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  Countable  and uncountable nouns                                 

Countable nouns are things we can count. Can be singular and plural: Singular (an egg, a strawberry, a lemon, a pineapple). Plural (2 eggs, many strawberries, 5 lemons, 7 pineapples).

Countable nouns:plural form. For most nouns, just add 's' to the end of the noun. Nouns that end in a consonant + 'y' drop the 'y' and add 'ies' to the end of the noun. For nouns that end in sh, ch, s, x, or z, add 'es' to the end of the word. Nouns ending in the consonant combination 'lf' drop the 'lf' and end in 'ves’.

Many nouns that end in 'o' proceeded by a consonant require an 'e' before 's' to be placed at the end of the word. tomato -> tomatoes,hero -> heroes,zero -> zeroes,potato -> potatoes,echo -> echoes. Other nouns that end in 'o' proceeded by a consonant DO NOT require an 'e' before 's' to be placed at the end of the word. Nouns ending in 'o' proceeded by a vowel do not change.kilo -> kilos,radio -> radios,logo -> logos,piano -> pianos,solo -> solos,cargo -> cargos. So we should memorise them.

Let’s practice!Write the plural noun for each worda carrot – an apple – a watermelon – a sandwich – a tomato – a banana –an egg –a blueberry – a pancake –

Let’s practice!a carrot – carrots;an apple – apples;a watermelon – watermelons;a sandwich – sandwiches;a tomato – tomatoes;a banana –bananas;an egg – eggs;a blueberry – blueberries;a pancake – pancakes;

Uncountable nouns. Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot count with numbers. For example: rice, butter, water, electricity, gas, salt, money, oil, bread, salad, ham, yoghurt, meat etc.

Complete the shopping bags with the words from vocabulary box.

lemonstrawberrychocolateflourmilksugar

There is / there isn't. There are / there aren't + some/any. Study the following table:

There is / there are. We use there is when the noun is uncountable (meat, cheese). We use there are when the countable noun is plural (cucumbers, cherries).

Some / any We use some and any with uncountable nouns and plural nouns. The general rule is that we use “some” in positive sentences and “any” in negative sentences and questions. 

Let's practise!Circle some or any.

How much / how many?How much?How much is used with uncountable nouns. How much money did you spend?How much sugar would you like in your coffee?How much water will I need?How much milk is in the fridge?How much honey did you eat?

How many?How many is used when we want to know the QUANTITY of something. It is only used with plural countable nouns. How many apples did you buy?How many plates are there on the table?How many carrots do you want?How many tomatoes did you use for the salad?How many chairs are there in this canteen?How many pieces of chocolate would you like?

Complete the questions with How many or How much?

Containers Containers are a group of quantifiers. They are used to “measure” uncountable nouns (mainly food, drinks). For example: a bowl of salad, a cup of coffee, a glass of milk, a box of baking soda, a bottle of vinegar, a tube of toothpaste, a carton of juice, a jar of jam, a can of cola etc.

Match the word combinations with the pictures