Primary 4

1. Noun phrases Primary 4

2. a bowl of… a glass of… a cup of… a plate of… a can of… For example: We can use a noun phrase before a noun to show the quantity.

3. This is a bowl ofrice. This is a plate ofrice. We can use noun phrases with both countable and uncountable nouns. The noun‘rice’ is uncountable.

4. This is a bowl ofnoodles. This is a plate ofnoodles. The noun‘noodles’ is countable.

5. a bottle ofwater a carton ofmilk a can ofcola a bar ofchocolate a packet ofpotato chips a tin offish Here are some more examples:

6. a bowl ofnoodles two bowlsofnoodles We can put an ‘s’ on a noun phrase to form a plural.

7. a bowl ofrice two bowlsofrices When forming the plural, we only put the ‘s’ on the noun phrase, not the uncountable noun.

8. I would like ______ of __________ and __________________. Practice a cup lemon tea a glass of orange juice

9. Practice cartons of milk I would like three ______________ and ________________________. two packets of potato chips

10. Practice I would like ___________________ and ___________________ . five cans of cola a bar of chocolate

11. THE END