CountableUncountableNounsEnglishOnline.pptx

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Countable & Uncountable
Nouns
Lunch&Learn
(CLB3-4)
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Vocabulary
Noun: a word for a person, place, thing or idea.
1. Theo is a good writer. person
2. London is my favorite city. place
3. Snow is falling again. thing
4. Do you think that happiness is important? idea
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2 Types of Nouns: Proper and Common
1. Proper nouns: nouns that refer to a specific person,
place, or thing by name. Proper nouns are always
capitalized.
Example: She lives in Winnipeg.
2. Common nouns: nouns for general things.
Example: She lives in a city.
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Sort the nouns:
Everest Nola month
woman mountain
city Ottawa February
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Proper Nouns Common Nouns
Everest
woman
Ottawa
month

Sort the nouns:
Everest Nola month
woman mountain
city Ottawa February
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Proper Nouns Common Nouns
Everest mountain
Nola woman
Ottawa city
February month

Nouns: Countable and Uncountable
Uncountable nouns:
• cannot be counted
• are always singular
examples: rice, water, love
Countable nouns:
• can be counted
• can be singular or plural
examples: bottle, dogs, friends
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Sort the nouns:
wine hours feelings
time money dollars
bottles sadness
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Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns
bottles wine
dollars money
hours time
feelings sadness

Sort the nouns:
wine hours feelings
time money dollars
bottles sadness
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Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns
wine
dollars

Countable & Uncountable Nouns
Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable.
“There are nouns that can be both countable and uncountable. Chicken is
uncountable if it’s a food, but countable if it’s the animal. Coffee is
uncountable, but people say they’ve had three coffees; meaning 3 cups of
coffee, which are countable.
The same happens with beer (the liquid) and beers (bottles or cans).
Can you think of others?
https://m.busyteacher.org/18856-how-to-teach-countable-uncountable-nouns-
esl.html
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Articles; A, An, The, Some
Articles are the small words we use before nouns.
Articles are types of adjectives.
Common articles include: a, an, the, some
https://www.thoughtco.com/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-explained-
4086412
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Articles: A, An, Some
Use “a” with countable nouns that begin with a consonant sound like a book,
a car, or a house.
Use "an" with countable nouns that begin with a vowel sound like an orange,
an ocean, or an eternity.
Use "some" with countable and uncountable nouns like some milk, some
time, or some apples in positive sentences.
https://www.thoughtco.com/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-explained-4086412
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Articles: Any
We use “any” with countable and noncountable nouns in questions and
negatives.
Do we have any milk?
Are there any books on the shelf?
We don’t have any clean shirts.
Do you have any cheese?
Did you eat any of my chocolate?
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Article: No article
No article is needed before:
1. a general, plural, countable noun (dogs/cars/books).
Example: Our family likes dogs.
2. a general, non-countable noun
Example: He drinks coffee every day.
Can you make rice for dinner?
3. a general, abstract noun (like an idea)
Example: Love is celebrated on Valentine’s day.
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Choose the Article: A, An, Some
1.book
2.wine
3.rice
4.apple
5.music
6.tomato
7.rain
8.CD
9.egg
10.food
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Choose the Article: A, An, Some
1.book a book
2.wine some wine
3.rice some rice
4.apple an apple
5.music some music
6.tomato a tomato
7.Rain some rain
8.CD a CD
9.egg an egg
10.food some food
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Let’s practice!

