Countables_uncountables

COUNTABLES UNCOUNTABLES

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• Countable nouns are nouns which can be counted and can be in the singular or the plural.

a flower (singular)

three flowers (plural)

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• We put a before the noun in the singular when it begins with a consonant sound (b, d, p, etc.) and an when it begins with a wovel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

an apple

two apples

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• Uncountable nouns are nouns which cannot be counted and they usually have no plural. FOOD: Cheese, butter, meat, salt, pepper, bacon, bread, chocolate,honey, jam.... LIQUIDS: Coffe, milk, water, tea, wine, lemonade, petrol, oil, …

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METARIALS: Gold, iron, silver, wood, paper…. ABSTRACT NOUNS: Beauty, love, happiness… OTHERS: Hair, money, news, snow, furniture, advice, weather….

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• We use some with uncountable nouns and not a/an. • We also use some with countable nouns but only in the plural.

some cheese

some bananas

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Some uncountable nouns can be made countable by using the following words in front of them:

a jar of marmalade a bottle of beer a piece of cake

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a loaf of bread

a cup of coffee

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a bar of chocolate

a kilo of meat

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a glass of milk

a bowl of soup

a carton of milk

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a jug of orange juice a can of fruit juice

a slice of bread

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a packet of spaghetti a tin of fish

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apple

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sandwich

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banana

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biscuits

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butter

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carrot

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cheese

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eggs

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flour

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salt

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steak

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sugar

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton

cup of tea a ........

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton

bottle a ..........of lemonade

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton

can of coke a ........

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton

kilo of flour a ........

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton

carton of milk a ............

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton

jar of jam a .......

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton

packetof peas a ...........

How much ...... ? 57 p. 89 p.

89 p. 59 p.

99 p. How much is a can ofjam? coke? How How much much is is a abottle packet carton jar of of oflemonade? milk? peas? of It’s ninety-nine pence. It’s fifty-nine eighty-nine pence. pence. fifty-seven pence. It’s eighty-nine

Can you buy me ..... ? Can you buy me three packets of peas?

Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me a can of coke?

Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me six cartons of milk?

Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me two bottles of lemonade?

Can you buy me ..... ? Can you buy me three jars of jam?

Can you buy me ..... ? lime Can you buy me five kilos of lime?

I’d like ......

I’d like a cup of tea

I’d like ......

I’d like a bowl of soup.

I’d like ......

I’d like a glass of water.

I’d like ......

I’d like a slice of cake.

I’d like ......

I’d like a bottle of lemonade

Some - Any

I’ve got some strawberries but I haven’t got any grapes.

Some - Any coconut

pineapple

I have got some pineapples but I haven’t got any coconuts.

Some - Any

I have got some pears but I haven’t got any cherries.

Some - Any

I have got some salt but I haven’t got any pepper.

Some - Any

I have got some jam but I haven’t got any yoghurt.

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