COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Exercises:

COMPETENCIA PROPOSITO/RETO PRODUCTO A. Write whether these are countable or uncountable:

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the nutritional value of nutritious
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A noun can be countable or uncountable.

COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
Countable nouns are things we can count. Uncountable nouns are things we can
A countable noun can be singular not count.
(a) (banana) , (an) (apple) or plural (bananas) An uncountable noun has only one form B. Use a / an or some and write C for countable or U for uncountable.
(apples). (rice).

Examples: Examples:

 I eat a  I eat rice every

banana every day. day.

 I like bananas.  I like rice.

A/AN Singular Countable nouns:

A AN
Before singular count nouns that Before singular count nouns that begin with
begin with consonant. a vowel sound.

Examples: Examples:

 It is a pineapple.  It is an orange.

 It is a potato.  It is an apple.

 It’s a carrot.  It’s an egg.

Do not put a / an before plural nouns. Instead, use plural countable nouns alone.

Examples:

 I like bananas.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATI

VE

SINGULAR There is /There’s There isn’t Is there?

PLURAL There are There aren’t Are there?

By Vegonia Gutierrez Thiso