Mass and count nouns

Prepared by:Shirley Puaso-ValeraGrade -1 SY 2015-2016

Countable nouns

Things I can count

Three oranges

Two oranges

ObjectivesIdentify mass and count nouns.

Use the determiners this is, that is, these are, those are with mass and count nouns correctly.

Write sentences using determiners with mass and count nouns.

Drill Show different pictures that show mass

and count nouns.

Drill Show different pictures that show mass

and count nouns.

sugarMake –up kit

sea

hairmilk

coffee

fruitsAlarm clock gasoline

rain banana

Reviewpast lesson on short u sounds

Riddles This grain is white and small, I eat it with rice

and vegetables.

It is colorless and odourless. It is used in drinking and washing dishes.

It goes with the breeze, when inhaled, it makes you sneeze.

Babies love this white liquid in a bottle or in a glass with lid.

Riddles This grain is white and small, I eat it with

rice and vegetables. ( rice )It is colorless and odourless. It is used in

drinking and washing dishes. ( water)It goes with the breeze, when inhaled, it

makes you sneeze. (dust)Babies love this white liquid in a bottle or in a

glass with lid. ( milk)

Dialog: What do you have there?

: These are our donations to the flood victims.

: What’s in that box, Ben?

: Shirts, pants, dresses and shoes.

: Let me help you. Are all of these used? : Some items are new.Will you donate something , too?

: Yes,We will also donate food like rice ,

: I am sure they will need everything we can gather. sugar, milk and sardines.

QuestionsFor whom are the things in the box?

What are in the big box?

Do you donate things to others , too?

What do you give them?

Which of the underlined words can be counted?

Which cannot be counted?

Generalization

• We call nouns that can be counted as count nouns.

• Those nouns that cannot be counted are called mass nouns

Count NounsCount Nouns refer to things that you can easily count.

Count NounsChairs Students Hats

Bananas Bottles GlassesHouses Boats Shirts

Countries Pencils Cars

Non-Count NounsNon-Count Nouns refer to things that by their

nature are not easily countable such as substances, mass forms and abstract ideas.

Non-Count Nouns

Beauty Electricity Space

Sand Nature Music

Butter Honesty Rice

Water Entertainment Satisfaction

Practice: These ten images are nouns. Click only on the non-count nouns… There are 5 of them.

Popcorn

Book

FishMilk Dog

Coffee

Love

Candle

Coin

Bread

ApplicationIdentify the count and mass nouns. Write the nouns in their proper column

wine toothbrush noodle paper slippers carrots softdrinks honey matchbox battery magazines perfume candle apple tomatoes vinegar pot sand gas spoons

Mass nouns Count nouns

Evaluation Circle the count nouns and cross out the mass nouns.

1.The right amount of salt is good for the body. 2. Gasoline is getting more expensive. 3.This glass of juice is too sweet. 4.Five sacks of rice is sold daily. 5.These pieces of cookies are really tasty. 6. Here are the four cubes of ice for patient’s ice bag. 7. There are still three cans of sardine in the shelf. 8.A bar of soap is needed to wash five shirts.

HomeworkList own some mass and count nouns.Things we eat and drink

Mass nouns count nouns

Things we useMass nouns count nouns

Things we buyMass nouns count nouns