3. Countable Nouns
They are nouns that have a plural form.
They can be counted separately.
Singular
a banana , an orange
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( use a + consonant and an + vowel )
Two bananas
Plural
Three oranges
Uncountable Nouns
Nouns that don’t have a plural
form.
sugar
Uncountable Nouns milk
water
beef
butter
coffee
4. We use units of measurement to count the uncountable nouns:
1) a / two bottle (s) of wine
2) a / two package (s) of french fries
3) a / two pound (s) of tomatoes
4) a / two jar (s) of tea
5) a / two bar (s) of chocolate
6) a / two cup (s) of coffee
7) a / two glass (es) of water
8) a / two carton (s) of milk
9) a / two clove (es) of garlic
10) a / two head (s) of lettuce
I. - Help Lisa to complete her shopping list:
2 __________________ of milk
3 ___________________of chocolate
6 ___________________ of garlic
9 ___________________ of
water
1 ___________________ of wine
5. Countable Nouns
Questions
How many tomatoes are there in the cupboard?
Is there a banana in the cupboard?
Are there any tomatoes in the cupboard?
Affirmative sentences
There’s a banana in the cupboard
There are ( some / many ) tomatoes in the cupboard
Negative sentences
There aren’t any tomatoes in the cupboard
There isn’t any banana in the cupboard.
6. Uncountable Nouns
Questions
How much sugar is there?
Is there any sugar?
Affirmative
There’s some sugar
Negative
There isn`t any sugar
II. – Complete the questions:
Is there / Are there How much / How many
a. ______________ any sugar? a. _____________ milk is there?
b. _____________ any bananas? b. ___________ pears are there?
c. ______________ any bread? c. _________ bananas are there?
d. _______________ any eggs? d. ____________ coffee is there?
e. ___________________ wine? e. ________ tomatoes are there?
7. III. - Doctor Pen is talking to Camila about her diet.
Complete the dialog with “any” or “some”:
Doctor: Do you eat any bread?
Camila: No, I don’t eat any bread.
Doctor: It is necessary to eat ______ fruit.
Do you drink __________ orange juice
at breakfast?
Camila: Yes, I drink ____________.
Doctor: You have to drink __________ water
after every meal , too.
Camila: Do I have to eat __________ vegetables?
Doctor: Yes , you have to eat a lot of vegetables.
Doctor: Do you eat _________ fish?
Camila: No , I don’t eat __________ fish.