Countable & Uncountable nouns

1. Countable&Uncountable nouns

2. Countablenouns

3. Countable nouns – e.g. I eat an apple every day. I likeapples “Apple”is a countablenoun. • We can put an ‘s’ on a countable noun: apples”

4. Countable nouns • A countable noun can be 1. singular(apple) or 2. plural(apples) • Countable nouns are things we can count. • We can say ‘one apple’,‘two apples’ etc.

5. Countable nouns Examples of countable nouns singularplural  apple apples pineapple pineapples cucumber cucumbers strawberry strawberries grape grapes

6. Countable nouns We add -es to most nouns in -o: tomato tomatoes potato potatoes But we just add -s to: radio radios photo photos

7. Uncountablenouns

8. Uncountable nouns e.g. I eat rice everyday. I like rice. Rice is an uncountable noun.

9. Uncountable nouns • An uncountable noun has only one form. (rice) • Uncountable nouns are things we can’t count. • We can’t put an ‘s’ on an uncountable noun. • We can’t say ‘one rice’, ‘two rices’, etc.

10. Uncountable nouns Examples of uncountable nouns:  salad dressing lettuce ham water  milk

11. Uncountable nouns refer to • Materials / Substances air, water, milk, bread, butter, cheese, coffee, fruit, coffee, coal, ice, iron, steel

12. Uncountable nouns refer to • Feelings anger, happiness, joy, pride, respect, relief • HumanQualities courage, cruelty, honesty, patience • Abstract Ideas freedom, beauty, death, fun, luck

13. Uncountablenouns in English: • , advice, baggage, behaviour, damage, accommodation, equipment, evidence, furniture, garbage, homework, information, knowledge, luggage, money, news, noise

14. Uncountablenouns in English: • , nonsense, music, petrol, pollution, progress, research, rubbish, spaghetti, travel, traffic, transport, weather, work.

15. SOME & ANY • SOME is used in affirmative statements with countable nouns They have some apples in the freezer. •   SOME is used in affirmative statements with uncountable nouns. I want some pop corns.

16. SOME & ANY • Any is used in questions • Isthere any milk?                                    • Do you have any tomatoes? •  Any is used in negative statements with plural countable nouns • They don’t have  any apples. • There aren’t any oranges

17. SOME & ANY •  Any is used in negative statements with uncountable nouns • There isn´t any chicken in the freezer. • She doesn´t have any money.

18. SOME & ANY • Exercise 1: http://goo.gl/nREbo • Exercise 2: http://goo.gl/zHtpy

19. There is/There isn’tThere are/There aren’t+some/any

20. There is/ There are some Study the following table:

21. There is/There are some • We use ‘There is some’ when the noun is uncountable. (meat, cheese.) • We use ‘There are some’ when the countable noun is plural. (rulers, pencils.)

22. There isn’t/There aren’t any Study the following table:

23. There isn’t/There aren’t any • We use ‘There isn’t any’ when the noun is uncountable. (milk, coffee.) • We use ‘There aren’t any’ when the countable noun is plural. (dishes, watches)

24. QUIZZES

25. I. Put the correct form of the given words into the spaces. 1.John is eating some __________(potato). 2.Is there any ___________ (water) in the jar? 3.Mother says, ‘Gogo, please give me some __________ (jam).’ 4.There are some _________ (fish) in the river. 5.There aren’t any ______________(tomato) on the table.

26. II. Put the correct answer into the spaces with “some” or “any”. 1.There is not ________sugar in the coffee. 2.There are ___________ stars in the sky. 3.There aren’t ________ roses on the table. 4.Father says, ‘Please give me ________ oil.’ 5.Is there ________ orange juice? 6.There is ________ paper on the desk.

27. Look! How many mark(s) do you get? 8-11 Well done! 4-7 You can do much better! 0-3 Work hard! Don’t give up!