Countable   &   Uncountable nouns
Countable nouns
Countable nouns  –  Rzeczowniki policzalne e.g. I eat a  banana  every day. I like  bananas . “ Banana”  is a  countable   noun . We can put an ‘ s ’ on a countable noun : „Bananas”
A countable noun can be 1.  singular  ( banana ) or Countable nouns Countable nouns  are things we  can  count .  W e can say  ‘one banana’  , ‘two bananas’  etc. 2.  plural  ( bananas )
Countable nouns Examples of countable nouns   singular   plural      apple   apples    pineapple   pineapples    cucumber   cucumbers    strawberry strawberries    grape   grapes
Countable nouns We add  -es  to most nouns in  -o :  tomato tomatoes  potato potatoes But we just add  -s  to:  radio radios  photo photos
Uncountable nouns
Uncountable nouns e.g. I eat  rice  everyday. I like  rice . Rice  is an  uncountable noun .
Uncountable nouns An uncountable noun has only one form. ( rice ) Uncountable nouns are things we  can ’ t  count.  We  can ’t  put an ‘ s ’ on an uncountable noun. We  can ’ t  say  ‘one rice’ ,  ‘two rices’ , etc.
Uncountable nouns Examples of uncountable nouns:    salad dressing    lettuce    ham      water    milk
There is/There isn’t There are/There aren’t + some/any
There i s/  There  are some   Study the following table:
We use ‘ There  is some’ when the noun is  uncountable . ( meat, cheese.) We use ‘ There  are some’ when the countable noun is  plural . ( rulers, pencils.) There i s/ There  are some
There i sn’t/ There  aren’t any Study the following table:
We use ‘ There  isn’t any’ when the noun is  uncountable . ( milk, coffee.) We use ‘ There  aren’t any’ when the countable noun is  plural . ( dishes, watches) There i sn’t/ There  aren’t any
Quiz
I. Put the correct form of the given 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 aren’t any ______________(tomato) on the table.
II. Put the correct answer into the spaces with  “ some”  or  “any”. 1.There is not  ________sugar in the coffee. 2.There are ___________  stars in the sky. 3.There aren’t ________ roses on the table. 4.Father says, ‘Please give me ________ oil.’ 5.Is there ________ orange juice? 6.There is ________ paper on the desk.
Look! How many mark(s) do you get? 8-11   Well done! 4-7  You can do much better! 0-3  Work hard! Don’t give up !
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Countable and uncountable nouns

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    Countable & Uncountable nouns
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    Countable nouns – Rzeczowniki policzalne e.g. I eat a banana every day. I like bananas . “ Banana” is a countable noun . We can put an ‘ s ’ on a countable noun : „Bananas”
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    A countable nouncan be 1. singular ( banana ) or Countable nouns Countable nouns are things we can count . W e can say ‘one banana’ , ‘two bananas’ etc. 2. plural ( bananas )
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    Countable nouns Examplesof countable nouns singular plural  apple apples  pineapple pineapples  cucumber cucumbers  strawberry strawberries  grape grapes
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    Countable nouns Weadd -es to most nouns in -o :  tomato tomatoes  potato potatoes But we just add -s to:  radio radios  photo photos
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    Uncountable nouns e.g.I eat rice everyday. I like rice . Rice is an uncountable noun .
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    Uncountable nouns Anuncountable noun has only one form. ( rice ) Uncountable nouns are things we can ’ t count. We can ’t put an ‘ s ’ on an uncountable noun. We can ’ t say ‘one rice’ , ‘two rices’ , etc.
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    Uncountable nouns Examplesof uncountable nouns:  salad dressing  lettuce  ham  water  milk
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    There is/There isn’tThere are/There aren’t + some/any
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    There i s/ There are some Study the following table:
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    We use ‘There is some’ when the noun is uncountable . ( meat, cheese.) We use ‘ There are some’ when the countable noun is plural . ( rulers, pencils.) There i s/ There are some
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    There i sn’t/There aren’t any Study the following table:
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    We use ‘There isn’t any’ when the noun is uncountable . ( milk, coffee.) We use ‘ There aren’t any’ when the countable noun is plural . ( dishes, watches) There i sn’t/ There aren’t any
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    I. Put thecorrect form of the given 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 aren’t any ______________(tomato) on the table.
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    II. Put thecorrect answer into the spaces with “ some” or “any”. 1.There is not ________sugar in the coffee. 2.There are ___________ stars in the sky. 3.There aren’t ________ 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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    Look! How manymark(s) do you get? 8-11 Well done! 4-7 You can do much better! 0-3 Work hard! Don’t give up !
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    Made by Alicja Gutowska
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