This document summarizes the differences between countable and uncountable nouns in English. It explains that countable nouns can be singular or plural, while uncountable nouns only have one form. It provides examples of common countable and uncountable nouns. The document also discusses how to use "is/are some" and "isn't/aren't any" correctly depending on whether the noun is countable or uncountable. Finally, it presents different expressions of quantity and whether they are used with countable or uncountable nouns.

1. Countable nouns &
Uncountable nouns

3. Countable nouns
e.g. I eat a banana every day.
I like bananas.
“Banana” is a countable noun.

4. Countable nouns
 A countable noun can be
1. singular (banana) or
2. plural (bananas)
Countable nouns are things we can
count.
So 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

8. Uncountable nouns
e.g. I eat rice everyday.
I like rice.
Rice is an uncountable noun.

9. Uncountable nouns
 An uncountable noun has only one form.
(rice)
•Uncountable nouns are things we
cannot count.
•We cannot say „one rice‟, „two rices‟,
etc.

10. Uncountable nouns
Examples of uncountable nouns:
 salad dressing
 lettuce
 ham
 water
 milk

12.  A dog is an animal.
 I‟m waiting for a bus.
 When a countable noun is singular, we
must use a word like a/the/my/this
with it.
Example:
 I want an orange. (not I want orange.)
 Where is my bottle? (not Where is
bottle?)

14. The use of “Is/are some”
Study the following table:
is meat in the fridge.
cheese
There some
are rulers on the desk.
pencils

15. Is/are some
 We use „is some‟ when the noun is
uncountable. (meat, cheese.)
 We use „are some‟ when the countable
noun is plural. (rulers, pencils.)

16. Isn‟t/aren‟t any
Study the following table:
isn‟t milk in the shop.
coffee
There any
aren‟t dishes under the bed.
watches

17. Isn‟t/aren‟t any
 We use „isn‟t any‟ when the noun is
uncountable. (milk, coffee.)
 We use „aren‟t any‟ when the countable
noun is plural. (dishes, watches)

18. Expression of
quantity

19. Expression Used with Used with
of quantity countable nouns uncountable
nouns
One One apple -
each each cloth -
every every bus -
Two Two pencils -
both both bottles -
a couple of A couple of shoes -
a few A few books -
several Several pages -
many Many computers -

20. Expression Used with Used with
of quantity countable uncountable
nouns nouns
A little - A little rice
much - Much money
Not any Not any photos Not any water
no No photos No water
a lot of A lot of people A lot of hair
plenty of Plenty of cars Plenty of light
most Most watches Most sugar
all All students All coffee

22. I. Put the correct form of the
given words into the spaces.
potatoes
1.John is eating some __________(potato).
water
2.Is there any ___________ (water) in the
jar?
3.Mother says, „Gogo, please give me some
jam
__________ (jam).‟
fish
4.There are some _________ (fish) in the
river.
tomatoes
5.There aren‟t any ______________(tomato)
on the table.

23. II. Put the correct answer into the
spaces with “some” or “any”.
1.There is not ________sugar in the coffee.
any
some
2.There are ___________ stars in the sky.
any
3.There aren‟t ________ roses on the table.
some
4.Father says, „Please give me ________ oil.‟
5.Is there ________ orange juice?
any
6.There is ________ paper on the desk.
some

24. Look! How many mark(s) do you get?
8-11 Well done!
4-7 You can do much better!
0-3 Work hard! Don‟t give up!