9 a countable and uncountable nouns

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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