6th grade

Teacher: Buchidău Tania

 are things that we can count
e.g.: apple – an apple, two apples, three
apples
 Here are some more countable nouns:
dog, cat, animal, man, person
bottle, box
table, chair, suitcase, bag etc.
e.g.: table – a table ; two tables; three
tables
 Countable nouns can be singular or plural:
e.g.: My dog is playing.
e.g.: My dogs are hungry.
 We can use the indefinite article a/an with
countable nouns:
e.g.: A dog is an animal.
 We can use some and any with countable
nouns:
e.g.: I've got some dollars.
e.g.: Have you got any pens?
 We can use a few and many with countable
nouns:
e.g.: I've got a few dollars.
e.g.: I haven't got many pens.
 are abstract things that can be divided into
separate elements. We cannot count them.
e.g.: milk – we can’t say a milk, two milks
but a glass of milk, a bottle of milk

 Here are some more uncountable nouns:

music, art, love, happiness
advice, information, news
furniture, luggage
rice, sugar, butter, water
e.g.: a piece of furniture; a glass of water
 We usually treat uncountable nouns as
singular. We use a singular verb. For
example:
e.g.: This news is very important.

 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:
e.g.: a piece of news
a bottle of water
a grain of rice
 We can use some and any with uncountable
nouns:
e.g.: I've got some money.
Have you got any rice?
 We can use a little and much with
uncountable nouns:
e.g.: I've got a little money.
I haven't got much rice.
COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

1. Can count; 1. Can’ count;

. Can use the indefinite 2. Can’ use the

articles A / AN; indefinite articles;

3. Can use plurals. 3. Can’t use plurals.