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Unit 9 Countable and Uncountable Nouns

This document summarizes the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Countable nouns can be singular or plural, like "banana" or "bananas". Uncountable nouns only have one form and cannot be plural, like "rice". Examples of countable nouns include apple, pineapple, cucumber, and strawberry. Examples of uncountable nouns include lettuce, water, milk, and sugar. The document also discusses using "is/are some" and "isn't/aren't any" with countable and uncountable nouns. It provides practice examples to reinforce the differences.

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Unit 9 Countable and Uncountable Nouns

This document summarizes the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Countable nouns can be singular or plural, like "banana" or "bananas". Uncountable nouns only have one form and cannot be plural, like "rice". Examples of countable nouns include apple, pineapple, cucumber, and strawberry. Examples of uncountable nouns include lettuce, water, milk, and sugar. The document also discusses using "is/are some" and "isn't/aren't any" with countable and uncountable nouns. It provides practice examples to reinforce the differences.

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Countable nouns & Uncountable nouns

Countable nouns
e.g. I eat a banana every day.
I like bananas.

“Banana” is a countable noun.


Countable nouns
 A countable noun can be
1. singular (banana) or
2. plural (bananas)

Countable nouns are things we can


count.
So we can say ‘one banana’ ,‘two
bananas’ etc.
Countable nouns
Examples of countable nouns:
singular plural
 apple apples
 pineapple pineapples
 cucumber cucumbers
 strawberry strawberries
 grape grapes
Uncountable nouns
e.g. I eat rice everyday.
I like rice.

Rice is an uncountable noun.


Uncountable nouns
 An uncountable noun has only one form. (rice)

•Uncountable nouns are things we


cannot count.
•They cannot be plural, so we cannot say
‘one rice’, ‘two rices’, etc.
Uncountable nouns
Examples of uncountable nouns:

 lettuce
 water
 milk

 sugar
Practice:

 Are the things countable


or uncountable?
Countable Uncountable
flour

Countable Uncountable
cheeseburger

Countable Uncountable
cheeseburgers

Countable Uncountable
butter

Countable Uncountable
butter

Countable Uncountable
orange juice

Countable Uncountable
orange juice

Countable Uncountable
grapes

Countable Uncountable
grapes

Countable Uncountable
is/are some
Look at the following table:

is meat in the fridge.


cheese
There some

are rulers on the desk.


pencils
is/are some
 We use ‘is some’ when the noun is
uncountable. (meat, cheese.)

 We use ‘are some’ when the countable


noun is plural. (rulers, pencils.)
isn’t/aren’t any
Look at the following table:

isn’t milk in the shop.


coffee
There any

aren’t cats under the bed.


watches
isn’t/aren’t any
 We use ‘isn’t any’ when the noun is
uncountable. (milk, coffee.)

 We use ‘aren’t any’ when the countable


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

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