Countable uncountable nouns

1. Countable &
Uncountable
nouns |
Quantifiers

2. Mrs Nguyen Nhan Ai
Ph.D of Department of Foreign
Languages
Lecturer of foreign language
Email: jennynguyengass@gmail.com
HA NOI PROCURATORATE UNIVERSITY

3. I. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
a) adding “s” after singular noun
a pen, an apple, one apple
1, The way to form plural nouns
Ex: a book – books
an apple – apples

4. • A bar of chocolate – five bars of chocolate
• A bottle of whisky – ten bottles of whisky
• A bag of sugar – eight bags of sugar
• A tube of toothpaste – three tubes of toothpaste
• A cup of coffee – four cups of coffee
• A loaf of bread – three loaves of bread
• A slice of bread – seven slices of bread
*UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS (rice, wine, shampoo, toothpaste,...)
Ex: Wine is delicious/good
Five bottles of wine are expensive
Whisky is terrible
A bottle of whisky is $5
Five bottles of whisky are $25

5. Ex: bus – buses
dish – dishes
watch – watches
fox – foxes
quiz – quizzes
b) adding “es” after singular noun end with
S, SS, SH, CH, X, Z + es
c) adding “S” before “O” is a vowel
Ex: a radio – radios
+ adding “ES” before “O” is a consonant
Ex: tomato – tomatoes hero – heroes
+ some of nouns may have two kinds of plural nouns
Ex: buffalo – buffaloes, buffalos.

6. d) adding “S” before “Y” is a vowel
Ex: play – plays
+ Y changes into I + ES before “Y” is a consonant
Ex: lorry – lorries
supply – supplies
a dictionary – five dictionaries
e) some of nouns end with F/ FE change into VES
Ex: leaf – leaves
thief – thieves
chef – cheves
wife – wives
knife – knives

7. a child - children a foot - feet
goose - geese ox - oxen
man - men mouse - mice
tooth - teeth woman - women
sheep - sheep deer - deer
f) irregular nouns

8. II. QUANTIFIERS
• Some/any
• Many
• A large number of (một số)
• A great number of
• A small number of
• Plenty of
• A lot of/lots of
• Few/a few
• Every/each
• Several
With COUNTABLE NOUNS With UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
• Some/any
• Much
• A large amount of/an amount
of (một số lượng lớn của cái gì)
• A great deal of (một số lượng
lớn)
• Plenty of
• A lot of/lots of
• Little/a little

9. Quantifiers UCN CN Positive Negative Question
Some ✓ ✓ ✓ ✘ ✓ (sometines)
Any ✓ ✓ ✘ ✓ ✓
Many ✘ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Much ✓ ✘ ✓ ✓ ✓
A lot of/lots of ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
A few/few (1) ✘ ✓ ✓
A little/little (2) ✓ ✘ ✓
A lot

10. + flock of birds, sheep (bầy chim, cừu)
+ herd of cattle (bầy gia súc)
+ pack of dogs (bầy chó)
+ school of fish (bầy cá)
+ pride of lions (bầy sư tử)
NOTE

11. +) There are + Noun (s, es)….
There is + Uncountable noun, a, an….
Ex: There is an orange on the table.
There are ten pens in my bag.
-) There aren’t + Noun (s, es)....
There isn’t + Uncountable noun, a, an….
are not = aren’t; is not = isn’t
Ex: There aren’t fifty students in my class.
There isn’t a pen on my table.
?) Are there + Noun (s, es)....?
Is there + Uncountable noun, a, an …+?
Ex: Are there apples on the table?
Yes, there are
No, there aren’t
Is there a pen on the shelf?
Yes, there is
No, there isn’t

12. EXERCISES

13. 1.He does not have (many/much) money.
2. I would like (a few/a little) salt on my vegetables.
3. She bought (that/those) cards last night.
4. There are (less/fewer) students in this room than in the next room.
5. There is (too much/too many) bad news on TV tonight.
6. I do not want (these/this) water.
7. This is (too many/too much) information to learn.
8. A (few/little) people left early.
9. Would you like (less/fewer) coffee than this?
10. This costs (too much/too many).
I/ Choose the best correct
determiners in the following
sentences

14. 1.We didn’t buy………flowers.
2. This evening I’m going out with…….friends of mine.
3. I didn’t have………..money, so had to borrow………
4. Can I have…………milk on my coffee, please?
5. I was too tired to do………...work.
6. Have you seen………good films recently?
7. Can you give me………….information about places of interest in the
town?
8. With the special tourist train ticket, you can travel on…………. train you
like.
9. If there are…………. words you don’t understand, use a dictionary.
10. She went out without………….money.
II/ Complete the sentences with
some or any

15. Matthew: There are(1)……. athletes taking part in the
International Games in London. There’s been (2)……………
coverage in the papers.
Daniel: Our runners haven’t won’t (3)……………medals, have
they?
Matthew: No, not as (4)………… as last time. But there is
plenty of time. There are still (5)…………… events to come. I’d
like to go and see some of track events, but I haven’t got (6)
……..time at the moment.
Daniel: No, not with exams coming up. We’re having so(7)
……….. lessons to study.
Matthew: I’m hoping to go at the weekend if I can get a
ticket. Apparently there aren’t (8)…………… seats left.
Daniel: I’ve heard the cheapest tickets are $25. I think that’s
too (9)……….
III/ Complete the conversation. Put in a
lot of, many or much. More than one
answer may be correct.

