Unit 4 - Food

COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable nouns are for things we can count using Uncountable nouns are for the things that
numbers. we cannot count with numbers.
-Singular and plural You can only weigh or measure.
They may be the names for abstract ideas
or qualities or for physical objects that are
too small or too amorphous to be counted
(liquids, gases, etc.).
-Only singular

+ There is + a prawn There is + a little milk

+ an onion + some milk
+ a lot of milk

There’re + prawns (noun in the plural form)

+ two prawns (number + noun)
+ a few prawns
+ some prawns
+ a lot of prawns

There isn’t + a mushroom There isn’t + much rice

- + an egg + some rice
+ any rice
+ a lot of milk
There aren’t + mushrooms (plural noun)
+ two mushrooms (number + noun)
+ many mushrooms
+ any mushrooms
+ a lot of mushrooms

?
Is there + a mushroom…? Yes, there is. / Is there + much cheese..? Yes, there is. /
+ an egg…? No, there isn’t. + some cheese..? No, there isn’t.
+ any cheese..?
Are there + olives (plural noun) …? Yes, there are./ + a lot of cheese..?
+ two olives (number + noun)? No, there aren’t.
+ many olives …?
+ any olives…?
+ a lot of olives …?

How many ….tomatoes… + are there? How much ….bread… + is there?

There’re …there tomatoes… There’s …a little bread…
Not many Not much
A lot A lot