Countable and uncountable nouns

2. Countable and uncountable nouns A countable noun refers to something we can count. An uncountable noun refers to something we cannot count. Here are some examples.

3. TIP Only countable nouns have plural forms: apples tables rulers

4. a pig two pigs two dogs a dog

5. a banana many bananas an orange two oranges

6. a tomato three tomatoes a potato some potatoes

7. a bus three buses

8. a box eight boxes a watch two watches

9. a cat a bird four cats two birds

10. To form the plural form of most countable nouns, we add ‘s’ to the singular form. However, there are some exceptions.

13. cakes Most nouns + S men man women woman The plural of most countable nouns （复数） foot feet teeth tooth sheep Some other nouns sheep fish fish Chinese Chinese

14. 请给下列单词找朋友 a watch watches a family families a knife knives a box bo xes a radio radios a wish wishes a potato potatoes a glass glasses a mango mangoes a wish wishes radios a radio a b a watch watches potatoes a potato a box boxes o + s or es s,sh,ch,or x + es stories shelves a story a shelf d c a family families a knife knives -y +ies f or fe -f or fe+ves a consonant +y

15. Phrases: 十一个婴儿 九个男孩 四个班级 我的五张相片 六头大象 三个好朋友 十八只猴子 七把小刀 eleven babies nine boys four classes my five photos six elephants three good friends eighteen monkeys seven knives

16. 1 2 bread ( ) banana ( ) Look at the pictures. Write a C for countable nouns and a U for uncountable nouns. C U

17. 3 4 tea ( ) carrot ( ) U C

18. We can also use nouns in front of uncountable nouns to show their amounts. a kilo ofmeat a glass ofmilk

19. a cup oftea a packet ofsalt a bowl ofrice

20. a cup of tea two cups of tea

21. a bowl of rice two bowls of rice

22. a glass of water two glasses of water

23. a bottle of Coke six bottles of Coke

24. a packet of salt two packets of salt

25. a kilo of fish three kilos of fish

26. 4kg two packets of salt three cups of tea four kilos of meat two bottles of juice seven cartons of milk

28. Finish and write the nouns in the correct column of the table. Millie: Mum ,What do we need? Mrs. Wang: We need some _________, a____ of_____ and a ________ of____. Millie: Do we need to buy some _______? chicken bag rice packet salt vegetables

29. Mrs. Wang: Yes. Let’s buy some_______ and _________. Millie: I want to buy some__________. They are Grandpa’s favourite, And we have only one_______. We need to buy some, too. carrots potatoes mangoes apple Mrs. Wang: OK. We can also buy a few _________of ______. juice bottles

30. bag apple packet vegetables carrots potatoes oranges bottles chicken rice salt

31. 翻译词组 • 1 十二个鸡蛋 • 一个橘子 • 三碗米饭 • 七瓶牛奶 • 五千克肉 • 六把小刀 • 两篮土豆 • 四袋盐 twelve eggs an orange three bowls of rice seven bottles of milk five kilos of meat six knives two baskets of potatoes four packets of salt

32. 一些牛奶 一个小时 两袋 大米 五公斤肉 几袋盐 一杯茶 三碗汤 一罐糖 两瓶牛奶 一篮水果 some milk an hour two bags ofrice five kilos of meat some packets of salt a cup of tea three bowls of soup a pot of sweets/sugar/candies two glasses of milk a basket of fruits

33. 1、李小姐经常喝两杯绿茶。 2、我妈妈需要买三袋盐。 3、中秋节我们将吃5盒月饼。 4、厨房里有两篮 土豆。 5、他早餐吃几片面包。 drinks two cups of green tea. Miss Li often________________________________. needs to buy three packets of salt. My mother __________________________________. On Mid-Autumn Festival ______________________________________________. we will eat five boxes of mooncakes. baskets of potatoes There are two ____________________in the kitchen. has some slices of bread for breakfast He ______________________________________.

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