Countable

and uncountable nouns

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Countable nouns

1 2
mushroom sausage s

4 s

2 pepper s
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Uncountable nouns

some tomato sauce

Some a cheese
 some bread
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Add them all together to get …
some bread

a pizza!
some tomato sauce
some cheese 2 peppers

4 mushrooms 2 sausages

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Questions (countable nouns)

Are there any mushrooms?

Yes, there are.
No, there aren’t any.
some.

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 Questions (uncountable nouns)

Is there any cheese?

Are
Yes, there is.
No,there isn’t some.
any.

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Can you remember the rules?
Countable nouns: Uncountable nouns:
Use a/an with singular nouns: Use some with uncountable nouns:
an apple some bread
Use some with plural nouns: Countable nouns have no plural form.
some apples

Questions:
Use any in questions and in negative sentences:
Have you got any apples? I haven’t got any oranges.
Use some in questions when offering or requesting something:
Can I have some apples?
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Speaking
One person is the shop assistant. Shopping list
The other is the customer.
The customer can only buy the yoghurt £1
things which are countable. strawberry jam £2.50

?
pizza £3.50
How much do you spend
butter £1.75
I’d like a yoghurt, ______,
sugar £2.25
______and ______, please. soft drink £1
rice £2.50
Here you are. That’s
£_______, please.
cheese sandwich £2.20
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Check your answer.
a yoghurt £1 a pizza
£3.50
a soft drink a cheese sandwich
£1
£2.20
£7.70

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Speaking
Swap roles. Shopping list
Now the customer can only buy the
things which are uncountable. pasta £2.50
chicken soup £1.25
I’d like some pasta, lemon £1
______, ______and
______, please? biscuits £2
large melon £3.25
Here you are. That’s bottle of water £1.50
£_______, please.
bread £1
How much do you spend
? salt
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£2.20
Acknowledgements

The publishers are grateful to Anna Hancock for providing the artwork.

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