For my 4P2 and 4P3 class.

1. COUNTABLE
AND
UNCOUNTABL
E NOUNS
QUANTIFIERSFull Blast Page 23-24

2. Refresher:
Countable and Uncountable
1. I bought a chair. Sam bought three chairs.
2.We bought some furniture.
Chair is a countable noun. It means you can count it. One
chair, two chairs etc.
Furniture is an uncountable noun.You cannot use numbers
with uncountable noun.
Singular Plural
Countable A chair
one chair
2 chairs
some chairs
A countable noun:
1. May have a/an or one before the noun.
2. Takes a –s/es in the plural
Uncounta
ble
Some furniture
A lot of
furniture
Much furniture
Uncountable nouns
1. May not have a/am infront of the noun
2. Has no plural form, no –s/-es

3. Copy all of these words onto paper. Then categorize these
words into countable and uncountable nouns!
Clothing
Equipment
Food
Fruit
Furniture
Garbage
Hardware
Jewelry
Junk
Luggage
Water
Ice
Steam
Air
Rice
Chalk
Corn
Oxygen
Dirt
Dust
Arabic
Chemistry
Engineering
Tennis
Weather
Dew
Fog
Beauty
Courage
help

4. The answer
is…
• This is a Human Error Prevention Slide.The answer
is….

5. They are all non-count! Now that you have copied these words,
categorize them into food, liquids, materials, ideas/situations,
natural phenomena and concrete nouns! (page 158)
Clothing
Equipment
Food
Fruit
Furniture
Garbage
Hardware
Jewelry
Junk
Luggage
Water
Ice
Steam
Air
Rice
Chalk
Corn
Oxygen
Dirt
Dust
Arabic
Chemistry
Engineering
Tennis
Weather
Dew
Fog
Beauty
Courage
help

6. Quantifiers
Expressions of Quantity Used with Countables and Uncountable Nouns
Expressions of Quantity Used with countables Used with uncountables
A. One
Each
every
One apple
Each apple
Every apple
none An expression of quantity
may be placed in front of
a noun.
A and B are only used
with count nouns.
B.Two
both
A few
Several
many
Two apples
Both apples
a few apples
Several apples
Many apples
none
C. A little
Much
none A little rice
Much rice
Some are used only with
with uncountables, like C.
A lot of/lots of
Some/any
Plenty of
most
A lot of/lots of apples
Some/any apples
Some apples
Some/any rice
Plenty of rice
Most rice
Some are used with both
countable and
uncountable nouns, like
D.

7. (a) Few and (a) little
Using A Few and Few; A Little and Little
COUNT: (a) We sang a few songs.
NONCOUNT: (b)We listened to a little music.
A few and few are used with plural count nouns, as in (a).
A little and little are used with noncount nouns, as in (b).
(c) She has been here only two weeks, but she has
already made a few friends. (Positive idea: She has made
some friends.)
(d) I'm very pleased. I've been able to save a little money
this month. (Positive idea: I have saved some money
instead of spending all of it.)
A few and a little give a positive idea; they indicate that
something exists, is present, as in (c) and (d).
(e) I feel sorry for her. She has (very) few friends.
(Negative idea: She does not have many friends; she has
almost no friends.)
(f) I have (very) little money. I don't even have enough
money to buy food for dinner. (Negative idea: I do not
have much money; I have almost no money.)
Few and little (without a) give a negative idea; they
indicate that something is largely absent, as in (e).
Very(+ few/little) makes the negative stronger, the
number/amount smaller, as in (f).

8. Turn to page 23.
1. Rodney always gives a little/lot of money to charity organisations. I
want to give much/some money too, but there are so a lot/many that
I don’t know which organization to choose.
2. A. Have you got some/much homework to do?
B. Not really. Just few/a few Maths exercises that I need to finish. How
about you?
A.Well, I’ve finished most of it. I’ve got very little/much.

9. • 3. A. I’m going camping in the
wood/woods with my friends.
B. Are you going to buy
some/any equipment for your
trip?
A. No I’m going to borrow
everything from my cousins.
• 4. A. Hey Uncle Charlie, you’ve
been sky diving plenty of/few
times. Is it difficult?
B.Well, not really, but you need
to do some/many ground
training before your first jump.
And you need to be over 18, so
you’ll have to wait a little/few
more years.