COUNTABLE

and
UNCOUNTABLE
nouns
 In English we can
count some things, as
an apple, for example,
and there are some
things we can’t count,
as water and milk.
 For countable nouns,
beside the numbers (eg.
Four bananas), you can
use A/AN before the
nouns, when they mean
just one (eg. A
strawberry/An orange).
 Do you remember the
difference between the
articles A/AN?

Read the following

examples:
 An onion

A tomato
For countable nouns
in plural and for
uncountable nouns
we use SOME.
(Some = not an exact
number or quantity).
 Remember:
We generally use
SOME in affirmative
sentences.
There is some rice
and
Some milk.
We use ANY in negative
and interrogative
sentences - for
countable nouns in
plural and for
uncountable nouns.
Do we need any
chocolate?

No, we don’t need

any.
Can we use SOME in
interrogative
sentences?
 We use some in
interrogative
sentences to ask for
and offer things.
Check the examples:
Can I have some
apples, please?
Would you like some
coffee?
 Now look at the
following pictures. Do
you remember the
names? Classify them in
COUNTABLE or
UNCOUNTABLE names:
What are these?

Some bananas/Four
bananas.
What are these?

Some pears/Three
pears.
What is this?

Some coffee.
 What are these?

Some eggs/Four eggs.

What is this?

Some milk.
What are these?

Some oranges.
What is this?

Some water.
What is this?

Some cereal.
 What is this?

A hamburger/One
hamburger.
What is this?

Some salad.
What is this?

Some pasta.
What is this?

Some salt.
 To talk about
countable and
uncountable names we
can use MANY and
MUCH to express big
quantities.
1. Use MANY for
countable nouns.

2. Use MUCH for

uncountable nouns.
 In questions :
How much/How many?

1. How many potatoes do you

need for the fries?

2. How much coffee do you drink

in the morning?
We use “a lot (of)” with C
and U nouns for a big
quantity.
We use “a little” or “not
much” with U nouns for
a small quantity. .
We use “a few” or “not
many” with C nouns for a
small quantity. .
We use “not” or “any” for
zero quantity.
 Check it out!

In afffirmative sentences
we usually use A LOT.
 In negative and
interrogative sentences
we usually use MUCH and
MANY.