Teacher Jaime Urrutia

COUNTABLES AND UNCOUNTABLES NOUNS

EXPRESSING QUANTITIES:

QUANTIFIERS UNCOUNTABLE (UC)

COUNTABLE (C)
MUCH UC -
MANY - C
A LOT OF/LOTS OF UC C
ENOUGH UC C
SEVERAL - C
SOME (+) UC C
ANY (-) (?) UC C
NO UC C
A FEW - C
A LITTLE UC -

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: ("ENDING WITH NO S")

 LIQUIDS
 GRANULATED
 CUT INTO PIECES
 FEELINGS
 UNTOUCHABLE THINGS

***EXAMPLES: (BEER, SUGAR, CAKE, LOVE, AIR, ETC.)

***EXCEPTIONS: NEWS

COUNTABLE NOUNS: ("ENDING WITH S")

***EXAMPLES :( STARS, BOOKS, APPLES)

***EXCEPTIONS: PEOPLE-CHILDREN
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OTHER EXCEPTIONS:

** CHICKEN: COUNTABLE WHEN REFERRING TO THE ANIMAL.

UNCOUNTABLE WHEN REFERRING TO EAT.
** FRUIT: COUNTABLE WHEN REFERRING TO THE DIFFERENT
KINDS OF IT.
UNCOUNTABLE WHEN REFERRING TO THE COLLECTIVE
GROUP.

TO TRANSFORM AN UNCOUNTABLE NOUN TO A COUNTABLE NOUN, YOU

MUST USE A CONTAINER:

A CAN OF – A SLICE OF – A BOTTLE OF – A LOAF OF – A GLASS OF – A BAR OF

– A BOWL OF – A PACKET OF – A PIECE OF – A CUP OF – A JAR OF – ETC.

Countable and Uncountable

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English Worksheet

1. Fill in SOME or ANY as in the example:

1. Are there any rabbits in the garden?

2. Are there __________________children in the class?
3. There aren’t _______________ chairs in the room.
4. Are there __________________birds in the tree?
5. There isn’t ________________ money in the bag.
6. There is __________________ coffee in the cup.
7. There are _________________ policemen in the police station.
8. Are there _________________ fish in the water.
9. Are there _________________ oranges in the basket?
10. There isn’t ________________ milk in the fridge.
11. I have _________ tea, but I don’t have ___________ sugar.
12. Is there ___________________ meat at home?
13. There were ________________ apples here a minute ago.
14. There aren’t _______________ glasses on the table.

2. Fill in HOW MUCH, HOW MANY, A FEW, A LITTLE, SOME or ANY:

1. A: _________________________ bananas would you like, sir?

B: Just _________________________, please.
2. A: Can I have _________________________ milk?
B: Sorry, we haven’t got _________________________ milk.
3. A: _________________________ bread would you like?
B: Just _________________________, please.
4. A: _________________________ carrots do we have?
B: We have only _________________________.
5. A: _________________________ oranges do we need?
B: We don’t need _________________________ oranges.
6. A: _________________________ sugar would you like in your coffee?
B: Just _________________________ please.
7. A: Could I have _________________________ tea, please?
B: Of course. Would you like _________________________ biscuits, too?