PRACTICE: Read the sentence. Is the bold noun countable or
noncountable?
1. The children are playing in the garden.
2. I don't like milk.
3. I prefer tea.
4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution.
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noncountable?
1. The children are playing in the garden. COUNTABLE
2. I don't like milk. UNCOUNTABLE
3. I prefer tea. UNCOUNTABLE
4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution.
COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE
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noncountable?
5. My mother uses butter to make cakes.
6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom.
7. I'd like some juice please!
8. These practice sentences are interesting. 1
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noncountable?
5. My mother uses butter to make cakes. UNCOUNTABLE/COUNTABLE
6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom. COUNTABLE
7. I'd like some juice please! UNCOUNTABLE
8. These practice sentences are interesting. COUNTABLE
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PRACTICE: Is each noun countable or noncountable?
1. We need some glue to fix this vase.
2. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional.
3. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning.
4. The bread my mother prepares is delicious.
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PRACTICE: Is each noun countable or uncountable?
1. We need some glue to fix this vase. Uncountable/countable
2. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional. countable
3. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning.
countable/countable/uncountable
4. The bread my mother makes is delicious. uncountable
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PRACTICE: Is each noun countable or noncountable?
5. Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery.
6. Some policemen are organizing road traffic to avoid any accidents.
7. I bought three bottles of .mineral water for our picnic
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PRACTICE: Is each noun countable or uncountable?
5. Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery. countable
6. Some policemen are organizing road traffic to avoid any accidents.
countable/uncountable/countable
7. I bought three bottles of .mineral water for our picnic.
countable/uncountable/countable
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PRACTICE: Fill in the blanks with the correct article: a, an, or some, any or
no article:
1. Michael is ______ student at McMaster University.
2. Although I am very busy, I will find _____ time to visit my uncle.
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no article:
1. Michael is _a__ student at McMaster University.
2. Although I am very busy, I will find _some_ time to visit my uncle.
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no article:
3. Julia is wearing _______ very nice dress today.
4. I have ______ problem with my computer. Can you help me?
5. I want to buy _______ new car, and I need ______ advice.
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no article:
3. Julia is wearing __a___ very nice dress today.
4. I have _a__ problem with my computer. Can you help me?
5. I want to buy _a__ new car, and I need _some_ advice.
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no article:
6. "Would you like ______ more cake?" "No thanks. I had ____ very large slice
and I’m full.“
7. Have you got _____ minute? I want to talk to you about something.
8. I’d like ______ loaf of bread and _______ apples please.
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no article:
6. "Would you like _some__ more cake?" "No thanks. I had _a_ very large slice
and I’m full.“
7. Have you got _a__ minute? I want to talk to you about something.
8. I’d like __a____ loaf of bread and __some___ apples please.
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no article:
9. I need ____ pen and _______ paper to write on.
10. It was _____ great party. I met _______ very interesting people.
11. Yesterday, I did _______ shopping. I bought _____ new pair of jeans.
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no article:
9. I need _a__ pen and __some___ paper to write on.
10. It was _a__ great party. I met _some__ very interesting people.
11. Yesterday, I did _some__ shopping. I bought __a__ new pair of jeans.
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no article:
1. I booked _______ room at the hotel.
There wasn’t ________ room on the bus to sit.
2. Do you drink _______ coffee?
Mike ordered ______ large coffee with milk.
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no article:
1. I booked ___a____ room at the hotel.
There wasn’t __any___ room on the bus to sit.
2. Do you drink ____ coffee?
Mike ordered __a__ large coffee with milk.
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no article:
3. The printer has run out of _______ paper.
I went to the newsstand to buy ________ paper.
4. We had ______ great time at the party last night.
Do you have _______ time for lunch?
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no article:
3. The printer has run out of _______ paper.
I went to the newsstand to buy __some___ paper.
4. We had __a___ great time at the party last night.
Do you have __some/any/no_____ time for lunch?
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no article:
5. Do you know ______ girl named Jill?
Waiter! There’s ____ hair in my soup!
