Countable & Uncountable Nouns Nouns. Countable Nouns We call these nouns countable nouns, because we...
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Countable & Uncountable Nouns Nouns. Countable Nouns We call these nouns countable nouns, because we can count them: one apple two booksthree exams Countable
Countable Nouns We call these nouns countable nouns, because we
can count them: one apple two booksthree exams Countable nouns have
singular and plural forms.
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Singular Countable Nouns We use a, an, one before a singular
countable noun. a is used before a consonant sound: a cara booka
telephone an is used before a vowel sound: an exam an eggan
umbrella Or one orangeone pen
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Plural Countable Nouns We normally form plural nouns by adding
s: SINGULARPLURAL a cupcups a letterletters a carcars an
envelopeenvelopes an orangeoranges
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But we form some plural nouns differently : SINGULARPLURAL -f
or -feSome nouns ending in f or fe drop the f and take -ves a
loafloaves a wifewives -yNouns ending in a consonant +y, drop the y
and take -ies a familyfamilies a citycities a boyboys (Nouns ending
in a vowel+ y take s) -o, -s, -sh, -ch, -xSome nouns ending in o,
-s, -sh, -ch, -x take -es a tomatotomatoes a busbuses a wishwishes
a watchwatches a boxboxes
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Uncountable Nouns: Uncountable nouns are those which we cannot
count. We do not put a, an or one, two, three, etc. before an
uncountable noun. We do not add s or es to uncountable nouns
because uncountable nouns do not have a plural form. Words such as
meat, sugar, water, rice, money are uncountable nouns.
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Some/ Any We use some with plural countable nouns and
uncountable nouns in the affirmative. Examples: 1. I bought some
apples. 2. I bought some milk. We use any with plural countable
nouns and uncountable nouns in the negative and interrogative form.
Examples: 1. I didnt buy any books. 2. I didnt buy any milk. 3. Are
there any eggs in the fridge? 4. Is there any sugar left?
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A Few/ A Little We use a few with plural countable nouns.
Examples: 1. We ate a few eggs. 2. There are a few plates on the
table. 3. Sara has a few friends at school. We use a little with
uncountable nouns. Examples: 1. The baby is hungry. Please give him
a little milk. 2. Is there a lot of bread in the fridge? ~ No, just
a little.
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How many (a few)/ How Much (a little) We use how many ..? with
a plural countable noun to ask about numbers: A:How many people did
you invite? B: Just a few. A: How many students are there in your
class? B: Fifteen We use how much ..? with an uncountable noun to
ask about the amount of something: A: How much oil is there in the
cupboard? B: Just a little. A: How much work did you do yesterday?
B: A lot
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Exercises: Choose the correct word to fill in each gap: 1. Im
hungry. I would like .. fruit. a) someb) anyc) a few 2. Bob has ..
books on his desk. a) anyb) a c) a few 3. I dont put .. sugar in my
coffee. a) manyb) muchc) a few 4. How .. money do you have in your
wallet? a) muchb) manyc) nothing 5. How .. pencils would you like?
~ Id like .., please. a) many/a littleb) many/a fewc) much/a
few
