Countable nouns Things I can count Two oranges

Countable nouns Things I can count Two oranges Three oranges

COUNTABLE NOUNS SINGULAR: a + noun one + noun a potato PLURAL: noun + -s potatoes

A / AN • We use a when the noun starts with a consonant sound. – I have a pencil in my pencil case. – You don’t have a book in your bag. – Is there a tomato in the fridge? • We use an when the noun starts with a vowel sound. – Can I have an apple, please? – There isn’t an orange on the table. – There is an avocado in the kitchen.

Be careful!!! • We say: – a university – an umbrella – a house – an hour

Uncountable nouns Things I can’t count

NOUN ? We love to read books. countable ? Uncountable

7 -1 Let’s Practice NOUN ? Please pass the salt. countable ? Uncountable

SOME • We use some in plural countable nouns. – There are some oranges on the table. – I have some books in my bedroom. • We use some in uncountable nouns. – There is some milk in the fridge. – I have some yoghurt in the bottle. • The sentences are in an affirmative form.

SOME • It is used in questions when offering or requesting something. – Would you like some tea? – Would you like some biscuits? – Can I have some water, please?

A/AN VS. SOME There is a mango. I have an egg. Singular countable There are some apples. Plural countable I have some eggs. There is some sugar. He has some bread. Uncountable

7 -3 Let’s Practice a an some a There is _____ banana in the recipe. singular countable noun

7 -3 Let’s Practice a an some There is _____ some ice cream in the fridge. uncountable noun

I’d like some juice. unspecified quantity I’d like a glass of juice. specified quantity

ANY • It is used in negative sentences and questions with countable and uncountable nouns. – Negative: • There isn’t any water in the jar. • There aren’t any eggs in the fridge. • I don’t have any books in my bag. – Question: • Is there any water? • Are there any apples in the bag? • Do you have any books in your bedroom?

SOME VS. ANY Some: Affirmative sentences: There is some food in the fridge. Any: Negative and Interrogative sentences: Is there any food in the fridge? No, there isn’t. There isn’t any food.

7 -8 Let’s Practice some any There is _____ some cheese.

7 -8 Let’s Practice some any There aren’t _____ any horses in the field.

Countable Uncountable singular plural Affirmative Negative Question SOME ANY A / AN

Countable Uncountable singular Affirmative There is an apple. I have a laptop. Negative There isn’t an apple. I don’t have a laptop. Question Is there an apple on the table? Do you have a laptop? plural There are some apples. I have some books in my bag. There is some water. I have some juice in the fridge. There aren’t any apples. I don’t have any books in my bag. There isn’t any water. I don’t have any juice in the fridge. Are there any apples? Is there any water in the Do you have any books in your bottle? bag? Do you have any juice in the fridge?