9 a countable and uncountable nouns
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COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
a/an/some/any
Are these nouns countable or uncountable?
Uncountable.There is some
milk.
Milk
CoffeeUncountable.There is some
coffee.A cup of coffee or
two cups of coffee.
HamburgerCountable.A burger.One or two three
burgersThere are some
burgers.
Cheese.Uncountable.There is some
cheese.A piece of
cheese.
Ice creamCountable.There are three
icecreams.There are some
ice creams.
SausageCountable.A sausage.There is a
sausage.Two sausages.There are some
sausages.
BiscuitCountable.A biscuit. Two biscuits.There is a biscuit.There are some
ginger biscuits.There aren’t any
chocolate biscuits.
StrawberryCountable.There is a
strawberry.Three
strawberries. There are three strawberies.
There are some strawberries.
A, an, some and any AA > countable nouns: a pear, a peach
ANAN > countable nouns which start with a vowel: an
orange, an umbrella.
SOMESOME > > countable and uncountable nouns (in
+ sentences): some milk, some potatoes, some sugar
ANYANY > countable and uncountable nouns (in
- and ? sentences): any coffee, any chairs
SINGULAR:
a + nounone + noun
PLURAL:
noun + -ssome + noun -s
COUNTABLE NOUNS
potatoesa potato
SINGULAR:
some/the+ noun
NO PLURAL
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Some milkSome sugar
There is _____ sugar in the sugar bowl.
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uncountable noun
a an some
I need _____ water to wash my hands.
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uncountable noun
a an some
unspecified quantity
specified quantity
I’d like some juice.
I’d like a glass of juice.
Singular countable
Uncountable
There is a mango.I have an egg.
There are some apples.I have some eggs.
There is some sugar.He has some bread.
Plural countable
There is _____ banana in the recipe.
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singular countable noun
a an some
I need _____ time to study.
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some any
There is _____ cheese.
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some any
There aren’t _____ horses in the field.
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some any
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