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Countable and uncountable nouns
1.
2. Countable nouns
e.g. I eat banana every day.
I like bananas.
Banana is the countable nouns.
3. A countable noun can be
1. singular (banana) or
Countable nouns are things we can
count.
So we can say ‘one banana’ ,‘two
bananas’ etc.
Countable nouns
2. plural (bananas)
4. Countable nouns
Examples of countable nouns
singular plural
apple apples
pineapple pineapples
cucumber cucumbers
strawberry strawberries
grape grapes
5. Countable nouns
We add -es to most nouns in -o:
tomato tomatoes
potato potatoes
But we just add -s to:
radio radios
photo photos
8. Uncountable nouns
An uncountable nouns has only one
form. (rice)
Uncountable nouns are things we
cannot count.
We cannot say ‘one rice’, ‘two rices’,
etc.
11. Is/are some
Study the following table:
is meat
cheese
in the fridge.
There
are
some
rulers
pencils
on the desk.
12. We use ‘is some’ when there is the
uncountable noun. (meat, cheese.)
We use ‘are some’ when there is the
plural countable noun.(rulers, pencils.)
Is/are some
13. Isn’t/aren’t any
Study the following table:
isn’t milk
coffee
in the shop.
There
aren’t
any
dishes
watches
under the bed.
14. We use ‘isn’t any’ when there is the
uncountable noun. (milk, coffee.)
We use ‘aren’t any’ when there is the
plural countable noun.(dishes, watches)
Isn’t/aren’t any
15.
16. 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.
potatoes
water
jam
fish
tomatoes
17. 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.
any
some
any
some
any
some