Countable and uncountable

nouns
Food quantity and containers
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How many / how much
Countable nouns
1. We can count them
2. They have singular form (a book, an avocado)
3. They have plural form. (two books, three avocados)

To ask: How many ______ are there?

To answer: There is/are… Number. ( A, an, two, three)

A lot of... (A large number or amount)
Many... (With plural negative sentences)
Few... (Negative meaning)
A few... (Positive meaning)
Uncountable nouns
1.
2.
We cannot divide it into smaller parts.
We cannot take it into our hands.
They don’t have
3. They are liquids or creamy. They melt. a plural form!
4. They are small like grains.
5. They are food or things we have to measure.

To ask: How much ______ is there?

To answer: There is… A lot of… ( a large number or amount)

Much (Only in negative sentences)
Some... (Only afirmative answers)
Little… (Negative meanig)
A little... (Positive meaning)
 Food quantity and containers
For uncountable nouns

A bag of

Coffee Chips Flour

 Food quantity and containers
For uncountable nouns

A bar of

Chocolate Soap Flour

 Food quantity and containers
For uncountable nouns

A basket of

Bread Fruits Eggs

 Food quantity and containers
For uncountable nouns

A bowl of

Rice Salad Cereal

 Food quantity and containers
For uncountable nouns

A box of

Cereal Crackers Spagetti

 Food quantity and containers
For uncountable nouns

A bucket of

Popcorn Ice-cream Ice

 Food quantity and containers

A bunch of

Carrots Grapes Bananas