3. Countable nouns
e.g. I eat a banana every day.
I like bananas.
“Banana” is a countable noun.
We can add ‘s’ to a countable noun:
„Bananas”
4. Countable nouns
A countable noun can be
1. singular (banana) or
2. plural (bananas)
Countable nouns are things we can
count.
We can say ‘one banana’ ,‘two
bananas’ etc.
5. Countable nouns
Examples of countable nouns
singular plural
apple apples
pineapple pineapples
cucumber cucumbers
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
7.
8. Uncountable nouns
e.g. I eat a bowl of rice everyday.
I drink a bottle of milk per week.
She buys a packet of tea in the market.
He has a cup of coffee for breakfast.
Rice is an uncountable noun.
9. Uncountable nouns
An uncountable noun has only one form.
(rice)
•Uncountable nouns are things we can’t
count: liquids (water) food (bread)
Materials (iron) Ideas (anger).
•We can’t put add ‘s’ to an uncountable
noun. To refer to quantity we use
measuring units: a kilo, a litre, a gram...
10. Uncountable nouns
Examples of uncountable nouns:
salad dressing
paper
ham
aluminium
milk
11. There is/ There are some
Study the following table:
is meat in the fridge.
cheese
There some
are rulers on the desk.
pencils
12. There isn’t/There aren’t any
Study the following table:
isn’t milk in the shop.
coffee
There any
aren’t dishes under the bed.
watches
13.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. Quantifiers: Uncountable nouns
Some, any, a lot of = countable/uncountable
There are a lot of cars in Manchester.
There is a lot of pollution in the capital.
Many and (a) few = countable
Are there many books in that library?
Not really, just few ones /Yeah, there are a few
Much and (a) little = uncountable
Is there much honey in that jar?
No, actually there isn´t much / Yes, there is a little
17. Complete the following
sentences in your notebooks
Much/Many
1.I don´t have …..............free time these days.
2.There aren´t …..............good restaurants in this part of town.
3.How ….................kilos of rice do you eat a day?
4.Do you eat............Indian food?
5.Did your Ipad cost …............?
6.How …...............red meet do you eat every week?
7.How....................sugar do you add to your coffee?
8.I don´t drink..................coffee, it has cafeine.
18. Complete the following
sentences in your notebooks
Few /little/a lot of
1.She eats ….......meat but very....... salads.
2.I´ve got........CDs but very …...space.
3.He does very........housework and watches
…...........TV.
4.I´ve got …......time and ….....things to do.
5.We recycle.....rubbish and use very
…...water.
19. Measuring units. Complete orally
and write it down in your NB:
1. A bar of... 2.A bottle of...
3.A bowl of... 4.A can of...
5.A carton of... 6.A cup of...
7.A gram of... 8.A jar of...
9.A packet of... 10.A piece of...
11.A loaf of... 12.A kilo of...
20. Have a look at the following
pitcture and write.
1. How many bottles of beer can you see?
2. How many balloons are there on the table?
3. How many plastic glasses are there?
4. Is there much food?
5. Is there much orange juice?
6. Are there many people?
7. Are there many elderly people?
