COUNTABLE 
& 
UNCOUNTABLE 
NOUNS
COUNTABLES
GRAMMAR 
SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS (AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE / 
INTERROGATIVE) 
A (+ consonant) 
AN (+ vowel) 
Examples: She usually has a pear for dessert. 
Yesterday he didn’t have a peach for 
breakfast. 
I had an apple at lunch. 
There isn’t an orange in the basket.
PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS (AFFIRMATIVE ) 
SOME 
Examples: There are some apples in the fridge. 
I’d like some tomatoes in my salad, please. 
He eats some vegetables every day.
PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS (NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE) 
ANY 
Examples: Are there any carrots in the fridge? 
There aren’t any biscuits on the plate. 
She hasn’t got any eggs in her basket.
PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS (AFFIRMATIVE) 
A LOT OF 
Examples: There are a lot of vegetables in the fridge. 
I’ve got a lot of strawberries. 
PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS (NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE) 
MANY 
Examples: There aren’t many eggs. 
Are there many sandwiches?
TO ASK ABOUT QUANTITIES 
HOW MANY…? 
Examples: How many cucumbers are in the recipe? 
How many peaches have you got?
UNCOUNTABLES
GRAMMAR 
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS (AFFIRMATIVE) 
SOME 
Examples: She usually has some hot chocolate for 
breakfast. 
There is some tea in the teapot.
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS (NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE) 
ANY 
Examples: Is there any milk in the bottle? 
There isnt’t any coffee in my cup. 
She hasn’t got any cheese.
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS (AFFIRMATIVE) 
A LOT OF 
Examples: There is a lot of water in the bottle. 
I’ve got a lot of rice in the cupboard. 
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS (NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE) 
MUCH 
Examples: There isn’t much flour to make a cake. 
Is there much meat?
TO ASK ABOUT QUANTITIES 
HOW MUCH…? 
Examples: How much tomato sauce is there? 
How much butter do we need for that 
recipe?
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGnxhCjDP 
UQ 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao6kVo56kA 
A
ONLINE GAMES 
http://www.manythings.org/hmf/hm-food-drink.html 
http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ 
ClassroomGames/SpinOff/Food%20Spin%20- 
%20Fruits,%20Veggies,%20Actions,%20Food/p 
lay.html
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Countable & uncountable nouns - Food & drink

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    GRAMMAR SINGULAR COUNTABLENOUNS (AFFIRMATIVE / NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE) A (+ consonant) AN (+ vowel) Examples: She usually has a pear for dessert. Yesterday he didn’t have a peach for breakfast. I had an apple at lunch. There isn’t an orange in the basket.
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    PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS(AFFIRMATIVE ) SOME Examples: There are some apples in the fridge. I’d like some tomatoes in my salad, please. He eats some vegetables every day.
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    PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS(NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE) ANY Examples: Are there any carrots in the fridge? There aren’t any biscuits on the plate. She hasn’t got any eggs in her basket.
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    PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS(AFFIRMATIVE) A LOT OF Examples: There are a lot of vegetables in the fridge. I’ve got a lot of strawberries. PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS (NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE) MANY Examples: There aren’t many eggs. Are there many sandwiches?
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    TO ASK ABOUTQUANTITIES HOW MANY…? Examples: How many cucumbers are in the recipe? How many peaches have you got?
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    GRAMMAR UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS(AFFIRMATIVE) SOME Examples: She usually has some hot chocolate for breakfast. There is some tea in the teapot.
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    UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS (NEGATIVE/ INTERROGATIVE) ANY Examples: Is there any milk in the bottle? There isnt’t any coffee in my cup. She hasn’t got any cheese.
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    UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS (AFFIRMATIVE) A LOT OF Examples: There is a lot of water in the bottle. I’ve got a lot of rice in the cupboard. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS (NEGATIVE / INTERROGATIVE) MUCH Examples: There isn’t much flour to make a cake. Is there much meat?
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    TO ASK ABOUTQUANTITIES HOW MUCH…? Examples: How much tomato sauce is there? How much butter do we need for that recipe?
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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGnxhCjDP UQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao6kVo56kA A
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    ONLINE GAMES http://www.manythings.org/hmf/hm-food-drink.html http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ ClassroomGames/SpinOff/Food%20Spin%20- %20Fruits,%20Veggies,%20Actions,%20Food/p lay.html
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