Vegetables

Countable Nouns

Singular

They are nouns that have a plural form.

They can be counted separately.

a banana , an orange

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( use a + consonant and an + vowel )

PluralTwo bananas

Three oranges

Uncountable Nouns

Uncountable Nouns

Nouns that don’t have a plural form.

sugar milk water beef butter coffee

We use units of measurement to count the uncountable nouns:

1) a / two bottle (s) of wine

2) a / two package (s) of french fries

3) a / two pound (s) of tomatoes

4) a / two jar (s) of tea

5) a / two bar (s) of chocolate

6) a / two cup (s) of coffee

7) a / two glass (es) of water

8) a / two carton (s) of milk

9) a / two clove (es) of garlic

10) a / two head (s) of lettuce

I. - Help Lisa to complete her shopping list:

2 __________________ of milk

3 ___________________of chocolate

6 ___________________ of garlic

9 ___________________ of water

1 ___________________ of wine

Countable Nouns

Questions

How many tomatoes are there in the cupboard?

Is there a banana in the cupboard?

Are there any tomatoes in the cupboard?

Affirmative sentences

There’s a banana in the cupboard

There are ( some / many ) tomatoes in the cupboard

Negative sentences

There aren’t any tomatoes in the cupboard

There isn’t any banana in the cupboard.

Uncountable Nouns

Questions

How much sugar is there?

Is there any sugar?

Affirmative

There’s some sugar

Negative

There isn`t any sugar

II. – Complete the questions:

Is there / Are there How much / How many

a. ______________ any sugar?

b. _____________ any bananas?

c. ______________ any bread?

d. _______________ any eggs?

e. ___________________ wine?

a. _____________ milk is there?

b. ___________ pears are there?

c. _________ bananas are there?

d. ____________ coffee is there?

e. ________ tomatoes are there?

III. - Doctor Pen is talking to Camila about her diet. Complete the dialog with “any” or “some”:

Doctor: Do you eat any bread?

Camila: No, I don’t eat any bread.

Doctor: It is necessary to eat ______ fruit.

Do you drink __________ orange juice at breakfast?

Camila: Yes, I drink ____________.

Doctor: You have to drink __________ water after every meal , too.

Camila: Do I have to eat __________ vegetables?

Doctor: Yes , you have to eat a lot of vegetables.

Doctor: Do you eat _________ fish?

Camila: No , I don’t eat __________ fish.