Countable
and
uncountable
nouns
Countable nouns
 can be counted using numbers
 have a singular and a plural form
 the singular form can use the indefinite article "a" or "an".
 If you want to ask about the quantity of a countable noun, you ask "How
many?" combined with the plural countable noun.
Exemples:
one horse two horses
one mantwo men
one idea two ideas
Uncountable nouns
 cannot be counted
 may be the names for substances, concepts, etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. (liquids,
powders, gases, food, etc.).
 used with a singular verb
 usually do not have a plural form
 not used with the indefinite article a/an, instead we can use some and any with uncountable nouns
music, art, love, happiness money, currency
advice, information, news rice, sugar, butter, water
furniture, luggage electricity, gas, power
Correct the mistakes:
1. These carrot are sweet.
2. I don’t like teas at all.
3. I’d like to cut some pear for this salad.
4. There is much waters in this jar.
5. How many sandwich have you bought?
6. You can take four potato from the basket.
7. Do you eat meats?
8. There is much rices in this dish.
9. Where is breads?
10. These berry are very sweet.
11. There are four chair round the table.
12. These vegetable are green.
13. Where are the onion?
A /AN versus THE
We use:
A or AN + a singular countable noun when the listener/reader doesn’t know exactly which thing we are
talking about.
We’ve got a new car.
THE+ noun when it is clear which thing(s) or person/people we are talking about.
The apple I’m eating now is from our garden.
NO ARTICLE (ZERO ARTICLE)+ plural countable noun/uncountable noun, when we are talking about
things in general.
Bananas are sweeter than apples.
Chocolate is tasty.
Firefighters have got a difficult job.

Countable_Uncountable_ articles for secondary school students ppt

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    Countable nouns  canbe counted using numbers  have a singular and a plural form  the singular form can use the indefinite article "a" or "an".  If you want to ask about the quantity of a countable noun, you ask "How many?" combined with the plural countable noun. Exemples: one horse two horses one mantwo men one idea two ideas
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    Uncountable nouns  cannotbe counted  may be the names for substances, concepts, etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. (liquids, powders, gases, food, etc.).  used with a singular verb  usually do not have a plural form  not used with the indefinite article a/an, instead we can use some and any with uncountable nouns music, art, love, happiness money, currency advice, information, news rice, sugar, butter, water furniture, luggage electricity, gas, power
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    Correct the mistakes: 1.These carrot are sweet. 2. I don’t like teas at all. 3. I’d like to cut some pear for this salad. 4. There is much waters in this jar. 5. How many sandwich have you bought? 6. You can take four potato from the basket. 7. Do you eat meats? 8. There is much rices in this dish. 9. Where is breads? 10. These berry are very sweet. 11. There are four chair round the table. 12. These vegetable are green. 13. Where are the onion?
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    A /AN versusTHE We use: A or AN + a singular countable noun when the listener/reader doesn’t know exactly which thing we are talking about. We’ve got a new car. THE+ noun when it is clear which thing(s) or person/people we are talking about. The apple I’m eating now is from our garden. NO ARTICLE (ZERO ARTICLE)+ plural countable noun/uncountable noun, when we are talking about things in general. Bananas are sweeter than apples. Chocolate is tasty. Firefighters have got a difficult job.