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Countable and uncountable words .

Countable and uncountable words . . 2º ESO. PLURALS Y SINGULARS. Most words in English form the plural adding -s . one cat two cat s , one chair, three chair s But some are different. plurals. 1) words ending in consonant + y change to - ies Baby story ,

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Countable and uncountable words .

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  1. Countable and uncountablewords. 2º ESO

  2. PLURALS Y SINGULARS • Most words in English form the plural adding -s . one cat two cats, one chair, three chairs • But some are different.

  3. plurals 1) words ending in consonant + y change to - ies Babystory, but only if there is a consonant Boyday, 2) words ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x, o add ES Bus bush 3) some words ending in F or FE before VES knife, leaf stories babies boys days bushes buses knives leaves

  4. 4) some words have got an irregular plural. Person tooth man Mouse foot woman child 5) animals which are not pets don't have a plural form one fish two fish one sheep two sheep one deer two deer OJO: NO two fishes, two sheeps. people teeth men feet women mice children

  5. Adjectives and plural words IMPORTANT. Remember that adjectives haven't got a plural form. A white guitar two brown guitars NO two brownsguitars Two different stories NO two differents stories

  6. 1. Change these sentences into the plural • Themanistall.  • Thewomanisfat.  • Thechildissad.   • The mouse is gray • My toothiswhite Themen are tall Thewomen are fat Thechildren are sad Themice are gray My teeth are white

  7. 2..Change these sentences into the singular • Your feet are big • The children are tired • The policemen are old • The mice are hungry • The sheep are ugly. Yourfootissmall Thechildistired Thepolicemanisold The mouse ishungry Thesheepisugly

  8. 3. Complete this chart.

  9. 3. Complete this chart.

  10. 4. Write in English • Hay tres amigos en mi casa, pero solo conoces a uno. There are threefriends at home, butyouonlyknowone. 2. ¿Cuántos diccionarios tienes? Tengo tres Howmanydictionarieshaveyougot? I havegotthree 3.¿Cuántos pies tiene un ciempies? Howmanyfeet has a centipedegot? 4. Estos niños son muy guapos Thesechidren are verypretty 5. En invierno, los árboles pierden las hojas. In thewinter, trees lose theirleaves

  11. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE WORDS There are countable and uncountable words in English. You can count almost everything, but some things are not USUALLY counted. (twolentils, three peas) Countable Nouns can be naturally counted, they are separated example: an orange two oranges, ten oranges, etc Uncountable Nouns are nouns that do not appear separately, you have to put them in containers or measures, so you count the measure. • Some uncountable words are abstract love, time, music. money • others are liquids or small things: flour, milk, wood, sugar.

  12. You cannot use a/an with uncountable words, and they are always singular. • I love music I love musics Have you got some milk? Have you got a milk?

  13. Countingtheuncountable To make uncountable words countable you can use. a) measures and weight: a kilo, a litre, a pinch, a teaspoon b) names of containers: a bottle, a glass, a packet (paquete) , a bag (bolsa) example: a bottle of milk, a tin of peas

  14. Match thepictureswiththewords. bottle carton bag box Can jar tub/container

  15. 5. Match thepictureswiththewords. 1 bag 2 can 3 Jar 4 bottle 5 carton 6 box 7.tub/container

  16. 6. Nowsaywhichwordsgotogether

  17. Nowsaywhichwordsgotogether. Key

  18. Countable and uncountablewords. Some words can be countable or uncountable depending on how we imagine them. a cheese some cheese a piece of cheese

  19. Watchout! • There are many uncountable words in English and the translation doesn't always help! Un pan: a loaf of bread NO a bread Unanoticia: a piece of news

  20. 7. Are these words countable or uncountable?

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  22. SOME, ANY • Use some and any with uncountable words in singular or countable in plural • He has got some friends (tiene amigos) (you often don't translate it into Spanish) • She has got some Chinese clothes (it means "algunos")

  23. SOME, ANY SOME use some in affirmative sentences and offers I have baked some apples/ Would you like some tea? ANY use any with negative or interrogative sentences when you don't expect and affirmative answer I haven't got any sugar / have you got any references?

  24. ANY in negative sentences it means ningún, o nada de , but we don't often translate it I haven'tgotanysugar: no tengo (nada de ) azúcar She hasn't got any children (no tienehijos) Has she got any money? (¿tieneelladinero?)