16. 1.I don’t think I can lift this box on my own. I need ………………help.
2. …………… tourists visited Northern Ireland in the 1980s because of the
terrorism there.
3. The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive…………..letters.
4. The snow was quite deep. They seemed……………hope of completing our
journey.
5. Trevor doesn’t find it easy to fix the shelves. He’s having………….. trouble.
6. Sarah is exhausted. She’s having ……………….day’s holiday next week.
7. David quite like golf, but unfortunately he has………ability.
8. I can speak…………words of Swedish, but not very fluently.
9. Listen carefully. I‘m going to give you……………advice.
10. Have you ever been to Paris? ‘ Yes, I’ve been there…………times.’
IV/ Put in a few, few, a little or little

17. The main town of island is very small and does not have
(1)………………important buildings. The islanders do not
have (2)…………….money, and they have (3) ………………
contact with the outside world. There is not(4)………………
chance of the place attracting large number of tourists.
The roads are not very good. There are lots of bicycles
but not (5)………… cars. And there are hardly any of the
modern facilities which visitors expect. There are (6)
……………shops, and there is (7)…………. entertainment.
V/ Complete this paragraph from
the travel book. Put in many, few,
much or little

18. 1.We didn’t spend many/much money.
2. You must be quick. We have little/a little time.
3. They’re got so much/lots of money that they don’t know what to do
with.
4. Did you take much/many photographs when you were on holiday?
5. Would you like less/fewer coffee than this?
6. The tickets cost too much/too many, so we can’t afford them.
7.’Would you like some/any sugar in your tea?’ ‘ yes, please. Just a little/
a few.’
8. If you have some/any problems, you can discuss them with your
group leaders.
9. I take photos, but not as many/a lot of as I used to. At one time I took
many/a lot.
10. How much/many butter do we put in?
VI/ Choose the correct words

19. 11. Quick, Let’s go! There’s somebody/anybody coming and I don’t want
somebody/ anybody to see us.
12. He can speak little/a little English, so it’s not difficult to communicate
with him.
13.My father drinks a lot of/much tea.
14. This town is not a very interesting place to visit, so a few/few tourists
come here.
15. She spent a large number of/a great deal of time on the project.
16. A large number of/A great deal of painting have been sold.
17. We get much/a lot of rain here, but we don’t get many/ much storms.
18. Do you mind if I asked you a few/a little questions?
19. The shop is very quiet. There are a few/only a few customers have come
in.
20. How many/How much cups of coffee have you taken?
VI/ Choose the correct words

20. 1. ______ cheese do you buy?
2. ______ books are there in your bag?
3. ______ movies did Jerry watch last week?
4. ______ do you spend every week?
5. ______ friends does Tina have?
6. ______ sugar do we need?
7. ______ tomatoes are there in the fridge?
8. ______ meat are you going to buy?
9. ______ milk did you drink yesterday?
10. ______ apples do you see?
VI/ Fill in the blank to complete
these sentences with “How much”
or “How many”

21. 1. There are many dirts on the floor.
2. We want more fuels than that.
3. He drank two milks.
4. Ten inks are needed for our class.
5. He sent me many fruits.
6. Many golds are found here.
7. He gave me a great deal of troubles.
8. Cow eats grasses.
9. The rain has left many waters.
10. I didn’t have many luggages.
VII/ Correct the mistakes
(if necessary)

22. Anna: How about making a/an apple pie?
Tom: Great idea! Have we got some/any apples?
Anna: Yes, there are some/any in the bowl. How much/many do we need?
Tom: A lot, about a kilo/litre.
Anna: We haven’t got enough. We can buy some/ any in the corner shop.
Tom: And we need some/any flour, too. Look at the recipe. How much/ many
flour do we need?
Anna: About half a pound. And we need three knives/spoons of sour cream
so let’s buy a small tub/bag, too.
Tom: And how much/many eggs do we need?
Anna: Four. And we also need some/any butter and some/any sugar. Oh, we
haven’t got some/any butter.
Tom: We can buy a bar/tin of butter in the shop, too.
VIII/Choose the correct answer

23. Thank
you for
listening
Mrs Nguyen Nhan Ai