.
8. There are … green apples in the vase.
9. There isn’t … fish in the fridge.
10. There are … any chairs in the room.
 Put in There is / There are or Is here / Are there.
1. ……………… any people on the bus?
2. ……………… any cheese in the sandwich?
3. ……………… some books in my bag.
4. ……………… some meat in the fridge.
5. ……………… some dogs in the garden.
6. ……………… any sugar in my tea?
7. ……………… a policeman in this car.
8. ……………… any money in your pocket?
9. ……………… any horses in the field?
10. ……………… some juice in the glass.
11. ……………… some letters on the table.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Countable  When youcan count. These nouns have singular and plural.  Examples: I have two dogs. Sandra has three cars. Jessie has ten dollars.
  • 3.
    Uncountable  Uncountable nounsare not counted in English.  Example: Mack drinks a lot of water.
  • 4.
    Uncountable  Liquids andGases water coffee milk air oxygen  Solid and Granular Substances wood metal cheese sand rice
  • 5.
    How much? OrHow many?  ____________ cars do you have?  ____________ is it a Ferrari?  _____________ sugar do you want in your coffee?
  • 6.
    Some / Any I’d like somesome sugar, please. – Affirmative  Would you like anyany water?? – Interrogative  No, thanks. I don’tdon’t want anyany water.
  • 7.
     Put a/ an or some. 1. … honey 11. … meat 2. … lemon 12. … water 3. … potato 13. … banana 4. … doughnut 14. … cucumber 5. … yoghurt 15. … sugar 6. … tomato 16. … pepper 7. … juice 17. … tea 8. … cheese 18. … kiwi 9. … milk 19. … salt 10. … bread 20. … apple
  • 8.
    1. … hotdog 2. … butter 3. … Coca Cola 4. … hamburger 5. … spaghetti 6. … soup 7. … sandwich 8. … plum 9. … pear 10. … strawberry 11. … sausage 12. …carrot 13. … egg 14. … salad 15. … ice-cream 16. … cake 17. … cookie 18. … chocolate 19. … sweet 20. … fish
  • 9.
     Put inis or are 1. There … some butter in the trolley. 2. There … no apples in the trolley. 3. There … ten oranges in the trolley. 4. There … no cucumbers in the trolley. 5. There … some ham in the trolley. 6. There … some bread in the trolley. 7. There … five eggs in the trolley. 8. There … some food in the fridge. 9. There … no milk in the fridge. 10. There … some juice in the bottle. 11. There … a sandwich on the plate. 12. There … an apple on the table. 13. There … some water in the glass. 14. There … some soup in the plate. 15. There … ten pears in the basket.
  • 10.
    Look at thepictures. Give two possible variants.
  • 11.
     Fill inthe gaps with no or not any. 1. There is … sugar in my tea. 2. There isn’t … water in the mug. 3. There is … bedroom in that flat. 4. There is … any bank in this town. 5. There are … bad students in my class. 6. There aren’t … cakes in this shop. 7. There is … any salt in my soup. 8. There are … green apples in the vase. 9. There isn’t … fish in the fridge. 10. There are … any chairs in the room.
  • 12.
     Put inThere is / There are or Is here / Are there. 1. ……………… any people on the bus? 2. ……………… any cheese in the sandwich? 3. ……………… some books in my bag. 4. ……………… some meat in the fridge. 5. ……………… some dogs in the garden. 6. ……………… any sugar in my tea? 7. ……………… a policeman in this car. 8. ……………… any money in your pocket? 9. ……………… any horses in the field? 10. ……………… some juice in the glass. 11. ……………… some letters on the table.