  25. 8.Translate 1, Tengo unas manzanas muy dulces I havegotsomeverysweetapples 2. No tengo ninguna amiga aquí I haven’tgotanyfriendshere 3. ¿tienes algo de salsa de tomate? Haveyougotsometomato sauce? 4. No tenemos secretaria Wehaven’tgot a secretary 5. ¿tienes algo de tiempo? No, no lo tengo. Tengo mucho trabajo. Haveyougotsome time? No, I haven’t. I havegot a lot of work

  26. 9. Complete with some/any some • We need _____________bananas. • You can't buy ________________posters in this shop • We haven't got _____________oranges at the moment. • Peter has bought _____________new books. • She always takes ______________sugar with her coffee. • I have seen ____________nice postcards in this souvenir shop • There are _________________apples on the table • There aren't.________________pencils in my bag. • I have ________________magazines for you. • Pam does not have _______________pencils on her desk. any any some some some some any some any

  27. 10. Fill in the gaps withsome/any/a/an a 1) I have______________ good idea. 2) That's___________________ interestingjob! 3) They haven’t found ________gold in that old mine. 4) Do the Smiths have _______________yellow van? 5) Look! He'shaving ___________________sandwiches. 6) He always likes______________ piece of chocolate. 7) I have ____________________homework to do for tomorrow. But I don’t have ____________ today. 8) There's ___________________nice girl in the red car. 9) Would you like________________ milk with your cookies? 10) Howabout ____________________grapes? an any a some a some any a some some

  28. Much Many in interrogative and negative sentences Use 'Much' with uncountable nouns or singular nouns. Not in affirmative sentences Question: "Howmuchpetrolis in the car?"Negative: "Wedon'thavemuchtimeleft." Use 'Many' with countable or with plural nouns Question:"Howmanypeoplewere at themeeting?"Negative: "Notmanyof thestudentsunderstoodthelesson.“ Affirmative: he has gotmanyfriends

  29. A lot of / a lot • 'A lot of‘ (mucho/a muchos/as) is used in any sentence (countable uncountable, question, etc). • Countable:"A lot of people work here."Uncountable:"There was a lot of snow last night.“Use a lotof only at the end of sentences. I study a lot. Or when there is not a noun after it • Have you got mlik? There is a lot in the fridge

  30. 11. Complete with much, many, a lot, a lot of. Many/ a lot of • Wehave_____________ oranges. • Wedon'thave_____________ bananas, and wedon'thave _____________ fruitjuice. • Do youhaveany cereal? Sure, there's_____________ in thekitchen." • How__ ___________ isthis? It's ten dollars. • How _____________ do youwant? Six, please. • He'sverybusy; he has _____________ work. • David has ____________ rice, but Tyler doesn'thave ____________________. • London has _____________ beautifulbuildings. Many/ a lot of a lot of A lot much many A lot of A lot of much A lot of/many

  31. Complete with much, many, a lot, a lot of. • Theyeat _____________ apples. • I wrote _____________ poems. • I havegot_____________ money. • I visited _____________ Europeancities. • Do youlike soccer? Yes_____________ . • Werethere_____________ guests in thewedding? Yes, therewere_____________ . • Leila is popular. She'sgot _____________ friends. Nancy doesnothave_____________ . • Shehasn'tgot _____________ patience. A lot of/many A lot of /many A lot of A lot of /many A lot A lot of/many A lot /many A lot of/many A lot/many A lot of

  32. HOW MUCH/MANY Use how much with uncountable words (cuánto/a). How much milk is there? Use how many with countable words (cuántos/as) How many tomatoes are there? There are seven 1.I don’t have __________ hair, but I have ______ cars.  2. She has too __________ corn and too __________ cups.  3. I havetoo _____ homework! And I don’t have ______ time to do it!   4. Wedon’thave _______ money, butwehave ________ friends! much many many much much much much many

  33. 12.Write in English 1.¿cuántas hermanas tienes? Howmanysistershaveyougot? 2. ¿ cuánto azúcar hay? Howmuchsugaristhere? 3.¿cuántos diccionarios hay? Howmanydictionaries are there? 4. ¿cuántas peras tenemos? Howmanypearshavewegot? 5. ¿cuánto cuesta este pan? Howmuchisthisloaf of bread?

  34. 13. Ask questions with how much or how many 1.We have got only one bottle of lemonade How many bottles of lemonade have we got? 2. There are two bottles of ketchup How many bottles of ketchup are there? 3. We haven't got any bananas How many bananas have we got? 4. We have got a lot of money How much money have we got? 5. There are three bikes in the garden How many bikes are there in the garden?

  35. 13. II 6. We have got eight steaks How many steaks have we got? 7.There are not many tigers in Asia How many tigers are there in Asia? 8.He wrote two books How many books did he write?

  36. Look at thispictureforthree minutes and try toremembereverythingyousee

  37. Look at thispictureforthree minutes and try toremembereverythingyousee

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