Countable                 Uncountable

   Things you can count (singular    Things you can´t count (they
    or plural)                         can’t be plural).

   Countable nouns are easy to       Butter, meat…
    recognize. They are things        Some nouns can be countable
    that we can count.                 or uncountable but the
                                       meaning is different.

   Example: "pen".We can count       Example: chocolate
    pens. We can have one, two,
    three or more pens
a / an / some / any
 how much / how
      many?
 Use a / an with singular countable nouns.
 Use some with plural countable nouns and
  uncountable nouns in + sentences.
 Use any with plural countable nouns and
  uncountable nouns in – or ? sentences.
 We can also use some in ? to ask for and
  offerings
   music, art, love, happiness
   advice, information, news
   furniture, luggage
   rice, sugar, butter, water
   electricity, gas, power
   money, currency
   Uncountable nouns are substances,
    concepts etc that we cannot divide into
    separate elements. We cannot "count"
    them. For example, we cannot count
    "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or
    "litres of milk", but we cannot count
    "milk" itself.
   I've got some money.

   Have you got any rice?
   Sometimes, the same noun can be
    countable and uncountable, often with
    a change of meaning.


      There are two hairs in my cofee!

      I don’t have much hair.
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Countable   Uncountable
banana


Countable            Uncountable
Countable   Uncountable
butter


Uncountable        Uncountable
Countable   Uncountable
clown



Countable
Countable   Uncountable
water


Uncountable       Uncountable
Countable   Uncountable
sugar


Uncountable       Uncountable
Countable   Uncountable
rice



Uncountable          Uncountable
Countable   Uncountable
dogs


Countable          Uncountable
Countable   Uncountable
grapes


Countable            Uncountable
1.There are ____________ in the river.


a) Some fish


b) Some fishes


c) Any fishes
2. Is there any ___________ (water) in
the jar?


        a) Waters


        b) Water
3. Is there ________ orange juice?

        a) Some

        b) Any
4. ___ there any sugar?



    a) Is


    b) Are
5. ___there any apples?



      a) Is


      b) Are
By: Jhessika X. Pinedo

Countables and uncountables

  • 2.
    Countable Uncountable  Things you can count (singular  Things you can´t count (they or plural) can’t be plural).  Countable nouns are easy to  Butter, meat… recognize. They are things  Some nouns can be countable that we can count. or uncountable but the meaning is different.  Example: "pen".We can count  Example: chocolate pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens
  • 3.
    a / an/ some / any how much / how many?
  • 4.
     Use a/ an with singular countable nouns.  Use some with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in + sentences.  Use any with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in – or ? sentences.  We can also use some in ? to ask for and offerings
  • 6.
    music, art, love, happiness  advice, information, news  furniture, luggage  rice, sugar, butter, water  electricity, gas, power  money, currency
  • 7.
    Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself.
  • 8.
    I've got some money.  Have you got any rice?
  • 9.
    Sometimes, the same noun can be countable and uncountable, often with a change of meaning. There are two hairs in my cofee! I don’t have much hair.
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Countable Uncountable
  • 12.
    banana Countable Uncountable
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    Countable Uncountable
  • 14.
  • 15.
    Countable Uncountable
  • 16.
  • 17.
    Countable Uncountable
  • 18.
    water Uncountable Uncountable
  • 19.
    Countable Uncountable
  • 20.
    sugar Uncountable Uncountable
  • 21.
    Countable Uncountable
  • 22.
    rice Uncountable Uncountable
  • 23.
    Countable Uncountable
  • 24.
    dogs Countable Uncountable
  • 25.
    Countable Uncountable
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    grapes Countable Uncountable
  • 27.
    1.There are ____________in the river. a) Some fish b) Some fishes c) Any fishes
  • 28.
    2. Is thereany ___________ (water) in the jar? a) Waters b) Water
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    3. Is there________ orange juice? a) Some b) Any
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    4. ___ thereany sugar? a) Is b) Are
  • 31.
    5. ___there anyapples? a) Is b) Are
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