Countable and UncountableENGLISH Year 4

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Countable NounsNoun are words for things that can be counted. They can be singular or plural.Use a, an, many, some, a few and a lot of with countable nouns.You can use is or are with count nouns.

Examples:a toy, an umbrella, many pens, a few books, a lot of ballons, some posters1. There is a cat on my bed.2. There are three cats on my bed.

Countable Nouns

SingularPlurala pizzatwo pizzas

Countable Nouns

SingularPluralan applesome apples

Countable Nouns

SingularPluralOne papayaa few papayas

Countable Nouns

SingularPluralone potatomany potatoes

Uncountable NounsNouns are words for things that cannot be counted. They do not take the plural form.You can use much, a little, a lot of or some before an uncountable noun.You can only use is with uncountable nouns.

Examples: ice, sand, wood, oilmuch rice, a little water, a lot of sugar, some grassThere is mud on your shoes.

a lot of and some can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns

Uncountable Nounsa little rice/ soup/ sugarsome milk/ salt/ water

Exercise Practice ALook at the underlined words in the sentences. Are they countable or uncountable? Write C for countable nouns and UC for uncountable nouns in the provide space.

May mother baked a cake yesterday.______________________Please knock on the door before you enter.______________________Some cats love to drink milk.______________________Mitra has many dresses in her cupboard.______________________Honey is made by bees. ______________________I cannot find m left shoe!______________________You should save some money in the bank.______________________The dentist pulled out Danias tooth. ______________________The air in the jungle is fresh.______________________There is some soup in the pan.______________________

ExercisePractice BFill in the blanks with many, much, a few, or a little. Some words can be used more than once.

There are _________________ cows on the field.There isnt ___________________ grass left on the field.We ate _____________________ sweets during recess.Can you give me ___________________ice cream?Only _____________________ children came to the playground today.My grandmother keeps ___________________goats in the big shed.Dont put too _____________________sugar in your drink.I want _____________________salt for my curry.Sara has ___________________ erasers in her pencil box.How ___________________flour do I need for this cake?