PLURALS

GROUP 1

Table fork student

GROUP 2

Bus Dish Sandwich

Box
GROUP 3

family Cherry Boy

Day
GROUP 4

shelf thief loaf

wife life
GROUP 5

Piano Photo Radio

Video Tomato Potato

IRREGULAR NOUNS

Man Woman Child

Foot Tooth Mouse

COUNTABLES AND
UNCOUNTABLES
WE USE MANY AND MUCH
W I T H N E G AT I V E A N D
I N T E R RO G AT I V E
SENTENCES.
MANY
• With nouns that we can count

• (-) I don’t have many books

• There aren’t many apples.
• (?) How many students are there?
MUCH.
• We use much with nouns we cannot count.
• (-)There isn’t much cheese.

• (?) How much rice is left?

A LOT OF
• We use a lot of in affirmative sentences, with countable or
uncountable nouns.
Examples
1) There are a lot of tables.
2)This coffee has a lot of sugar.
3)
A FEW
• We use a few with plural nouns.
A few: some, not many but enough.
We have a few strawberries. We can make some jam.
2)
3)

Few: not many and not enough.

We have few strawberries. We can’t make jam.
2)
3)
LITTLE
• We use a Little with uncountable nouns.
A Little: some, not much but enough.
1)I have a Little money. I can buy the CD.
2) I HAVE A LITTLE SUGAR, I CAN MAKE THE CAKE.
3)
Little: not much and not enough.
1)I have Little money. I can’t buy the CD.
2) I HAVE LITTLE MILK, I CAN’T MAKE MILKSHAKE
3)
CLASSWORK
DATE: WEDNESDAY 28TH AUGUST