Unit 9 Food You Like Countable nouns Uncountable

Unit 9: Food You Like! Countable nouns & Uncountable nouns

Countable nouns e. g. I eat a banana every day. I like bananas. “Banana” is a countable noun.

Countable nouns A countable noun can be 1. singular (banana) or 2. plural (bananas) Countable nouns are things we can count. So we can say ‘one banana’ , ‘two bananas’ etc.

Countable nouns Examples of countable nouns: singular plural apples pineapple cucumber strawberry grape pineapples cucumbers strawberries grapes

Uncountable nouns e. g. I eat rice everyday. I like rice. Rice is an uncountable noun.

Uncountable nouns An uncountable noun has only one form. (rice) • Uncountable nouns are things we cannot count. • They cannot be plural, so we cannot say ‘one rice’, ‘two rices’, etc.

Uncountable nouns Examples of uncountable nouns: lettuce water milk sugar

4 Practice: Are things countable or uncountable? 4

4 Countable 4 Uncountable

4 flour 4 Countable 4 Uncountable

cheeseburger 4 Countable 4 Uncountable

cheeseburgers 4 Countable 4 Uncountable

4 butter 4 Countable 4 Uncountable

4 orange juice 4 Countable 4 Uncountable

4 grapes 4 Countable 4 Uncountable

is/are some Look at the following table:

is/are some We use ‘is some’ when the noun is uncountable. (meat, cheese. ) We use ‘are some’ when the countable noun is plural. (rulers, pencils. )

isn’t/aren’t any Look at the following table:

isn’t/aren’t any We use ‘isn’t any’ when the noun is uncountable. (milk, coffee. ) We use ‘aren’t any’ when the countable noun is plural. (cats, watches)

I. Put the correct form of the words in brackets into the spaces. potatoes 1. John is eating some _____(potato). water 2. Is there any ______ (water) in the jar? 3. Mother says, ‘Sam, please give me some jam _____ (jam). ’ fish 4. There are some _____ (fish) in the river. tomatoes 5. There aren’t any _______(tomato) on the table.

II. Fill in the spaces with “some” or “any”. 1. There is not ____sugar any in the coffee. some 2. There are ______ stars in the sky. any 3. There aren’t ____ roses on the table. some 4. Father says, ‘Please give me ____ oil. ’ 5. Is there ____ orange juice? any

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