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• Countable nouns are nouns which can be counted and can be in the singular or the plural.
a flower (singular) three flowers (plural)
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• We put a before the noun in the singular when it begins with a consonant sound (b, d, p, etc.) and an when it begins with a wovel sound (a, e, i, o, u).
an apple two apples
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• Uncountable nouns are nouns which cannot be counted and they usually have no plural.
FOOD:FOOD: Cheese, butter, meat, salt, pepper, bacon, bread, chocolate,honey, jam....
LIQUIDS:LIQUIDS:Coffe, milk, water, tea, wine, lemonade, petrol, oil, …
METARIALS:METARIALS:Gold, iron, silver, wood, paper….
ABSTRACT NOUNS:ABSTRACT NOUNS: Beauty, love, happiness…
OTHERS:OTHERS:Hair, money, news, snow, furniture, advice, weather….
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• We use• We also use some with countable nouns but only in the plural.
some cheese some bananas
some with uncountable nouns and not a/an.
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Some uncountable nouns can be made countable by using the following words in front of them:
a jar of marmalade a bottle of beer a piece of cake
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a can of fruit juice
a jug of orange juice
a slice of bread
aa cupcup of teaof tea................
bottlebottle cancan cupcup packetpacket
kilokilo jarjar cartoncarton
aa bottlebottle of lemonadeof lemonade....................
bottlebottle cancan cupcup packetpacket
kilokilo jarjar cartoncarton
aa cancan of cokeof coke................
bottlebottle cancan cupcup packetpacket
kilokilo jarjar cartoncarton
aa kilokilo of flourof flour................
bottlebottle cancan cupcup packetpacket
kilokilo jarjar cartoncarton
aa cartoncarton of milkof milk........................
bottlebottle cancan cupcup packetpacket
kilokilo jarjar cartoncarton
aa jarjar of jamof jam..............
bottlebottle cancan cupcup packetpacket
kilokilo jarjar cartoncarton
aa packetpacketof peasof peas......................
bottlebottle cancan cupcup packetpacket
kilokilo jarjar cartoncarton
57 p.57 p. 89 p.89 p.59 p.59 p.
99 p.99 p.
89 p.89 p.
How much is a bottle of lemonade?How much is a bottle of lemonade?
It’s fifty-seven pence.It’s fifty-seven pence.
How much is a jar of jam?How much is a jar of jam?
It’s eighty-nine pence.It’s eighty-nine pence.How much is a can of coke?How much is a can of coke?
It’s fifty-nine pence.It’s fifty-nine pence.How much is a carton of milk?How much is a carton of milk?It’s ninety-nine pence.It’s ninety-nine pence.How much is a packet of peas?How much is a packet of peas?It’s eighty-nine pence.It’s eighty-nine pence.
How much ...... ?How much ...... ?
Can you buy me threeCan you buy me threepackets of peas?packets of peas?
Can you buy me ..... ?Can you buy me ..... ?
Can you buy me ..... ?Can you buy me ..... ?
Can you buy me a can of Can you buy me a can of coke?coke?
Can you buy me ..... ?Can you buy me ..... ?
Can you buy me six cartons of milk?Can you buy me six cartons of milk?
Can you buy me ..... ?Can you buy me ..... ?
Can you buy me twoCan you buy me twobottles of lemonade?bottles of lemonade?
Can you buy me ..... ?Can you buy me ..... ?
Can you buy me threeCan you buy me threejars of jam?jars of jam?
Can you buy me ..... ?Can you buy me ..... ?
limelime
Can you buy me fiveCan you buy me fivekilos of lime?kilos of lime?
Some - AnySome - Any
I’ve got I’ve got somesome strawberries but I strawberries but Ihaven’t got haven’t got anyany grapes. grapes.
Some - AnySome - Anycoconutcoconut pineapplepineapple
I have got some pineapples but II have got some pineapples but Ihaven’t got any coconuts.haven’t got any coconuts.
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I have got I have got somesome pears but I haven’t pears but I haven’tgot got anyany cherries. cherries.
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I have got I have got somesome salt but I haven’t salt but I haven’tgot got anyany pepper. pepper.
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I have got I have got somesome jam but I haven’t jam but I haven’tgot got anyany yoghurt. yoghurt.