COUNTABLES

UNCOUNTABLES

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Countable nouns are nouns which can be counted

and can be in the singular or the plural.

a flower (singular)

three flowers (plural)

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We put a before the noun in the singular when it

begins with a consonant sound (b, d, p, etc.) and an
when it begins with a wovel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

an apple

two apples

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Uncountable nouns are nouns which cannot be

counted and they usually have no plural.
FOOD:
Cheese, butter, meat, salt, pepper, bacon, bread,
chocolate,honey, jam....
LIQUIDS:
Coffe, milk, water, tea, wine, lemonade, petrol, oil,

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METARIALS:
Gold, iron, silver, wood, paper.
ABSTRACT NOUNS:
Beauty, love, happiness
OTHERS:
Hair, money, news, snow, furniture, advice, weather.

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We use some with uncountable nouns and not a/an.

We also use some with countable nouns but only in the plural.

some cheese

some bananas

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Some uncountable nouns can be made countable by

using the following words in front of them:

a jar of marmalade a bottle of beer a piece of cake

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a loaf of bread

a cup of coffee

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a bar of chocolate

a kilo of meat

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a glass of milk

a bowl of soup

a carton of milk

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a jug of orange juice

a can of fruit juice

a slice of bread

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a packet of spaghetti
a tin of fish

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apple

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sandwich

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banana

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biscuits

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butter

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carrot

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cheese

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eggs

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flour

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salt

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steak

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sugar

bottle can cup packet

kilo jar carton

cup of tea
a ........

bottle can cup packet

kilo jar carton

bottle
a .......... of lemonade

bottle can cup packet

kilo jar carton

can of coke
a ........

bottle can cup packet

kilo jar carton

kilo of flour
a ........

bottle can cup packet

kilo jar carton

carton of milk
a ............

bottle can cup packet

kilo jar carton

jar of jam
a .......

bottle can cup packet

kilo jar carton

packetof peas
a ...........

How much ......

57 p. 89 p.

89 p.
59 p.

99 p.
can
ofjam?
coke?
How much is a packet
jar
carton
of
of
oflemonade?
milk?
peas?
bottle
of
Its
ninety-nine
eighty-nine
pence.
pence.
pence.
eighty-nine
Its fifty-nine
fifty-seven
pence.

Can you buy me ....

Can you buy me three
packets of peas?

Can you buy me ....

Can you buy me a can of

coke?

Can you buy me ....

Can you buy me six cartons of milk?

Can you buy me ....

Can you buy me two

bottles of lemonade?

Can you buy me ....

Can you buy me three
jars of jam?

Can you buy me ....

lime
Can you buy me five
kilos of lime?

Id like ......

Id like a cup of tea

Id like ......

Id like a bowl of soup.

Id like ......

Id like a glass of water.

Id like ......

Id like a slice of cake.

Id like ......

Id like a bottle of lemonad

Some - Any

Ive got some strawberries but I

havent got any grapes.

Some - Any
coconut

pineapple

I have got some pineapples but I

havent got any coconuts.

Some - Any

I have got some pears but I havent

got any cherries.

Some - Any

I have got some salt but I havent

got any pepper.

Some - Any

I have got some jam but I havent

got any yoghurt.

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