10th grade

1. COUNTABLE AND
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS,
SOME AND ANY
2016

2. COUNTABLE NOUNS
* Countable nouns have a singular and
plural form.
* You can add -s.
* You can use: some, the and a/an
before a countable noun.
* Countable nouns can be counted.
(a house, three houses, and so on)

3. Examples:
1. A car = Cars.
2. An airplane = Airplanes.
3. Are you wearing a hat to the wedding?
4. Max bought some cakes for his
birthday.
5. The desks are dirty.

4. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
* Uncountable nouns have only one form.
* You can't add -s.
* They are used with a singular verb.
* You can use some and the, but NOT
a/an before an uncountable noun.
* Uncountable nouns can't be counted.
(money, air, and so on)

5. Examples:
1. Traffic (NOT traffics)
2. Music (NOT musics)
3. The interest in this loan is very high.
(We use a third singular verb after
the uncountable noun)
4. We need to sell some old furniture.

6. * We can use a lot of nouns that are
usually uncountable as countable nouns
with different meanings.
Examples:
1. I need a coffee. (C) = a cup of coffee.
2. Coffee is grown in many parts of Latin
America. (UN) = the product.

7. PLURAL NOUNS (1)
*Nouns that end in -s but do not have a
singular:
- Clothes. - Pants.
- Shorts. - Glasses (Spectacles).
- Savings. - Scissors.
- Thanks

8. PLURAL NOUNS (2)
*Nouns that only exist in the plural but do
not end in -s:
- Cattle.
- Media.
- People.
- Police.

9. Exercise 1: Identify countable (C) and
uncountable nouns (UN).
1. Soup
2. Marmalade
3. Friendship
4, Daytime
5. Smoke
6. Fish
7. Darkness
8. Sheep
9. Ice
10. Artist
11. Help
12. Onion
13. Camel
14. Bacon
15. Beef
16. Book

10. Exercise 1: Identify countable (C) and
uncountable nouns (UN).
1. Soup (UN)
2. Marmalade (UN)
3. Friendship (UN)
4, Daytime (UN)
5. Smoke (UN)
6. Fish (C)
7. Darkness (UN)
8. Sheep (C)
9. Ice (UN)
10. Artist (C)
11. Help (UN)
12. Onion (C)
13. Camel (C)
14. Bacon (UN)
15. Beef (UN)
16. Book (C) / (UN)

11. SOME AND ANY
* Some and Any are used with plural
countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
Examples:
1. Some students have worked in their
projects.
2. Myra didn't have any experience with
kids last year.

12. * We use Some in affirmative statements
and Any in question and negative
statements.
Examples:
(+) I'm going to buy some soap.
(-) We don't have any hair gel left.
(?) Is there any toothpaste?

13. * We often use Some in questions when
we are making a request or an offer.
Examples:
1. Could I have some rice, please?
(Request = Ask for something)
2. Would you like some water?
(Offering something)

14. * We can use Any in affirmative
statements when we want to say that it
doesn't matter which, how much, when,
and so on.
Example:
1. Call me any time you like.
(It doesn't matter when you call me)

15. Exercise 2: Turn the sentences into negative
and interrogative.
1. I have some toys.
2. He bought some carpets.
3. There is some news.
4. They want some paper.
5. You ate some pears.
6. The students asked some questions.
7. We will have some rain.

16. Exercise 2: Turn the sentences into negative
and interrogative.
1. I have some toys.
(-) I don't have any time.
(?) Do you have any time?
2. He bought some carpets.
(-) He didn't buy any carpet.
(?) Did he buy any carpet?
3. There is some news.
(-) There isn't any news.
(?) Is there any news?

17. 4. They want some paper.
(-) They don't want any paper.
(?) Do they want any paper?
5. You ate some pears.
(-) You didn't eat some pears.
(?) Did you eat any pears?
6. The students asked some questions.
(-) The students didn't ask any question.
(?) Did the students ask any question?
7. We will have some rain.
(-) We won't have any rain.
(?) Will we have any rain?

18. Exercise 3: Add some or any to the following
statements.
1.There isn't ____ shampoo left.
2. “Please give me ____ more lasagna” “I'm sorry
there isn't ____.
3. You have ____ fine pots at home.
4. She doesn't have ____ paper, so go and ask
Jean for ____.
5. We have ____ more invitations to write for you.
6. Can she have ____ lemonade?
7. Would he need ____ help?

19. Exercise 3: Add some or any to the following
statements.
1.There isn't ANY shampoo left.
2. “Please give me SOME more lasagna” “I'm sorry
there isn't ANY.
3. You have SOME fine pots at home.
4. She doesn't have ANY paper, so go and ask
Jean for SOME.
5. We have SOME more invitations to write for
you.
6. Can she have SOME lemonade?
7. Would he need SOME help?

20. Material created by
Teacher Danitza Lazcano Flores
Teacher of English
Master in Education
and
Educational Counselor