Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher
7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT

one bracelet

two bracelets

some jewelry

three bracelets

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7-1 Let’s Practice

NOUN ?
We love to read books.

?

count

noncount

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7-1 Let’s Practice

NOUN ?
I am studying grammar.

?

count

noncount

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NOUN ?
Please pass the salt.

?

count

noncount

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NOUN ?
We need some chairs.

?

count

noncount

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7-2 USING AN vs. A

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7-2 USING AN vs. A

(a) A cow is an animal.

A
an

singular count nouns

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7-2 USING AN vs. A

(b) I have an idea.
(c) My friend has an old horse.

an

words that begin
with vowels

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7-2 USING AN vs. A

(d) I have an ugly dog.
/uh/ vowel sound

(e) I have a useful idea.
/yu/ sound

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7-2 USING AN vs. A

(f) Give me an honest answer.
silent /h/, vowel sound

(g) Today is a hot day.
/h/ sound

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7-2 Let’s Practice

a

an

an
I lost ___earring.

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7-2 Let’s Practice

a

an

an
That is ___ ugly bug.

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7-2 Let’s Practice

a

an

a
He is __ happy child.

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7-2 Let’s Practice

a

an

Let’s go in an hour.
__

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7-6 USING THE

The teacher is helping the student.

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7-6 USING THE

(a) Where are the students ?
specific students

(b) Do you want the pen or the pencil ?
specific pen/specific pencil

(c) I love to look at the moon.
one moon
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7-6 Let’s Practice

the

a

an

We have a car and a boat.

The
the
____ car is new, but ____ boat is old.

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7-6 Let’s Practice

the

a

an

I need to buy __ new car.
a
The
____ car I like is very expensive.

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7-6 Let’s Practice

the

a

an

It is raining.
I wish I had ____ umbrella.
an

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7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

Apples are good for you.

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7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

(a) ___ Apples are good for you.


in general

(count noun)



(b) Ann uses ___ pens and ___ markers.
(count noun)

(c) Mary likes to eat ___ candy.

(noncount noun)

(d) ___ Spaghetti is easy to cook.

(noncount noun)
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7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

(e) Last night, we ate some pumpkin pie.
The pumpkin pie was very good, but
the whipped cream was too sweet.

specific

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7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

(f) They like  candy.

candy in general
The candy you made is delicious.
specific candy

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7-7 Let’s Practice

the



The
____ food I ate last night made
me sick.

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7-7 Let’s Practice

the



Plants need ____ sunshine to grow.


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7-7 Let’s Practice

the



Healthy people eat ___ vegetables.

They don’t eat ___ candy.


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7-7 Let’s Practice

the



We went to a new grocery store.
___
The fruit looked fresh, and ___
the
bakery smelled good.

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7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME

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7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME

(a) I have a book.
singular count nouns
She has an umbrella.
(b) We have some apples. plural count nouns
You have some soccer balls.
noncount nouns
(c) I got some mail.
He has some information.
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7-3 Let’s Practice

a

an

some

a
She has _____ hat on her head.
singular count noun

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7-3 Let’s Practice

a

an

some

She has _____ nice hats.
some
plural count noun

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7-3 Let’s Practice

a

an

some

I need _____ water to wash my
some
hands.
noncount noun

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7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

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7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

(a) I’d like some juice.

an unspecified quantity

(b) I’d like a glass of juice.
(c) I’d like a cup of tea.

a specified quantity

(d) I’d like a piece of fruit.

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7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

What would
you like to
drink?

I’d like some
water, please.

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7-4 Let’s Practice

We need to buy a head of cabbage
_______.
beans
cabbage
bread
cereal

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7-4 Let’s Practice

Please hand me a loaf of _______.
bread
beans
cabbage
bread
cereal

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7-4 Let’s Practice

I need to find a can of ______ for dinner.
beans
beans
cabbage
bread
cereal
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7-4 Let’s Practice

Do you have a box of ______?
cereal
beans
cabbage
bread
cereal

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