COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE

NOUNS
KOMANG SRI ANGGRENI
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
ALL students will be able to :-
Explain what a countable and uncountable noun is. ( L3c)

MOST students will be able to :-

Be able to identify countable and uncountable nouns (L3a)

SOME students will be able to :-

Understand and apply the spelling rules with 100% accuracy
(L4c-a)
 CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT A NOUN IS?

A noun is…………..

A person
A Place
A ‘thing’
DO YOU KNOW?
Some nouns are countable and some
nouns are uncountable.
COUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable nouns are the nouns we can count.

If there is only one (singular noun) we use a or an in

front of it.
e.g. a lemon, an apple

If there is more than one ( plural noun) we usually add –

s to the noun.
e.g. apples, lemons
If we want to ask about the quantity of a
countable noun we use the phrase, how
many?

e.g. How many apples do you want?

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Uncountable nouns are nouns we cannot or do
not count.

They are always in the singular form so we never

use a or an with them.

However, we can use quantity words with them.

e.g. a bag of, a cup of….
If we want to talk about quantity we use the
phrase how much

e.g. How much sugar do you want in your

tea?
NOTE
Some nouns can be countable or uncountable.

This depends on if we are talking about a

specific item or in general.

e.g. Let’s buy two peppers (countable)

Let’s buy peppers. (uncountable)
A LOT OF / LOTS OF / A LOT
Let's take a look at some confusing words:

a lot of /lots of and a lot

Here you can find out the difference in meaning
between them and how they should be used.

a lot of / lots of
a lot of and lots of have the same meaning: they
both mean a large amount or number of people or
things.
A LOT OF / LOTS OF / A LOT
They are both used before countable
nouns and uncountable nouns:

with countable nouns:

A lot of people went to the game.
Lots of people went to the game.

with uncountable nouns:

A lot of snow falls in winter.
Lots of snow falls in winter.
A LOT OF / LOTS OF / A LOT
a lot

a lot means very often or very much. It is used as

an adverb. It often comes at the end of a sentence
and never before a noun.
I like basketball a lot.
She's a lot happier now than she was.
I don't go there a lot anymore.
 TASK 1
Please differentiate the uncountable and
countable nouns.
COPY THIS INTO YOUR BOOK
Nouns Plural forms examples
most nouns +s duck → ducks
apple → apples
ending in x, ss, ch, + es church →churches
sh peach → peaches
ending in a vowel + +s day → days
y toy → toys
ending in a - y and + ies cherry →cherries
consonant +y lolly → lollies
READ THE CONVERSATION AND CORRECT THE
MISTAKES
Tom: Let’s make a sandwich for lunch. How many
bread will we need?

Lee: Four slices will be enough. We will need a cheese

and four tomato.

Tom: I like to have ham in my sandwich.

Lee: Okay, how many ham do you want to put in?

Tom: Six slice should be enough.

Lee: Would you like a onion to eat with the cheese?

Tom: No thank you, but will it take long to make as I

am hungry.

Lee: No, about five minute.

DID YOU SPOT ALL THE MISTAKES?

Tom: Let’s make a sandwich for lunch. How much

bread will we need?

Lee: Four slices will be enough. We will need - cheese

and four tomatoes.

Tom: I like to have ham in my sandwich.

Lee: Okay, how much ham do you want to put in?

Tom: Six slices should be enough.

Lee: Would you like an onion to eat with the cheese?

Tom: No thank you, but will it take long to make as I am

hungry.

Lee: No, about five minutes.

QUIZ?
MAKING REQUEST
Making requests – asking someone to do something
for you
These are the three most common ways for making
requests:

“Could you open the door for me, please?”

“Would you mind opening the door for me,
please?”
“Can you open the door for me, please?’
Making requests – asking someone to do something
for you
These are the three most common ways for making
requests:

“Could you open the door for me, please?”

“Would you mind opening the door for me,
please?”
“Can you open the door for me, please?’
Speaking tip: could and can are followed by the
verb without to.
Would you mind is followed by the verb and -ing.
Making requests – asking if you can do something
Here are the four most common ways for making
requests (when you want to do something):

“Can I use your computer, please?”

“Could I borrow some money from you, please?”
“Do you mind if I turn up the heating?”
“Would you mind if I turned up the heating?”
Speaking tip: Could is more polite that can.
Do you mind if…” is followed by the verb in
the present tense, but would you mind if… is
followed by the verb in the past tense.
When you’re using these two sentences, don’t
use please. It’s already polite enough!
Offering to do something for another person
You can make an offer using a phrase like Can
I… ?, Shall I… ?, Would you like me to… ?
For example:
“Can I help you?”
“Shall I open the window for you?”
“Would you like another coffee?”
“Would you like me to answer the phone?”
“I’ll do the photocopying, if you like.”
Shall, can and will are followed by the verb
without to.
Shall is particularly British English and is more
formal than can. Would you like… is followed either
by a noun, or by an object pronoun and the verb
with to.
Responding to offers
These English dialogues show you ways to accept
or reject offers made to you.

“Can I help you?”

“Yes please. I’d like to know what time the train
leaves.”
“Can I help you?”
“No thanks, I’m just looking.” (In a shop.)
“Shall I open the window for you?”
“Yes please. That would be very kind of you.”
Responding to offers
These English dialogues show you ways to accept
or reject offers made to you.

“Can I help you?”

“Yes please. I’d like to know what time the train
leaves.”
“Can I help you?”
“No thanks, I’m just looking.” (In a shop.)
“Shall I open the window for you?”
“Yes please. That would be very kind of you.”
“Would you like another coffee?”
“Yes please, that would be lovely.” Or, “Yes
please, I’d love one.”

“Would you like me to answer the phone?”

“If you wouldn’t mind.” Or, “If you could.”
(Don’t answer “Yes, I would”, as this sounds like
you expect someone to do it for you.
“I’ll do the photocopying, if you like.”
“It’s OK, I can do it.” Or, “Don’t worry, I’ll do it.
“Or, “Thank you, that would be great.”
Making Requests Quiz
1. You're in an English class and you would
like to borrow another student's pen. You
say:
2. Your colleague is going out to get lunch and
you'd like him / her to get something for
you. You start your request:
3. You are a parent with two children. They
want to go out, but you want them to do
their homework first. You say:
Making Requests Quiz
4. Your colleague asks to open the window,
saying:
5. Another student in your class asks to share
your textbook, saying ''Can I share your
textbook?'' You agree and say:
6. A customer buys a lot from you and wants a
bigger discount. You want to keep the
customer happy but you need your boss to
agree. 
Making Requests Quiz
7. Your colleague wants you to help with an
urgent problem, but you can't. You say:
8. You are the boss and someone asks for an
extra day's holiday. You accept the request but
ask the person to work Saturday instead. You
say:
9. Your boss asks you to work overtime (extra
hours) but you can't. You say:
10. You will hang out with your friends, and ask
permission to your mom, what will you say?