COUNTABLES UNCOUNTABLES

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COUNTABLESUNCOUNTABLES
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COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

• Countable nouns are nouns which can be counted
• and can be in the singular or the plural.

three flowers (plural)
a flower (singular)
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COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

• We put a before the noun in the singular when it
  
• begins with a consonant sound (b, d, p, etc.) and
  an
• when it begins with a wovel sound (a, e, i, o, u).

two apples
an apple
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COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES

• Uncountable nouns are nouns which cannot be
• counted and they usually have no plural.

FOOD Cheese, butter, meat, salt, pepper, bacon,
bread, chocolate,honey, jam....
LIQUIDS Coffe, milk, water, tea, wine, lemonade,
petrol, oil,
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METARIALS Gold, iron, silver, wood, paper.
ABSTRACT NOUNS Beauty, love, happiness
OTHERS Hair, money, news, snow, furniture,
advice, weather.
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• We use

some
with uncountable nouns and not a/an.

• We also use some with countable nouns but only
  in the plural.

some cheese
some bananas
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Some uncountable nouns can be made countable by
using the following words in front of them
a piece of cake
a bottle of beer
a jar of marmalade
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COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES
a loaf of bread
a cup of coffee
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a kilo of meat
a bar of chocolate
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COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES
a bowl of soup
a carton of milk
a glass of milk
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a jug of orange juice
a can of fruit juice
a slice of bread
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a packet of spaghetti
a tin of fish
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Listen and repeat
apple
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Listen and repeat
sandwich
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Listen and repeat
banana
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Listen and repeat
biscuits
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Listen and repeat
butter
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Listen and repeat
carrot
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Listen and repeat
cheese
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Listen and repeat
eggs
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Listen and repeat
flour
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Listen and repeat
salt
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steak
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Listen and repeat
sugar
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bottle
can
cup
packet
kilo
jar
carton
cup
a
of tea
........
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bottle
can
cup
packet
kilo
jar
carton
bottle
..........
a
of lemonade
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bottle
can
cup
packet
kilo
jar
carton
can
a
of coke
........
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bottle
can
cup
packet
kilo
jar
carton
kilo
a
of flour
........
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bottle
can
cup
packet
kilo
jar
carton
carton
a
of milk
............
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bottle
can
cup
packet
kilo
jar
carton
jar
a
of jam
.......
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bottle
can
cup
packet
kilo
jar
carton
packet
...........
a
of peas
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How much ...... ?
89 p.
57 p.
89 p.
59 p.
99 p.
How much is a can of coke?
How much is a jar of jam?
How much is a carton of milk?
How much is a packet of peas?
How much is a bottle of lemonade?
Its ninety-nine pence.
Its eighty-nine pence.
Its eighty-nine pence.
Its fifty-nine pence.
Its fifty-seven pence.
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Can you buy me ..... ?
Can you buy me three packets of peas?
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Can you buy me ..... ?
Can you buy me a can of coke?
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Can you buy me ..... ?
Can you buy me six cartons of milk?
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Can you buy me ..... ?
Can you buy me two bottles of lemonade?
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Can you buy me ..... ?
Can you buy me three jars of jam?
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Can you buy me ..... ?
lime
Can you buy me five kilos of lime?
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Id like ......
Id like a cup of tea
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Id like ......
Id like a bowl of soup.
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Id like ......
Id like a glass of water.
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Id like ......
Id like a slice of cake.
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Id like ......
Id like a bottle of lemonade.
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Some - Any
Ive got some strawberries but I havent got any
grapes.
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Some - Any
coconut
pineapple
I have got some pineapples but I havent got any
coconuts.
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Some - Any
I have got some pears but I havent got any
cherries.
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Some - Any
I have got some salt but I havent got any pepper.
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Some - Any
I have got some jam but I havent got any yoghurt.
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Tell the difference
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