Countables & Uncountables Powerpoint Presentation

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

a flower (singular) three flowers (plural)


• 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).

an apple two apples


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

FOOD:FOOD: Cheese, butter, meat, salt, pepper, bacon, bread, chocolate,honey, jam....

LIQUIDS:LIQUIDS:Coffe, milk, water, tea, wine, lemonade, petrol, oil, …

METARIALS:METARIALS:Gold, iron, silver, wood, paper….

ABSTRACT NOUNS:ABSTRACT NOUNS: Beauty, love, happiness…

OTHERS:OTHERS:Hair, money, news, snow, furniture, advice, weather….



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

some cheese some bananas

some with uncountable nouns and not a/an.


Some uncountable nouns can be made countable by using the following words in front of them:

a jar of marmalade a bottle of beer a piece of cake


a loaf of bread a cup of coffee


a bar of chocolate a kilo of meat


a glass of milk a bowl of soup a carton of milk


a can of fruit juice

a jug of orange juice

a slice of bread


a tin of fish

a packet of spaghetti

appleapple

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sandwichsandwich


bananabanana


biscuitsbiscuits


butterbutter


carrotcarrot


cheesecheese


eggseggs


flourflour


saltsalt



steaksteak

sugarsugar


aa cupcup of teaof tea................

bottlebottle cancan cupcup packetpacket

kilokilo jarjar cartoncarton

aa bottlebottle of lemonadeof lemonade....................



aa cancan of cokeof coke................



aa kilokilo of flourof flour................



aa cartoncarton of milkof milk........................



aa jarjar of jamof jam..............



aa packetpacketof peasof peas......................



57 p.57 p. 89 p.89 p.59 p.59 p.

99 p.99 p.

89 p.89 p.

How much is a bottle of lemonade?How much is a bottle of lemonade?

It’s fifty-seven pence.It’s fifty-seven pence.

How much is a jar of jam?How much is a jar of jam?

It’s eighty-nine pence.It’s eighty-nine pence.How much is a can of coke?How much is a can of coke?

It’s fifty-nine pence.It’s fifty-nine pence.How much is a carton of milk?How much is a carton of milk?It’s ninety-nine pence.It’s ninety-nine pence.How much is a packet of peas?How much is a packet of peas?It’s eighty-nine pence.It’s eighty-nine pence.

How much ...... ?How much ...... ?

Can you buy me threeCan you buy me threepackets of peas?packets of peas?

Can you buy me ..... ?Can you buy me ..... ?


Can you buy me a can of Can you buy me a can of coke?coke?


Can you buy me six cartons of milk?Can you buy me six cartons of milk?


Can you buy me twoCan you buy me twobottles of lemonade?bottles of lemonade?


Can you buy me threeCan you buy me threejars of jam?jars of jam?


limelime

Can you buy me fiveCan you buy me fivekilos of lime?kilos of lime?

I’d like a cup of teaI’d like a cup of tea

I’d like ......I’d like ......

I’d like a bowl of soup.I’d like a bowl of soup.


I’d like a glass of water.I’d like a glass of water.


I’d like a slice of cake.I’d like a slice of cake.


I’d like a bottle of lemonade.I’d like a bottle of lemonade.


Some - AnySome - Any

I’ve got I’ve got somesome strawberries but I strawberries but Ihaven’t got haven’t got anyany grapes. grapes.

Some - AnySome - Anycoconutcoconut pineapplepineapple

I have got some pineapples but II have got some pineapples but Ihaven’t got any coconuts.haven’t got any coconuts.


I have got I have got somesome pears but I haven’t pears but I haven’tgot got anyany cherries. cherries.


I have got I have got somesome salt but I haven’t salt but I haven’tgot got anyany pepper. pepper.


I have got I have got somesome jam but I haven’t jam but I haven’tgot got anyany yoghurt. yoghurt.

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Countables & Uncountables Powerpoint Presentation

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abstract nouns

bottle of lemonade

cartons of milk

jar of jam

twobottles of lemonade

packet of peas

threejars of jam

slice of cake