LECCIÓN 93: COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS

COUNTABLE NOUNS OR COUNT NOUNS

apple apples

banana bananas

orange oranges

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 grape grapes

potato potatoes

carrot carrots

cucumber cucumbers

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 tomato tomatoes

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS OR NON COUNT NOUNS

bread butter jam

cereal cheese chocolate

chicken fish bacon

rice pasta sugar

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 salt flour oil

water coffee juice

milk lettuce honey

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 A – AN – SOME- ANY

A/AN + singular countable nouns

A + consonant sound

• There is a potato in the kitchen.

AN + vowel sound

• There is an apple on the table.

SOME / ANY + plural countable nouns & uncountable nouns

SOME = There is some cheese in the fridge.

ANY = There isn’t any cheese in the fridge.

ANY = Is there any cheese in the fridge?

COUNTABLE - SINGULAR COUNTABLE - PLURAL UNCOUNTABLE

AFFIRMATIVE A/ AN SOME SOME
NEGATIVE A/AN ANY ANY
QUESTIONS A/ AN ANY ANY

Exceptions

COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
PLURAL
Questions 1. offer Would you like some…? SOME SOME
Questions 2. ask for Can I … some…? SOME SOME
Questions 3. suggest Why don’t we… some…? SOME SOME

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EXERCISE

Look at the pictures, mention the item and say if it is countable or uncountable.

Pasta _________________________

Eggs _________________________

Beef _________________________

Pepper _________________________

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Flour _________________________

Complete the following sentences with A/AN/SOME/ANY

1. There is _________ apple.

2. There isn’t _________ cheese.

3. There is _________ butter.

4. There _________ any eggs.

5. I ate ___________ rice.

6. I have _________ orange.

7. There are _________ bananas.

8. We need _________ tomato.

9. There is _________ fish.

10. I have _________ banana.

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