Primary 3 English

Primary 3 English 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  singular (banana) or 1.

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  apple apples

   

pineapple cucumber strawberry grape

pineapples cucumbers strawberries grapes

Countable nouns We add -es to most nouns in -o: tomato tomatoes potato potatoes But we just add -s to: radio radios photo

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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 nouns Examples of uncountable nouns:  salad dressing  lettuce  ham  water  milk

Is/are some Study the following table:

is There

some are

meat cheese

in the fridge.

rulers pencils

on the desk.

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 Study the following table:

isn’t There

any aren’t

milk coffee

in the shop.

dishes watches

under the bed.

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. (dishes, watches)

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

II. Put the correct answer into 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.’ any 5.Is there ________ orange juice? 6.There is ________ paper on the desk. some

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