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CÓDIGO DANE 250001000655 NIT:822.004.409-9 English – III term - 2012

Taken from BusyTeacher.org By Eng. William Céspedes

“Countable and uncountable”

Name:_______________________ Grade: 9- Worksheet Nr. 1 Date: __/__/____

Before you start, remember that:

1. Activities A y B must be recorded in your English notebook. In it you can find information on structures, concepts, etc.

2. Activity C is practical and must be solved during the class individually or in groups according to your teacher. The solution to this activity must be recorded in your English notebook.

3. Activity D can be practical and also a research activity. You must solve it at home individually or in groups according to your teacher. The solution to this activity must be recorded in your English notebook.

A LIFE EXPERIENCE

Join one of your classmates and think about the following: make a list of 10 things that you can count and 10 things that you can’t count.

B THEORETICAL FOUNDATION

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CÓDIGO DANE 250001000655 NIT:822.004.409-9 English – III term - 2012

Taken from BusyTeacher.org By Eng. William Céspedes

C PRACTICE

• some + plural nouns or uncountable singular forms. ( has an affirmative meaning)

• any + plural nouns or uncountable singular forms. ( is used with negative sentences and questions.

• much + plural nouns

• a lot of + uncountable or plural nouns( is more usual in affirmative sentences)

• a little + singular uncountable nouns ( has a positive meaning)

• a few + plurals ( has a positive meaning.)

• no + zero quantity ( no = not any)

COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUS

COUNTABLE NOUS

• Nouns you can count

• you can use a / an in front of countable nouns.

• Nouns that have a plural form.

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

• Nouns you can´t count

• Normally, you can´t use a / an in front of uncountable nouns

• Nouns that normally don´t have a plural form

• We can make uncountable nouns countable to express quantity. We add a unit or a quantity with “OF”

E.g. a bar of chocolate

HOW MUCH…? / HOW MANY…?

• How much + uncountable noun E.g. How much ham?

• How many + countable noun E.g.: How many rashers and sausages

a) Use a / an or some and write C for countable or U for uncountable.

• ____ money ___

• ____ ponds ____

• ____ cup of tea ____

• ____sugar____

• ____ bar of chocolate____

• ____ ice-cream ______

• ____rice ______

• ____ glass of water______

• ____ coffee ______

• ____ cake ________

• ____ eggs_______

• ____ orange_______

b) Use a / an or some and write C for countable or U for uncountable.

Countable

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

water – bread – lemons – chocolate – sugar – tea – milk –oranges- cheese – coffee – eggs

Uncountable

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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CÓDIGO DANE 250001000655 NIT:822.004.409-9 English – III term - 2012

Taken from BusyTeacher.org By Eng. William Céspedes

D PRACTICAL APPLICATION

c) Ask questions using how much or how many

(eggs ) ___________________________________?

(meat) ___________________________________?

(jam) ____________________________________?

(water) __________________________________?

(flour) ___________________________________?

(tea) ____________________________________?

(oranges) ________________________________?

(oil) _____________________________________?

d) Choose the correct word / expression and complete the sentences.

some – how much – how many – any

• ______ sandwiches have you got?

• Is there _________ milk in the fridge?

• ________ sugar do you need?

• can you see _________ fruit on the table?

• _________ friends have you got?

• My mother has _______ chocolate for us.

• Mary makes _______ nice scones for tea.

Use the words in the box and complete as the example (take a look at activity B in this worksheet)

• bar

• six-pack

• tube

• roll

• head

• bottle

• bunch

• dozen

• slice

• cup

• carton √

• jar

• box

• bag

• can √

a carton of milk

a can of soda