Countable and Uncountable

nouns
 Noun – person, place, animal, thing
Not: action verb
description adjectives
preposition on/in/under

Name a noun in each

sentence

An
Theapple
Russia
dogs
My isa day
andkeeps
the
teacher aare
largest
cats doctor away.
country
is funny. friends
. .
 Countable

can use articles a or an a dog, a cat

an apple, an orange

can be counted I have a book.

I have five books.
Need s\es if
more than 1 three sisters, five students
 Uncountable
Don’t use
a or an Categories: furniture
articles
clothes
Don’t use s\es s or es money
can’t be
happiness Food and milk
counted Drinks:
sadness water
broccoli
chocolate
Countable Uncountable

spaghetti
carrot
money
petrol
art
chips
furniture
news
snow
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sister

Countable
Uncountable
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news

Countable
Uncountable
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rats

Countable
Uncountable
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bottle

Countable
Uncountable
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water

Countable
Uncountable
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5 furnitures

Correct
Incorrect
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5 pieces of furnitures

Correct
Incorrect
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5 pieces of furniture

Correct
Incorrect
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Which word is a noun?

go
intelligent
table
from
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Which word is a noun?

begin
beautiful
between
book
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Which word is a noun?

was
downwards
skyscraper
high
Much
Many
a lot of
Much uncountable
Many countable

a lot of both
How much water do you drink?
How many bottles of water do you drink?

I drink a lot of water.

Much ? / -
Many ? / -

a lot of +
I don’t drink much water.
I don’t have many friends.

I have a lot of sisters.

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Fix the sentence:

Stella has got 7 food.

1. Stella has 7 foods.

2. Stella has food.
3. Stella has many food.
4. Stella has many foods.
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Fix the sentence:

There are many cup on the table.

1. There are many cups on the table.

2. There are much cups on the table.
3. There are cup on the table.
4. There are a lot of cup on the table.
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Fix the sentence:

David has ten brother.

1. David has brother.

2. David has a lot of brother.
3. David has much brothers.
4. David has ten brothers.
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Fix the sentence:

I ate apple.

1. I ate much apple.

2. I ate an apple.
3. I ate a apples.
4. I ate a apple.
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Fix the sentence:

She has skirt.

1. She has a skirt.

2. She has an skirt.
3. She has many skirt.
4. She has much skirt.
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Fix the sentence:

My dog brings me 5 happinesses.

1. My dog brings me 5 happiness.

2. My dog brings me happinesses.
3. My dog brings me a happiness.
4. My dog brings me happiness.
a/an/some/any
some countable uncountable
any countable uncountable

a /an countable
I have some milk. I have some biscuits.
I don’t have any milk. I don’t have any biscuits.
Do we have any milk? Do we have any biscuits?
I eat an apple a day.
 Singular, countable Plural, countable Uncountable
biscuit biscuits fruit
strawberry strawberries cheese
onion onions milk

+ a/an some some

- a/an any any

? a/an any any

 Imagine it’s late evening and you
are hungry. You go to the kitchen
and open your fridge. What can
you see there?

There is an apple.

There are some eggs.

There is some cheese.

You wake up in the morning and
what can you see?

There isn’t an
apple.

There isn’t/ aren’t

any
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Yes, I have ____________money with me.

a\an

some

any
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Unfortunately, they don't have _________ soup left.

a\an

some

any
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Do you have __________ news?

a\an

some

any
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My granny gave me ______ jar of homemade jam.

a\an

some

any
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No, thank you. I don't want ____________meat.

a\an

some

any
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____ apple a day keeps a doctor away.

a\an

some

any
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Would you like to try _________chocolate cake?

I made it myself.

a\an

some

any
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She hardly has _____ time for herself.

a\an

some

any
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It's amazing. He finished his homework without

 

asking for _____________help.

a\an

some

any
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Sorry, we don't have _____________ blue T-shirts in

stock, but we could get them for you by next week.

a\an

some

any