6. "What do you do for a living?" "At the moment, I’m looking for work."
Have you found _____ job yet?
7. Parmesan is _______ special cheese from Italy.
Do you like ________ cheese?
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no article:
5. Do you know __a___ girl named Jill?
Waiter! There’s _a__ hair in my soup!
6. "What do you do for a living?" "At the moment, I’m looking for work."
Have you found _a__ job yet?
7. Parmesan is __a____ special cheese from Italy.
Do you like _____ cheese?
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no article:
8. This job requires experience with ______computers.
My trip to Africa was _______ great experience in my life.
9. Chairs, tables, and cupboards are furniture.
That’s _______ beautiful piece of furniture. Where did you find it?
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no article:
8. This job requires experience with ___ computers.
My trip to Africa was _a____ great experience in my life.
9. Chairs, tables, and cupboards are furniture.
That’s __a___ beautiful piece of furniture. Where did you find it?
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PRACTICE: Olivia and Ben are planning to cook dinner. Fill in the blanks
with the correct article: a, an, or some, any or no article:
Olivia: What’s for dinner? I want _______ soup!
Ben: I’m thinking about making ______ pasta. But we need to go shopping. Let’s
make _______ list.
Olivia: What do we have in the kitchen?
.
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Ben: Hmmm. We have _______ eggs. And ____ potato.
Olivia: Do we have _______ onions?
Ben: Yes, we have _______ onions.
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Olivia: What’s for dinner? I want __some/no article__ soup!
Ben: I’m thinking about making _some/no article_ pasta. But we need to go
shopping. Let’s make __a__ list.
Olivia: What do we have in the kitchen?
Ben: Hmmm. We have _some/no article_ eggs. And _a_ potato.
Olivia: Do we have __any__ onions?
Ben: Yes, we have __some/no article__ onions.
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Olivia: What about ______ fruit? Do we have __ apples?
Ben: No, we don’t have __ apples. I’m writing apples on the list.
Olivia: I think we need ______ bread.
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Ben: You’re right. We don’t have ______ bread.
Olivia: I want _____ honey. This jar is empty.
Ben: Sure. I like honey. I think we also need juice. Can you check? Do we need
___ juice?
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Olivia: What about _some/no article_ fruit? Do we have _any/no article_
apples?
Ben: No, we don’t have _any__ apples. I’m writing apples on the list.
Olivia: I think we need _some/no article_ bread.
Ben: You’re right. We don’t have _any__ bread.
Olivia: I want _some/no article__ honey. This jar is empty.
Ben: Sure. I like honey. I think we also need juice. Can you check? Do we need
_some/no article_ juice?
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Olivia: No, we don’t need _____ juice.
But what about dinner tonight? This shopping list doesn’t sound like pasta or
soup.
Ben: I have ____ idea. We can use the eggs to make ___ omelette. If we get lots
of lettuce, then I can make ____ salad tonight, and we can have salad for lunch
tomorrow, too!
Olivia: Sounds great. Healthy and delicious. Let’s go!
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Olivia: No, we don’t need _any/no article_ juice.
But what about dinner tonight? This shopping list doesn’t sound like pasta or
soup.
Ben: I have _an_ idea. We can use the eggs to make _an__ omelette. If we get
lots of lettuce, then I can make _a__ salad tonight, and we can have salad for
lunch tomorrow, too!
Olivia: Sounds great. Healthy and delicious. Let’s go!
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More practice!

More Practice:
https://malaysianenglishclub.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/countabl
eanduncountablenounsexercises.pdf
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Questions?
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HOMEWORK – Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Read each noun. Is it countable or uncountable? Use each noun in a
sentence.
1. Anger
2. History
3. Cereal
4. Book
5. Storm
6. Picture
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HOMEWORK: The details:
1. Submit your homework to Lori on Skype: live:loramoren
2. After class, you have until the 11:59 pm the next day to complete the assignment.
3. I will correct the homework and offer feedback. 

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Sources:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/nouns-countable-
uncountable#:~:text=Countable%20nouns%20can%20be%20counted,is%20used%20
in%20a%20sentence
https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/nouns-1-countable-
and-uncountable
https://www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/grammar/articles.html#:~:text=Art
icles%20are%20used%20before%20nouns,its%20identity%20is%20not%20known.
https://www.thoughtco.com/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-explained-4086412
https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/do-we-have-any-
onions
https://www.thoughtco.com/esl-beginners-any-and-some-4427683
https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/grammar-exercise-countable-uncountable-
nouns.php
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Lori Morency
Skype: live:loramoren
livelearn.ca

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