COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

They refer to things They refer to immaterial
that can be counted: concepts: life, love,...
They refer to stuff or
liquid that cannot be
A banana
A cherry counted: water, sugar,

A Christmas tree bread jam ice-cream

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
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COUNTABLE ●
UNCOUNTABLE
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They can be singular ●
They are always
or plural singular
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an apple ●
coffee
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milk
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some apples ●
money
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pasta
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COUNTABLE ●
UNCOUNTABLE
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Before them you can ●
Before them you can
use: use:
A /an A house – An apple Some/any
The The table ●
There is some water in the
glass
Numbers Two children ●
There isn't any cheese on the
Some /any (when table
they are plural only) ●
But you can't use: a /an or
numbers before them.
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There are some apples on the
table
 QUANTIFIERS
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COUNTABLE ●
UNCOUNTABLE
Many ●
Much
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There are many children in the ●
There is much sugar in my
park coffee.

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Few /a few ●
Little / a little
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There are few apples ●
They know little English
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There are a few apples ●
They know a little English

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How many ●
How much
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How many apples do you want? ●
How much money do you need?
 QUANTIFIERS
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COUNTABLE ●
UNCOUNTABLE
Many ●
Much
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There are many children in the ●
There isn't much sugar in my
park coffee.

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Few /a few ●
Little / a little
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There are few apples (not ●
They know little English (not
enough). enough to manage)
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There are a few apples (enough). ●
They know a little English
(enough to manage)
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How many ●
How much
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How many apples do you want?
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How much money do you need?
 ACTIVITY
• Create sentences using the vocabulary from
the following pictures.
• Use SOME/ANY and other
quantifiers.

EXAMPLE:
For breakfast, I like to eat some berries
 ROLE PLAY

YOU ARE ORGANIZING A PARTY. MAKE A LIST

OF THINGS YOU NEED FOR THE PARTY
(DRINKS, FOOD, DECORATION, ETC)
CREATE THE LIST AND USE THE QUANTIFIERS!
THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!