Countable And Uncountable Nouns – Free ESL Lesson Plan

1. N7.1 – Countable / uncountable, basicsLesson 1/3 ESL Lesson Plan Alternative Tags: count and uncount nouns, nouns with plural forms only

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3. What is the plural of these nouns? A B C bus house potato D E F umbrella church leaf

4. Plural nouns

5. Use a plural noun church day leaf egg lady 1. In winter the leaves fall off most trees. 2. There are seven __________ in a week. 3. London is a city with many __________. 4. Three __________ are waiting for a bus. 5. You need three __________ to bake this chocolate cake.

6. Use a plural noun knife city watch box sandwich 6. There are three __________ on the kitchen table. 7. Moscow and St Petersburg are __________ in Russia. 8. Isaac eats two __________ for lunch each day. 9. The store sells expensive __________ and jewelry. 10. John and Alice are moving houses so they are packing their clothes into __________.

7. Match the nouns and pictures A B scissors jeans C shorts E D glasses pajamas

8. Some nouns only have a plural form binoculars tongs pliers pants /trousers He uses his binoculars to look at the birds. He uses his binocular to look at the birds.

9. Use a plural noun below shorts pajamas glasses 11. Where are my _________? I want to read this book. 12. She told her young son to put on his __________ and clean his teeth. Time for bed! 13. In hot weather many people like to wear __________ and a T-shirt.

10. Use a plural noun below pliers trousers scissors tongs 14. Where are the __________? I need to cut some paper. 15. My father always wears __________ with a shirt and tie to work. 16. The electrician used __________ to cut the wire. 17. If you cook a barbeque, you can use __________ to flip the sausages and meat.

11. Use a plural noun below overalls glasses jeans 18. Sarah and Andrew both wear __________ to read. 19. The mechanic wears __________ when he works on cars. 20. I like to dress in __________ and a shirt on the weekend.

12. Singular and plural

13. Match the nouns and pictures A B butter rice C orange E D egg money

14. Countable and uncountable nouns In English, some nouns are countable and some are uncountable. one (an) egg, two eggs, three eggs, four eggs uncountable nouns only have singular forms countable nouns have singular and plural forms rice, never: (one rice, two rice, three rice, four rice)

15. Countable or uncountable? sand is uncountable / car is countable A B C water soap orange D E F orange juice milk fork

16. Countable or uncountable? A B C olive oil salt money D E F music tooth brush tooth paste

17. Countable or uncountable? milk is uncountable / banana is countable

18. Uncountable nouns only have one form The money, my money, some money, a lot of money, etc. Not:my monies, some monies, any monies

19. Countable nouns with a/an You can use a/an with singular countable nouns. You don’t use a/an with plural countable nouns. Roger is eating a hamburger. Not: Roger is eating hamburger. Roger is eating two hamburgers for lunch today. Not: Roger is eating a two hamburgers for lunch today.

20. Uncountable nouns with a/an In English, you cannot use a a/an with uncountable nouns. I like music. I love rock music. Not: I like a music.

21. a/an with nouns

22. Correct or incorrect? 21. Terence likes to eat bananas. 22. Tracey likes to eat egg for breakfast. 23. Can you ride bike? 24. Music makes people happy. 25. Tristen and Alexa like to eat a cheese. 26. Can you give me a money?

23. Correct or incorrect? 27. Heidi made fruit salad with an apples and an oranges. 28. Trudy drinks a milk every morning. 29. I can’t read well and I need to buy a glasses. 30. I want to buy a blue jeans. 31. David loves to eat soup. 32. Can you please buy a bread?

24. Countable or uncountable? A B C chocolate milk donut ketchup D E F mayonnaise cream spinach

25. Are these countable or uncountable? A B C salt chilli onion D E F iced tea bread pepper

26. Do these nouns take a/an or nothing? My name is James. I like to eat ___ banana with ___ yogurt for breakfast. My sister likes to eat ___ fruit like ___ apple or ___ orange in the morning. My mum usually doesn’t eat breakfast. She prefers to eat ___ bread and ___ cheese. My father never eats breakfast at home during the week, but on Saturday and Sunday he loves to eat ___ sausages, ___ eggs and ___ baked beans.

27. Use a/an (or nothing) + a noun battery glasses beaches blood 33. I cut myself with a knife and now there is blood on my shirt. 34. Sydney has beautiful __________. 35. My grandfather doesn’t wear __________ and he’s 80 years old. 36. I need __________ for my calculator.

28. Correct the sentences 37. The mechanic wears an overalls at work. 38. I left my glass at home and I need them for driving! 39. You can eat a orange but you cannot have an orange juice. 40. He has a blood on his face. 41. You need to put a salt and pepper in the soup. It has no flavor!