The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English. It provides examples of countable nouns that can take the indefinite articles "a" or "an" and have plural forms, as well as uncountable nouns that are not used with articles and do not have plurals. Common uncountable nouns include liquids, powders, materials, and some foods. The document also notes that certain expressions used with uncountable nouns, like "a box of" or "a loaf of", allow numbers to be used with them. Overall, the document provides examples and explanations to help distinguish between countable and uncountable nouns in English.

1. Linguagens, Códigos e suas
Tecnologias – Inglês
Ensino Médio, 2º Ano
Countable and uncountable nouns

2. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- an orange
- 3 tomatoes
- a slice of melon
- some grapes
- 2 coconuts
 Na lista da feira semanal ao lado,
existe um item cuja quantidade não
foi especificada. Que item é este?
- an orange
- 3 tomatoes
- a slice of melon
- some grapes
- 2 coconuts
Imagem: Rfc1394 / Public domain.

3. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
 Na lista da feira semanal ao lado,
existe um item cuja quantidade não
foi especificada. Que item é este?
GRAPES
Trata-se de um substantivo
contável ou incontável?
- an orange
- 3 tomatoes
- a slice of melon
- some grapes
- 2 coconuts
Imagem: Rfc1394 / Public domain.

4. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
 Na lista da feira semanal ao lado,
existe um item cuja quantidade não
foi especificada. Que item é este?
GRAPES
Trata-se de um substantivo
contável ou incontável?
INCONTÁVEL
O que determina a quantidade dos
demais itens?
- an orange
- 3 tomatoes
- a slice of melon
- some grapes
- 2 coconuts
Imagem: Rfc1394 / Public domain.

5. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
 Na lista da feira semanal ao lado,
existe um item cuja quantidade não
foi especificada. Que item é este?
GRAPES
Trata-se de um substantivo
contável ou incontável?
INCONTÁVEL
O que determina a quantidade dos
demais itens?
Os artigos “a”, “an” e os
numerais.
- an orange
- 3 tomatoes
- a slice of melon
- some grapes
- 2 coconuts
Imagem: Rfc1394 / Public domain.

6. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
NOUNS
COUNTABLE NOUNS: Substantivos que podem ser
usados com a/an e têm plural.
Exemplo:
Existem dois tipos de substantivos em inglês:
A lipstick
ten lipsticks
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7. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: substantivos que não são
usados com a/an e não têm plural.
Geralmente são usados com some ou sem artigo.
Exemplo:
 water  water
some water
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8. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Alguns incontáveis mais comuns são:
 líquidos (water, juice, coffee...);

9. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Alguns incontáveis mais comuns são:
 líquidos (water, juice, coffee...);
 pós (sugar, salt, pepper...);

10. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Alguns incontáveis mais comuns são:
 líquidos (water, juice, coffee...);
 pós (sugar, salt, pepper...);
 materiais (wood, plastic, gold);

11. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Alguns incontáveis mais comuns são:
 líquidos (water, juice, coffee...);
 pós (sugar, salt, pepper...);
 materiais (wood, plastic, gold);
 alguns alimentos (rice, cheese, jam);

12. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Alguns incontáveis mais comuns são:
 líquidos (water, juice, coffee...);
 pós (sugar, salt, pepper...);
 materiais (wood, plastic, gold);
 alguns alimentos (rice, cheese, jam);
 e outras palavras como time (tempo),
information, advice, furniture, equipment,
knowledge, news, money, work.

13. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Partitives:
These are some expressions used with
Uncountable Nouns:
a box of; a loaf of; a jar of; a glass of;...

14. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Partitives:
These are some expressions used with
Uncountable Nouns:
With these expressions we may use
numbers with Uncountable Nouns.
LET’S SEE!!!
a box of; a loaf of; a jar of; a glass of;...

15. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
 water
A (ONE) BOTTLE OF WATER
 water
some water
FIVE BOTTLES OF WATER
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16. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Exemplo:
A box of coffee
A loaf of bread
A can of soda
A cup of tea
A glass of soda
A bag of rice
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Jeromekruft
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17. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Exemplo:
A box of coffee
A loaf of bread
A can of soda
A cup of tea
A glass of soda
A bag of rice
Imagem:
Jeromekruft
/
Free
Art
License.

18. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Exemplo:
A box of coffee
A loaf of bread
A can of soda
A cup of tea
A glass of soda
A bag of rice
Imagem:
Jeromekruft
/
Free
Art
License.
Imagem:Matrona / Creative
Commons Attribution-Share
Alike 2.5 Generic..

19. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Exemplo:
A box of coffee
A loaf of bread
A can of soda
A cup of tea
A glass of soda
A bag of rice
Imagem:
Jeromekruft
/
Free
Art
License.
Imagem:Matrona / Creative
Commons Attribution-Share
Alike 2.5 Generic..
Imagem: Ubcule / Creative
Commons Attribution-Share
Alike 3.0 Unported.

20. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Exemplo:
A box of coffee
A loaf of bread
A can of soda
A cup of tea
A glass of soda
A bag of rice
Imagem:
Jeromekruft
/
Free
Art
License.
Imagem:Matrona / Creative
Commons Attribution-Share
Alike 2.5 Generic..
Imagem: Ubcule / Creative
Commons Attribution-Share
Alike 3.0 Unported.

21. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
1. Do the exercise below on countable and uncountable nouns and click
on the button to check your answers
a) C U The children are playing in the garden.
b) C U I don't like milk.
c) C U I prefer tea.
d) C U Scientists say that the envirenment is threatened by pollution.
e) C U My mother uses butter to prepare cakes.
f) C U There are a lot of windows in our classroom.
g) C U We need some glue to fix this vase.
h) C U The waiters in this restaurant are very professional.
i) C U There are two bags of sugar on that table.
Grammar Exercise
Countable and Uncountable Nouns

22. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
1. Do the exercise below on countable and uncountable nouns and click
on the button to check your answers
a) C The children are playing in the garden.
b) U I don't like milk.
c) U I prefer tea.
d) C Scientists say that the envirenment is threatened by pollution.
e) U My mother uses butter to prepare cakes.
f) C There are a lot of windows in our classroom.
g) U We need some glue to fix this vase.
h) C The waiters in this restaurant are very professional.
i) C There are two bags of sugar on that table.
Grammar Exercise
Countable and Uncountable Nouns

23. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Reading and Comprehension
1. (UFPB-PSS1/02) Which of these statements is true according to the picture of
the globe?
a) The Earth never gets hot.
b) Our planet is fine and healthy.
c) Everyone on Earth is safe and sound.
d) The Globe looks strong and happy.
e) The world needs help.
There's a natural mystic blowing through the air;
If you listen carefully now you will hear...
Many more will have to suffer,
Many more will have to die - don't ask me why.
Things are not the way they used to be...
One and all have to face reality now.
Bob Marley
SAVE
OUR
EARTH
Imagem: Saperaud / GNU Free Documentation License.

24. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Reading and Comprehension
1. (UFPB-PSS1/02) Which of these statements is true according to the picture of
the globe?
a) The Earth never gets hot.
b) Our planet is fine and healthy.
c) Everyone on Earth is safe and sound.
d) The Globe looks strong and happy.
e) The world needs help. ANSWER: E
There's a natural mystic blowing through the air;
If you listen carefully now you will hear...
Many more will have to suffer,
Many more will have to die - don't ask me why.
Things are not the way they used to be...
One and all have to face reality now.
Bob Marley
SAVE
OUR
EARTH
Imagem: Saperaud / GNU Free Documentation License.

25. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Reading and Comprehension
http://www.coperve.ufpb.br / Texto 1. PSS 1/Vestibular da UFPB -2002
2. (UFPB-PSS1/02) The lines of the song by Bob Marley tell us that
a) in the future, things will be better than today.
b) he is not worried about the world’s problems.
c) we have to ignore what is happening to the world.
d) nowadays things are different from the past.
e) everything will be all right soon.
There's a natural mystic blowing through the air;
If you listen carefully now you will hear...
Many more will have to suffer,
Many more will have to die - don't ask me why.
Things are not the way they used to be...
One and all have to face reality now.
Bob Marley
SAVE
OUR
EARTH
Imagem: Saperaud / GNU Free Documentation License.

26. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Reading and Comprehension
2. (UFPB-PSS1/02) The lines of the song by Bob Marley tell us that
a) in the future, things will be better than today.
b) he is not worried about the world’s problems.
c) we have to ignore what is happening to the world.
d) nowadays things are different from the past.
e) everything will be all right soon. ANSWER: D
There's a natural mystic blowing through the air;
If you listen carefully now you will hear...
Many more will have to suffer,
Many more will have to die - don't ask me why.
Things are not the way they used to be...
One and all have to face reality now.
Bob Marley
SAVE
OUR
EARTH
Imagem: Saperaud / GNU Free Documentation License.

27. Língua Inglesa, 2ª Série do Ensino Médio
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
To practice more about Countable and Uncountable
nouns visit:
1. BBC Learning English Quiznet
• Countable and uncountable nouns
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quiznet/pdfs/q
net_275_countables.pdf
2. Youtube video
• Countable and Uncountable Nouns Video Lessons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2eUa79dAk&feature=related

28. Tabela de Imagens
n° do
slide
direito da imagem como está ao lado da
foto
link do site onde se consegiu a informação Data do
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2 Rfc1394 / Public domain. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paper_450x
450.jpg
30/08/2012
3 Rfc1394 / Public domain. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paper_450x
450.jpg
30/08/2012
4 Rfc1394 / Public domain. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paper_450x
450.jpg
30/08/2012
5 Rfc1394 / Public domain. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paper_450x
450.jpg
30/08/2012
6a KaurJmeb / GNU Free Documentation
License.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lipstick.jpg 30/08/2012
6b Riley / Creative Commons Attribution-Share
Alike 2.0 Generic license.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lipstick_ar
my.jpg
30/08/2012
7a BrokenSphere / GNU Free Documentation
License.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Plan
et_water_bottle.JPG
30/08/2012
7b Verne Equinox / Creative Commons
Attribution 3.0 Unported.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FijiWaterDis
play.jpg
30/08/2012
15a BrokenSphere / GNU Free Documentation
License.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Green_Plan
et_water_bottle.JPG
30/08/2012
15b Verne Equinox / Creative Commons
Attribution 3.0 Unported.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FijiWaterDis
play.jpg
30/08/2012

29. Tabela de Imagens
n° do
slide
direito da imagem como está ao lado da
foto
link do site onde se consegiu a informação Data do
Acesso
16 Jeromekruft / Free Art License. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escoffee_pr
oducts.jpg
30/08/2012
17 Jeromekruft / Free Art License. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escoffee_pr
oducts.jpg
30/08/2012
18a Jeromekruft / Free Art License. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escoffee_pr
oducts.jpg
30/08/2012
18b Matrona / Creative Commons Attribution-
Share Alike 2.5 Generic.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rye_bread.J
PG
30/08/2012
19a Jeromekruft / Free Art License. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escoffee_pr
oducts.jpg
30/08/2012
19b Matrona / Creative Commons Attribution-
Share Alike 2.5 Generic.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rye_bread.J
PG
30/08/2012
19c Ubcule / Creative Commons Attribution-
Share Alike 3.0 Unported.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barr_Raspb
erryade.jpg
30/08/2012
20a Jeromekruft / Free Art License. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escoffee_pr
oducts.jpg
30/08/2012
20b Matrona / Creative Commons Attribution-
Share Alike 2.5 Generic.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rye_bread.J
PG
30/08/2012
20c Ubcule / Creative Commons Attribution-
Share Alike 3.0 Unported.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barr_Raspb
erryade.jpg
30/08/2012

30. Tabela de Imagens
n° do
slide
direito da imagem como está ao lado da
foto
link do site onde se consegiu a informação Data do
Acesso
23 Saperaud / GNU Free Documentation
License.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Globe.png 30/08/2012
24 Saperaud / GNU Free Documentation
License.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Globe.png 30/08/2012
25 Saperaud / GNU Free Documentation
License.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Globe.png 30/08/2012
26 Saperaud / GNU Free Documentation
License.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Globe.png 30/08/2012