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Countable and Uncountable

This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns. It provides examples of countable nouns like "banana" and "tomato" which can be singular or plural, and uncountable nouns like "rice" which only have one form. It explains that countable nouns refer to things that can be counted, while uncountable nouns cannot be counted. The document also discusses using "a/an" with singular countable nouns and "is/are + some" or "isn't/aren't any" depending on whether the noun is countable or uncountable.

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Countable and Uncountable

This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns. It provides examples of countable nouns like "banana" and "tomato" which can be singular or plural, and uncountable nouns like "rice" which only have one form. It explains that countable nouns refer to things that can be counted, while uncountable nouns cannot be counted. The document also discusses using "a/an" with singular countable nouns and "is/are + some" or "isn't/aren't any" depending on whether the noun is countable or uncountable.

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Are there any tomatoes?

Countable nouns & Uncountable nouns

UNIT 6

Countable nouns
e.g. I eat a banana every day. I like bananas.

Banana is a countable noun.

Countable nouns
A countable noun can be

1. singular (banana) or 2. plural (bananas)

Countable nouns are things we can

count. So we can say one banana ,two bananas etc.

Countable nouns
Examples of countable nouns singular plural apple apples

pineapple cucumber strawberry

pineapples cucumbers strawberries

We can use a or an with singular nouns (only ONE item)


A
A banana A tomato

An
An apple An orange

A pinaple

These nouns start

with a vowel sound

Countable nouns
We add -es to most nouns in -o: tomato tomatoes potato potatoes
But we just add -s to: radio radios photo photos

There is A tomato on the table

There are SOME tomatoes on the table

Uncountable nouns
e.g. I eat rice everyday. I like rice.

Rice is an uncountable noun.

Uncountable nouns
An uncountable noun has only one form.

(rice)

Uncountable nouns are things we cannot count. We cannot say one rice, two rices, etc.

Uncountable nouns
Examples of uncountable nouns:
salad dressing lettuce ham water milk

Uncountable nouns are always SINGULAR


We say:
There is orange juice.

There is bread
Theres some water.

Countable or uncountable?
Water
Meat Egg

uncountable
uncountable Countable (one egg, two eggs)

Ham
Carrot Mango

uncountable
Countable (one carrot, two carrots) Countable (one mango, two mangoes)

chicken

uncountable

is/are + some
Study the following table:
is There are some meat cheese in the fridge.

rulers pencils

on the desk.

is/are + some
We use is some when the noun is

uncountable. (meat, cheese.)

We use are some when the countable

noun is plural. (rulers, pencils.)

isnt/arent any
Study the following table:
isnt There arent any milk coffee in the shop.

dishes watches

under the bed.

isnt/arent + any
We use isnt any when the noun is

uncountable.

There isnt any butter. We use arent any when the

countable noun is plural. There arent any bananas.

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