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LEARNING GOAL: Recognize the use of Countable and Uncountable nouns.

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable
nouns are things
which we can uncountable nouns
count. They are substances,
have singular concepts etc.that we
and plural cannot divide into
forms. They are separate elements.
easy to We cannot "count"
recognize. For them. For example,
example: one we cannot count
lemon, two "milk". We can count
lemons, three "bottles of milk" or
lemons, etc…. "liters of milk".
Here are some more
We can use a/an with countable nouns in the uncountable nouns;
singular: music, art, love, rice,
an elephant , an apple, an eraser, an ice cream. sugar, butter, water,
A lemonade, a grape, a pear, a carrot. electricity, gas,
power, air, gases,
We use some with countable nouns in the plural etc….
affirmative. We use some in the affirmative uncountable nouns:
* some chairs, some oranges.
* I want some milk. Can I have some water please?
We use any in the negative and interrogative
with plural nouns: We can use the article a with uncountable nouns to
express quantity such as: a slice, a cup, a bottle, a
There aren´t any fruits in the refrigerator
Are there any books in the bookcase?. glass, a piece, a carton, a kilo, a loaf, a packet:
For example: we can say a piece of news, a bottle of
water, a pound of rice a bottle of wine, a box cereal,
We can use a few and many with countable a slice of bread, a loaf of bread, a spoon of sugar,
nouns: etc…
We can use some and any with uncountable nouns:
I want a few biscuits - I have many stamps I've got some money. Have you got any rice?
We can use a little and much with uncountable
We use how many with countable nouns to make nouns:
questions:  I've got a little money. I haven't got much
 How many potatoes do you want? rice.
 How many eggs do we need? We use how much with uncountable nouns to make
 How many cokes do you drink a day? questions:

 How much flour do you want?

 How much sugar would you like?

f. could I have a bananas, please?

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1. Correct the mistakes, as in the example g. I would like a few of milk _____ Some _____
h. please add a sugar ______ Some ____
a. I’d like a water please. Some
l. there are a little pears in the bowl ____________
b. I´m hungry. I´d like a soup ___ Some ______
j. I haven´t got some candies ____ENY_____
c. We don´t have some salt. ___ Some _________
k. can I have any milk? __________________
d. I would like some hams? ____ANY_________
l. I want some cheese. _______________________
e. would you like any coffee?
_____ANY__________
2. Circle the correct word
a. I have got some /any hamburgers.
b. you don’t have some / any meat.
c. Tina has got some / any pineapples.
d. Your father has got some / any cheese.
e. Do you have some / any peas?
f. Dos she have some / any grapes?
3. Fill in the correct words from the list.

Glass, cup, packet, slice, piece, bottle, kilo, carton, box, spoon, bar, bunch,
bowl, can,

A __ cup _ of coffee. A spoon __ of pepper. A bunch__ of bananas. A __ can of soda. A __bar__ of soap.

A ____ slice __ of cake. A ____ bottle __ of wine. A _ Glass __of water. A _ packet __ of crisps. A __ slice _ of
ham.

A ___kilo of apples. A __box___ of milk. A _ packet ___ of cookies. A _ bowl _-

of rice.