COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

OBJECTIVE: To recognize the difference in use between the

countable and uncountable nouns.

NOUNS ARE DIVIDED IN : countable and uncountable.

Countable nouns are things you can count.

For example: three pears

one pear two pears

Countable Nouns: Can be used in Singular and Plural.

For example:

Singular Plural

A hat 3 hats

An apple 2 apples

Uncountable nouns are things you see as a whole, things you can not
count.

Uncountable nouns has only one form.

For example:

NOTE: money is considered as

water an uncountable noun.

jelly Example: I don’t any have

money.
 chicken

Choose the correct response and write them on your notebook.

Countable or Uncountable

1. Ketchup 10. Money

2. Peach 11. Cucumber
3. Hair 12. Cookies
4. Mangoes 13. Mayonnaise
5. Pie 14. Cake
6. Pop Corns 15. Potatoes
7. Candy 16. Bread
8. Salt 17. Eggs
9. Strawberry 18. Oil

Q1 – Man ………………….
Q2 – Woman ………………….
Q3 – Air ………………….
Q4 – Water ………………….
Q5 – Beer ………………….
Q6 – Money ………………….
Q7 – Desk ………………….
Q8 – Milk ………………….
Q9 – Car ………………….
Q10 – Chair ………………….
Q11 – Bathroom ………………….
Q12 – Horse ………………….
Q13 – Finger ………………….
Q14 – House ………………….
Q15 – Lesson ………………….
Q16 – Rice ………………….
Q17 – Butter ………………….
Q18 – Information ………………….
Q19 – Advice ………………….
Q20 – Heat ………………….
Q21 – Cash ………………….
Q22 – Expense ………………….
Q23 – Orange ………………….
Q24 – Person ………………….
Q25 - Orange juice ………………….
Q26 – Banana ………………….
Q27 – Oil ………………….
Q28 – Petrol ………………….
Q29 – Furniture ………………….
Q30 – News ………………….
Q31 – Coffee ………………….
Q32 – Cotton ………………….
Q33 – Computer ………………….
Q34 – Bus ………………….
Q35 – Star ………………….
Q36 – Door ………………….
Q37 – Flat ………………….
Q39 – Knife ………………….
Q40 – Child ………………….
Q41 – Equipment ………………….

COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: A, SOME, ANY

1. Circle the uncountable nouns:

house car cheese apple money table

sugar coffee cup pencil milk wine
potato bread petrol shoe film tea
newspaper book water watch toast juice
glass salt oil pen class meat
butter sandwich ham egg advice holiday
time chocolate information pen orange tuna

2. Charles is making an omelette for the first time. He asks his wife Alice who is
watching TV.
a) Fill in the gaps with some or any:
Charles: Alice! Have we got ____________ eggs?
Alice: Yes, there are ____________ in the cupboard.
Charles: Have we got ______________ cheese?
Alice: Yes, there’s ____________ in the fridge.
Charles: Can I use ___________ olive oil?
Alice: Yes, of course.
Charles: I need ____________ tomatoes.
Alice: We haven’t got _____________. Charles, would you like ___________ help?
Charles: No, thanks, I’m OK.
b) Answer/complete these questions:
1. Do we use some or any in positive sentences? ______________
2. Do we use some or any in negative sentences? ______________
3. Do we usually use some or any in questions? ________________
4. But we use ______________ in questions when we expect the answer “Yes” or when
the question is an offer.
3. Fill in the gaps with some or any:
Tom: Let’s go for a picnic in the park.
 Sarah: OK. We’ll make _________ sandwiches. What do we need?
Tom: We haven’t got ___________ bread. Can you buy ________?

Sarah: Yes, sure. What about butter?

Tom: We’ve got __________. I’ll buy _________cheese.
Sarah: OK, and is there __________ orange juice in the fridge?
Tom: No, I’ll get __________.
Sarah: Good. Do we need ___________ apples or cherries?
Tom: Just ___________ apples.
Sarah: Oh dear! I haven’t got ___________ money to buy the bread!
Tom: Don’t worry. I’ll lend you _____________.

4. Make these sentences negative. Use not…any

1. We’ve got some books about cinema.
2. Mary gave me some money yesterday.
3. Susan needs some help with her homework.
4. I bought some apples in the supermarket.
5. She’s got some sausages in the fridge.
6. There’s some milk in the cupboard.
7. He wrote some letters to his friends.
8. There are some apples left.