COUNTABLES

UNCOUNTABLES
 COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

• Countable nouns are nouns which can be counted

and can be in the singular or the plural.

a flower (singular) three flowers (plural)

 COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

• We put a before the noun in the singular when it

begins with a consonant sound (b, d, p, etc.) and an
when it begins with a wovel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

an apple two apples

 COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

• Uncountable nouns are nouns which cannot be

counted and they usually have no plural.
FOOD:
Cheese, butter, meat, salt, pepper, bacon, bread,
chocolate,honey, jam....
LIQUIDS:
Coffe, milk, water, tea, wine, lemonade, petrol, oil, …
 COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

METARIALS:
Gold, iron, silver, wood, paper….
ABSTRACT NOUNS:
Beauty, love, happiness…
OTHERS:
Hair, money, news, snow, furniture, advice, weather….
 COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

• We use some with uncountable nouns and not a/an.

• We also use some with countable nouns but only in the plural.

some cheese some bananas

 COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

Some uncountable nouns can be made countable by

using the following words in front of them:

a jar of marmalade a bottle of beer a piece of cake

 COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

a loaf of bread a cup of coffee

 COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

a bar of chocolate a kilo of meat

 COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

a glass of milk a bowl of soup a carton of milk

 COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

a jug of orange juice

a can of fruit juice a slice of bread
 COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

a packet of spaghetti
a tin of fish
Listen and repeat

apple
Listen and repeat

sandwich
Listen and repeat

banana
Listen and repeat

biscuits
Listen and repeat

butter
Listen and repeat

carrot
Listen and repeat

cheese
Listen and repeat

eggs
Listen and repeat

flour
Listen and repeat

salt
COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

steak
Listen and repeat

sugar
bottle can cup packet
kilo jar carton

cup of tea
a ........
bottle can cup packet
kilo jar carton

bottle
a .......... of lemonade
bottle can cup packet
kilo jar carton

can of coke
a ........
bottle can cup packet
kilo jar carton

kilo of flour
a ........
bottle can cup packet
kilo jar carton

carton of milk
a ............
bottle can cup packet
kilo jar carton

jar of jam
a .......
bottle can cup packet
kilo jar carton

packet of peas
a ...........
 How much ...... ?
89 p.
57 p. 89 p.
59 p.

99 p.

How much is a can ofjam

carton
jar of
packet
bottle coke
of
of ? ??
milk
?
oflemonade
peas ?
It’s
It’s ninety
eighty
fifty --nine
fifty--nine
eighty pence
pence
nine
seven . ...
pence
pence
Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me three

packets of peas?
Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me a can of

coke?
 Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me six cartons of milk?

Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me two

bottles of lemonade?
Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me three

jars of jam?
Can you buy me ..... ?

lime

Can you buy me five

kilos of lime?
 I’d like ......

I’d like a cup of tea

 I’d like ......

I’d like a bowl of soup.

 I’d like ......

I’d like a glass of water.

 I’d like ......

I’d like a slice of cake.

I’d like ......

I’d like a bottle of lemonade.

 Some - Any

I’ve got some strawberries but I

haven’t got any grapes.
 Some - Any
coconut pineapple

I have got some pineapples but I

haven’t got any coconuts.
 Some - Any

I have got some pears but I haven’t

got any cherries.
 Some - Any

I have got some salt but I haven’t

got any pepper.
 Some - Any

I have got some jam but I haven’t

got any yoghurt.
Tell the difference
ASK & ANSWER