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COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS. WHAT ARE COUNTABLE NOUNS. Countable nouns are things that can be counted. A countable noun can be singular or plural: one apple, two apples etc. (E.g.)An apple a day keeps the Doctor away. A/An is only used with countable nouns.
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WHAT ARE COUNTABLE NOUNS Countable nouns are things that can be counted. A countable noun can be singular or plural: one apple, two applesetc. (E.g.)An apple a day keeps the Doctor away. A/An is only used with countable nouns. NOTE:TEACH THE KID THE MEANING OF COUNTABLE NOUNS.
WHAT ARE COUNTABLE NOUNS Countable nouns are things that we can count. For example: "pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens. Countable nouns have a singular form and a plural form. They refer to things. Most countable nouns become plural by adding an ‘s’ at the end of the word. Countable nouns can be singular or plural: • My dog is playing. • My dogs are hungry. NOTE:TEACH THE KID THE MEANING OF COUNTABLE NOUNS WITH EXAMPLES.
USAGE OF COUNTABLE NOUNS We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns: A dog is an animal. When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/thiswith it: I want an orange. (not I want orange.) Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?) NOTE:TEACH THE KID THE USAGE OF COUNTABLE NOUNS WITH EXAMPLES.
USAGE OF COUNTABLE NOUNS When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone: I like oranges. Bottles can break. We can use some and any with countable nouns: I've got some dollars. Have you got any pens? We can use a fewand many with countable nouns: I've got a few dollars. I haven't got many pens. NOTE:TEACH THE KID THE USAGE OF COUNTABLE NOUNS WITH EXAMPLES.
WHAT ARE UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Uncountable nouns are things that cannot be counted so they only have singular form: some rice, some tea etc. For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. NOTE:TEACH THE KID THE MEANING OF UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.
WHAT ARE UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb. For example: This news is very important. Your luggage looks heavy. NOTE:TEACH THE KID THE MEANING OF UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS WITH EXAMPLES.
USAGE OF UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS We do not usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. We cannot say "an information" or "a music". But we can say a something of: a piece of news a bottle of water a grain of rice NOTE:TEACH THE KID THE USAGE OF UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS WITH EXAMPLES.
USAGE OF UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS We can use some and any with uncountable nouns: I've got some money. Have you got any rice? We can use a little and much with uncountable nouns: I've got a little money. I haven't got much rice. NOTE:TEACH THE KID THE USAGE OF UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS WITH EXAMPLES.
NOTE:MAKE THE KID TO READ THE ABOVE BOX AND UNDERSTAND THE USAGE OF PLURAL COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.
Sometimes, the same noun can be countable and uncountable, often with a change of meaning. NOTE:MAKE THE KID TO READ THE ABOVE BOX AND UNDERSTAND THE SIMILARITIES OF COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.
Choose the best answer a)Would you like _____ pizza?(some/a few) b) We need ___________ chairs for the meeting.(a lot of/much) c) Do we have ______ milk in the house?(any/a) d) We need to buy _____________ computer equipment.(many new/lots of new) e) My father gave me _________________ while I was growing up.(many good advices /a lot of good advice) NOTE:ENCOURAGE THE KID TO CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION IN COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.
Choose the best answer f)Could you please give me __________________ about the English courses you offer?(an information/some information) g) Yes, we've had ________this year(a lot of snow/many snow) h) I don't think we have ______ drinks for all the guests.(an enough/enough) I )Don't worry, we have ____________ time to get to the airport.(plenty of/many) j)There are _________ clothing stores in the mall.(Much/many) NOTE:ENCOURAGE THE KID TO CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION IN COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.
IDENTIFY THE COUNTABLE /UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS READ THE SENTENCES BELOW AND TICK THEIR TYPE OF NOUNS a) There is acat in the garden.(countable/uncountable) b) How much wine is there? (countable/uncountable) c) There is some milk on the floor.(countable/uncountable) d)There are some birds in the trees. (countable/uncountable) e) Are there any chairs in the garden? (countable/uncountable) f)How many chairs are there? (countable/uncountable) NOTE:ENCOURAGE THE KID TO IDENTIFY AND TICK THE COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS FOUND IN THE SENTENCES.
