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Things I can count
one orange two oranges
Singular form:
a/an + noun
one + noun
one orange two oranges
Plural form:
number + noun + -s
Things I can’t count
rice
one rice
two rices
pasta
one pasta
two pastas
Please, pass the salt.
countable uncountableor
We need some chairs.
countable uncountableor
countable uncountable
bananabanana
bread
bread
butter butter
carrot
carrot
cheese
cheese
cherry
cherry
chicken
chicken
chocolate
chocolate
chocolate
coffee
coffee
cucumber
cucumber
countable uncountable
eggegg
rice
rice
honey honey
grape
grape
lemonade
lemonade
lemon
lemon
meat
meat
milk
milk
oil
oil
olive
olive
countable uncountable
oniononion
salt
salt
sugar
sugar
peach
peach
tea tea
potato
potato
water
water
sandwich
sandwich
onion
I’d like some juice.
I’d like a glass of juice.
Unspecified
quantity
Specific quantity
We can make uncountable nouns countable by
adding a specific quantity, like “a glass”
Match
1. A cup of ____
2. A bar of ____
3. A glass of____
4. A tin of ____
5. A slice of ____
6. A piece of ____
7. A bottle of ____
8. A can of ____
9. A jar of ____
10.A knob of ____
a) milk
b) cola
c) butter
d) bread
e) sweetcorn
f) honey
g) chocolate
h) water
i) tea
j) cheese
i
g
a
c
d
j
h
b
f
e
There is ______ mango.
I have ______ apple.
a
an
There are ______ peppers.
I have ______ carrots.
some
some
There is ______ sugar.
I have ______ bread.
some
some
plural
COUNTABLE
singular
UNCOUNTABLE
singular
COUNTABLE
a an some
There is _______ banana in the recipe.a
a an some
There is _______ ice cream in the fridge.some
a an some
I need _______ water.some
There are some peppers.
I have some carrots.
Is there any sugar?
I don’t have any bread.
ANY
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
QUESTIONS
SOME
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
some any
I have _______ milk.some
some any
There is _______ cheese.some
some any
There aren’t _______ apples in the fridge.any
some any
Is there _______ sugar on the table?any
COUNTABLE NOUNS
(PLURAL)
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
(SINGULAR)
AFFIRMATIVE
SENTENCES
many
a lot of/lots of
(a) few a lot of/lots of (a) little
NEGATIVE
SENTENCES
Many
a lot of/lots of
(a) few
much
a lot of/lots of
(a) little
QUESTIONS
Many
a lot of/lots of
(a) few
much
a lot of/lots of (a) little
much, many, a lot of/lots of: large quantity
(a) little, (a) few: small quantity
a/an some any much many
a lot of little few
a) _________ ice cream
b) _________ spinach
c) _________ bananas
d) _________ cakes
e) _________ rice
f) _________ spaghetti
g) _________ meat
h) _________ chocolate
i) _________ oranges
little
To be healthy, we should eat:
j) _________ hamburgers
k) _________ pizza
l) _________ broccoli
m) _________ fish
n) _________ nuts
o) _________ bread
p) _________ cereals
q) _________ cherries
r) _________ hot dogs
a lot of
a lot of
few
little
some
some
little
a lot of
few
little
a lot of
some
some
some
some
a lot of
few
How much milk is there?
How much sugar do you need?
HOW MANY
COUNTABLE (PLURAL) NOUNS
HOW MUCH
UNCOUNTABLE (SINGULAR) NOUNS
How many apples are there?
How many oranges do you need?
How much How many
____________ apples are there on the table?How many
How much How many
____________ sugar is there?How much
How much How many
____________ milk is there?How much
How much How many
____________ cucumbers are there?How many

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Countable and uncountable nouns