COUNTABLE NOUS A) Countable or uncountable?

Write the following nouns under the correct

Are words like car, book, pen. They are names of things that column.
you can count: You can say one car, two books, tree pens.
a car book car elephant children photos meat mountains music wood
They can be singular ( a cat, one pencil) or plural ( two friendship coffee wine smoke pens pencil paper money sugar
pencils, a lot of pens).
three pens
SINGULAR COUNTABLE PLURAL COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
We use a / an only before singular countable nouns.
_____________________ _____________________ _____________________
(A/An is bit like one: you can´t say one pencils or one smoke.) _____________________ _____________________ _____________________
a pencil _____________________ _____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________ _____________________
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS _____________________ _____________________ _____________________
Are words like smoke, rice, water, petrol. These are things that you _____________________ _____________________ _____________________
can´t count you say “smoke”, but not “ one smoke” or “two _____________________ _____________________ _____________________
rices”.

Uncountable nouns are only singular. , and we cannot use a / an with B) Use a / an if necessary and write C ( countable) or U ( uncountable).
smoke
them.

..... money _________ ...... table _________

We often use an uncountable noun (without a / an) to say something
is made of.
..... ponds _________ ...... books _________

Example: This sweater is made of silk.

..... cup of sugar _________ ..... cups of tea _________

..... bar of chocolate _________ ...... house _________

We can make uncountable nouns countable to express quantity.
We add a unit or a quantity with “OF”
..... pen _________ ..... rabbit _________

..... ice-cream _________ ..... tube of toothpaste _________

..... glass of water _________ ..... rain _________

....... orange _________ ...... bottle _________

A can of coke
A bag of flour A box of cereals
COUNTABLE NOUS

Are words like car, book, pen. They are names of things that you can count: You
can say one car, two books, tree pens.
a car
They can be singular ( a cat, one pencil) or plural ( two pencils, a lot of pens).

three pens

We use a / an only before singular countable nouns.

(A/An is bit like one: you can´t say one pencils or one smoke.)

a pencil

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Are words like smoke, rice, water, petrol. These are things that you can´t count you say
“smoke”, but not “ one smoke” or “two rices”.

Uncountable nouns are only singular. , and we cannot use a / an with them.

smoke

We often use an uncountable noun (without a / an) to say something is made of.

Example: This sweater is made of silk.

We can make uncountable nouns countable to express quantity. We add a unit or a

quantity with “OF”

A can of coke A bag of flour A box of cereals

 A) Countable or uncountable? Write the following nouns under the correct column.

book car elephant children photos meat mountains music wood friendship coffee wine smoke
pens pencil paper money sugar

SINGULAR COUNTABLE PLURAL COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE

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B) Use a / an if necessary and write C ( countable) or U ( uncountable).

..... money _________ ...... table _________

..... ponds _________ ...... books _________

..... cup of sugar _________ ..... cups of tea _________

..... bar of chocolate _________ ...... house _________

..... pen _________ ..... rabbit _________

..... ice-cream _________ ..... tube of toothpaste _________

..... glass of water _________ ..... rain _________

....... orange _________ ...... bottle _________