Learning tenses

1. Primary 3 English
by Lam OI Yee 2003
Countable nouns & Uncountable nouns
Dr Catherine F Woo Memorial Sch.

3. Countable nouns
e.g. I eat a banana every day.
I like bananas.
Banana is a countable noun.

4. A countable noun can be
1. singular (banana) or
Countable nouns are things we can
count.
So we can say ‘one banana’ ,‘two
bananas’ etc.
Countable nouns
2. plural (bananas)

5. Countable nouns
Examples of countable nouns
singular plural
 apple apples
 pineapple pineapples
 papaya papayas
 strawberry strawberries
 grape grapes

6. Countable nouns
We add -es to most nouns in -o:
tomato tomatoes
potato potatoes
But we just add -s to:
radio radios
photo photos

8. Uncountable nouns
e.g. I eat rice everyday.
I like rice.
Rice is an uncountable noun.

9. Uncountable nouns
An uncountable noun has only one form.
(rice)
Uncountable nouns are things we
cannot count.
We cannot say ‘one rice’, ‘two rices’,
etc.

10. Uncountable nouns
Examples of uncountable nouns:
pet food
 garlic
 ham
 water
 milk

12. Is/are some
Study the following table:
is meat
cheese
in the fridge.
There
are
some
papayas
pineapples
on the table.

13. We use ‘is some’ when the noun is
uncountable. (meat, cheese.)
We use ‘are some’ when the noun is
plural countable.(papayas, pineapples.)
Is/are some

14. Isn’t/aren’t any
Study the following table:
isn’t milk
coffee
in the shop.
There
aren’t
any
onions
fish balls
in the kitchen.

15. We use ‘isn’t any’ when the noun is
uncountable in negative sentences.
(milk, coffee.)
We use ‘aren’t any’ when the noun is
plural countable in negative sentneces.
(onions, fish balls)
Isn’t/aren’t any

16. Is there any/Are there any…
Is
there
any
coke?
cheese?
Yes,
there
is.
are.
Are biscuits?
apples?
No,
isn’t.
aren’t.

18. 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 _________ (rubbish bin) in
the playground.
5.There aren’t any ______________(tomato)
on the table.
potatoes
water
jam
rubbish bins
tomatoes

19. II. Put the correct answer into the
spaces with “some” or “any”.
1.There is’nt________sugar in the coffee.
2.There are ___________ stars in the sky.
3.There aren’t ________ roses on the table.
4.Are there _________ eggs?
5.Is there ________ orange juice?
6.There is ________ pepper on the table.
any
some
any
any
any
some

20. Ask and answer the questions.
1.Is there any garlic?
No, there isn’t.
2. Are there any apples?
Yes, there are.
3. Are there any pears?
No, there aren’t.
4. Is there any pet food?
Yes, there is.