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Countable and uncountable nouns

Countable and uncountable nouns. Veronika Vestrik Form 11 2013. Countable nouns Uncountable nouns Countable & uncountable nouns. Countable nouns. C ountable nouns are things that we can count . Countable nouns can be singular or plural: My  dog is  playing. My  dogs are  hungry.

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Countable and uncountable nouns

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  1. Countable and uncountable nouns VeronikaVestrik Form 11 2013

  2. Countable nouns • Uncountable nouns • Countable & uncountable nouns

  3. Countable nouns • Countable nouns are things that we can count.

  4. Countable nouns can be singular or plural: My dog is playing. My dogs are hungry. • We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns: A dog is an animal. • When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it: I want an orange. (not I want orange.) Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?)

  5. When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone: I like oranges. Bottles can break. • We can use some and any with countable nouns: I've got some dollars. Have you got any pens ? • We can use a few and many with countable nouns: I've got a few dollars. I haven't got many pens.

  6. Uncountable nouns • Uncountable nouns are those that cannot be counted. • Uncountable nouns take a singular verb and are not used with a/an.

  7. We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb. For example: This news is very important. Your luggage looks heavy. • We do not usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. We cannot say "an information" or "a music". But we can say a something of: a piece of news a bottle of water a grain ofrice

  8. We can usesome and any with uncountable nouns: I've got some money. Have you got any rice? • We can use a little and much with uncountable nouns: I've got a little money. I haven't got much rice.

  9. Countable & uncountable nouns

  10. Exercise Are these nouns countable or uncountable? 1. water ____________ 2. fruit ____________ 3. coconut ____________ 4. bread ____________ 5. DVD ____________ A / an / some / any ? 6. Lisa´s got a / an towel. 7. Ana´s got a / some rucksack. 8. Lucía’s got an / some insect repellent.

  11. 1. water (U) 2. fruit (U) 3. coconut (C) 4. bread (U) 5. DVD (C) 6. Lisa´s got a towel. 7. Ana´s got a rucksack. 8. Lucía’s got an insect repellent.

  12. A/ an / some / any ? 1. There isn´t _________ electricity at the campsite. 2. There aren´t _________ sunglasses in the shop. 3. I´ve got _________ apple in my bag. 4. There are _________ sandwiches. 5. I´ll buy _________ bottle of water at the beach. 6. I haven´t got _________ radios in my room. 7. Is there _________ internet café in your town? 8. There aren´t _________ computers in my classroom. 9. Have you got _________ brothers and sisters? 10. My teacher´s got _________ new car.

  13. 1. There isn´t any electricity at the campsite. 2. There aren´t any sunglasses in the shop. 3. I´ve got an apple in my bag. 4. There are some sandwiches. 5. I´ll buy a bottle of water at the beach. 6. I haven´t got any radios in my room. 7. Is there an internet café in your town? 8. There aren´t any computers in my classroom. 9. Have you got any brothers and sisters? 10. My teacher´s got a new car.

  14. http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/nouns-un-countable.htm • http://www.language-worksheets.com/countable-uncountable-elementary.html

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