COUNTABLE NOUS A) Countable or uncountable?

Write the following nouns under the correct

Are words like car, book, pen. They are names of things that column.
you can count: You can say one car, two books, tree pens.
a car book car elephant children photos meat mountains music wood
They can be singular ( a cat, one pencil) or plural ( two friendship coffee wine smoke pens pencil paper money sugar
pencils, a lot of pens).
three pens
SINGULAR COUNTABLE PLURAL COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
We use a / an only before singular countable nouns.
(A/An is bit like one: you can´t say one pencils or one smoke.)
a pencil
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Are words like smoke, rice, water, petrol. These are things that you
can´t count you say “smoke”, but not “ one smoke” or “two
r
ices”.
Uncountable nouns are only singular. , and we cannot use a / an with smoke B) Use a / an if necessary and write C ( countable) or U ( uncountable).
them.
..... money ...... table
We often use an uncountable noun (without a / an) to say something
is made of.
..... ponds ...... books
Example: This sweater is made of silk.
..... cup of sugar ..... cups of tea
We can make uncountable nouns countable to express quantity. ..... bar of chocolate ...... house
We add a unit or a quantity with “OF”
..... pen ..... rabbit
..... ice-cream ..... tube of toothpaste
..... glass of water ..... rain
....... orange ...... bottle
A can of coke
A bag of flour A box of cereals
COUNTABLE NOUS

Are words like car, book, pen. They are names of things that you can count: You
can say one car, two books, tree pens.
a car
They can be singular ( a cat, one pencil) or plural ( two pencils, a lot of pens).

three pens

We use a / an only before singular countable nouns.

(A/An is bit like one: you can´t say one pencils or one smoke.)

a pencil

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Are words like smoke, rice, water, petrol. These are things that you can´t count you say
“smoke”, but not “ one smoke” or “two rices”.

Uncountable nouns are only singular. , and we cannot use a / an with them.

smoke

We often use an uncountable noun (without a / an) to say something is made of.

Example: This sweater is made of silk.

We can make uncountable nouns countable to express quantity. We add a unit or a

quantity with “OF”

A can of coke A bag of flour A box of cereals

 A) Countable or uncountable? Write the following nouns under the correct column.

book car elephant children photos meat mountains music wood friendship coffee wine smoke
pens pencil paper money sugar

SINGULAR COUNTABLE PLURAL COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE

BOOK PHOTOS MEAT
CAR MOUNTAINS MUSIC
ELEPHANT CHILDREN WOOD
PENCIL PENS FRIENDSHIP
COFFE
WINE
SMOKE
PAPER
MONEY
SUGAR

B) Use a / an if necessary and write C ( countable) or U ( uncountable).

..... money U ...A... table C

..... ponds C ...... books C

..A... cup of sugar C .... cups of tea C

...A.. bar of chocolate C ....A.. house C

...A.. pen C ..A... rabbit C

..... ice-cream U ..A... tube of toothpaste C

...A.. glass of water C ..... rain U

....AN... orange C ....A.. bottle C