countable and uncountable nouns
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Countable &
Uncountable nouns
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Countable nouns – Rzeczowniki policzalne
e.g. I eat a banana every day. I like bananas.
“Banana” is a countable noun.
We can put an ‘s’ on a countable noun: „Bananas”
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A countable noun can be1. singular (banana) or
Countable nouns are things we can count. We can say ‘one banana’ ,‘two bananas’ etc.
Countable nouns
2. plural (bananas)
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Countable nounsExamples of countable nouns
singular plural apple apples
pineapple pineapples
cucumber cucumbers strawberry strawberries grape grapes
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Countable nouns
We add -es to most nouns in -o:tomato tomatoespotato potatoes
But we just add -s to:radio radios
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Uncountable nouns
e.g. I eat rice everyday. I like rice.
Rice is an uncountable noun.
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Uncountable nouns An uncountable noun has only one form. (rice)
•Uncountable nouns are things we can’t count. •We can’t put an ‘s’ on an uncountable noun.•We can’t say ‘one rice’, ‘two rices’, etc.
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Uncountable nouns
Examples of uncountable nouns:
salad dressing
lettuce
ham
water
milk
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There is/There isn’tThere are/There aren’t
+some/any
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There is/ There are some
Study the following table:
is meatcheese
in the f ridge.
There
are
some
rulerspencils
on the desk.
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We use ‘There is some’ when the noun is uncountable. (meat, cheese.)
We use ‘There are some’ when the countable noun is plural. (rulers, pencils.)
There is/There are some
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There isn’t/There aren’t any
Study the following table:
isn’t milkcoff ee
in the shop.
There
aren’t
any
disheswatches
under the bed.
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We use ‘There isn’t any’ when the noun is uncountable. (milk, coffee.)
We use ‘There aren’t any’ when the countable noun is plural. (dishes, watches)
There isn’t/There aren’t any
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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.
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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.
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Look! How many mark(s) do you get?
8-11 Well done!
4-7 You can do much better!
0-3 Work hard! Don’t give up!
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