COUNTABLES UNCOUNTABLES

COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

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: Cheese, butter, meat, salt, pepper, bacon, bread, chocolate,honey, jam.... LIQUIDS: Coffe, milk, water, tea, wine, lemonade, petrol, oil,

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METARIALS: Gold, iron, silver, wood, paper. ABSTRACT NOUNS: Beauty, love, happiness OTHERS: Hair, money, news, snow, furniture, advice, weather.

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We use some with uncountable nouns and not a/an.

We also use some with countable nouns but only in the plural.

some cheese

some bananas

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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 loaf of bread

a cup of coffee

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a bar of chocolate

a kilo of meat

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a glass of milk

a bowl of soup

a carton of milk

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a jug of orange juice

a can of fruit juice

a slice of bread

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a packet of spaghetti

a tin of fish

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apple

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sandwich

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banana

Listen and repeat

biscuits

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butter

Listen and repeat

carrot

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cheese

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eggs

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flour

Listen and repeat

salt

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steak

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sugar

bottle can kilo

cup

packet

jar carton

cup a ........ of tea

bottle can kilo

cup

packet

jar carton

bottle of lemonade a ..........

bottle can kilo

cup

packet

jar carton

can a ........ of coke

bottle can kilo

cup

packet

jar carton

kilo a ........ of flour

bottle can kilo

cup

packet

jar carton

carton a ............ of milk

bottle can kilo

cup

packet

jar carton

jar a ....... of jam

bottle can kilo

cup

packet

jar carton

packet a ........... of peas

How much ...... ?

57 p. 89 p. 89 p. 59 p.

99 p.

can of of lemonade? How much is a jar of jam? packet of milk? carton coke? bottle of peas? eighty-nine pence. Its fifty-nine pence. Its ninety-nine pence. fifty-seven

Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me three packets of peas?

Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me a can of coke?

Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me six cartons of milk?

Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me two bottles of lemonade?

Can you buy me ..... ?

Can you buy me three jars of jam?

Can you buy me ..... ?

lime

Can you buy me five kilos of lime?

Id like ......

Id like a cup of tea

Id like ......

Id like a bowl of soup.

Id like ......

Id like a glass of water.

Id like ......

Id like a slice of cake.

Id like ......

Id like a bottle of lemonade.

Some - Any

Ive got some strawberries but I havent got any grapes.

Some - Any
coconut pineapple

I have got some pineapples but I havent got any coconuts.

Some - Any

I have got some pears but I havent got any cherries.

Some - Any

I have got some salt but I havent got any pepper.

Some - Any

I have got some jam but I havent got any yoghurt.

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