3rd ESO

Countable nouns &

Uncountable nouns

Countable nouns

e.g. I eat a banana every day. I like bananas.

“Banana” is a countable noun.

A countable noun can be1. singular (banana) or

Countable nouns are things we can count. So we can say ‘one banana’ ,‘two bananas’ etc.

Countable nouns

2. plural (bananas)

Countable nounsExamples of countable nouns

singular plural apple apples

pineapple pineapples

cucumber cucumbers strawberry strawberries grape 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.

•We cannot say ‘one rice’, ‘two rices’, etc.

Uncountable nounsThey have no plural and are preceded by:

some, any this / that (demonstrative adj) a little / much / a lot of, few, etc. (determiners of quantity) but never with the article a/an

Uncountable nounsAre not preceded by the article the when we are talking in general sense.

They use the when we refer to something specific

I. Put the words on the correct place.

Countable UncountableOnionRiceChairWineButterTreeBottleSaltPencilAppleJuice

How much? is followed by uncountable nouns.

How many? is followed by plural countable nouns

How much … ? / How many …?

How much oil do you want?How many students are there in your class?

We use some in affirmative sentences and any in negative and interrogative sentences.

Is there any milk?

some and any can also be pronounsHave you got any bread?Yes, I’ve got some. / No, I haven’t got any.

some/ any

Much: followed by uncountable nouns There is much milk

Many: followed by plural countable nouns.There are many apples on the table

We use them in negative and interrogative sentences. Many is also used in affirmative s.

A lot of / lots of: Used with uncountable nouns or plural countable nouns in affirmative sentences. They are also used in negative and interrogative sentences.

There is a lot of water / There are lots of oranges

much / many / a lot of

I. Put the correct form of the given words into the spaces.

1.John is eating some __________(potato).2.Is there any ___________ (water) in the

jar?3.Mother says, ‘Gogo, please give me

some __________ (jam).’4.There are some _________ (fish) in the

river.5.There aren’t any ______________(tomato)

on the table.

potatoes

water

jam

fish

tomatoes

II. Put the correct answer into the spaces with “some” or “any”.

1.There is not ________sugar in the coffee.2.There are ___________ stars in the sky.3.There aren’t ________ roses on the table.4.Father says, ‘Please give me ________ oil.’5.Is there ________ orange juice?6.There is ________ paper on the desk.

anysome

anysome

any

some