english grammar - 5

Countable &

Uncountable nouns

Countable nouns

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”

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)

Countable nounsExamples of countable nouns

singular plural apple apples pineapple pineapples cucumber cucumbers strawberry strawberries grape grapes

Countable nounsWe add -es to most nouns in -o:tomato tomatoespotato potatoes

But we just add -s to:radio radios

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Uncountable nounse.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 can’t count. •We can’t put an ‘s’ on an uncountable noun.•We can’t say ‘one rice’, ‘two rices’, etc.

Uncountable nounsExamples of uncountable nouns:

salad dressing

lettuce ham water milk

There is/There isn’tThere are/There aren’t

+some/any

There is/ There are some Study the following table:

is meatcheese

in the f ridge.

There

are

some

rulerspencils

on the desk.

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

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.

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

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, ‘son, please give me some

__________ (jam).’4.There are some _________ (fish) in the

river.5.There aren’t any ______________(tomato)

on the table.

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.

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!