Countable and

Uncountable
Nouns
Solutions Unit 4
 Can we count the objects?

Countable
Uncountable
• Some nouns are countable: 1 apple, 2 apples, 1 bottle, 3
bottles

• Some nouns are uncountable: bread, sushi, chicken

• Some nouns can be both: I’d like a cup of coffee, Can I have
some coffee?
 Can we count tomatoes?

Some
tomatoes
a tomato
Can we count water?

some
water
Can we count rice?

some
rice
 Can we count oranges?

an orange
two oranges

some oranges
ARTICLES: a/an + countable singular nouns
an + vowel

a + consonant
s
 Put the nouns in the right
column:

Egg, cheese, girl, pencil, butter, jacket, oil,

salt, juice, school, cat

COUNTABLE
UNCOUNTABLE
egg, girl, cheese, butter,
jacket, cat, oil, salt,
 Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Countable nouns can be singular or plural: strawberry, strawberries

Uncountable nouns only have a singular form: pasta, cheese, bread
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Look at the breakfast menu below. Which 5 nouns in the menu are
countable? How do you know?
 Article Practice: Ordering in a restaurant
Complete each sentence with a, an, or some

1.I would like ________ sushi please.

2.I’d like __________ apple.

3.I’ll have _________ bottle of water.

4.Would you like ________ piece of cake for dessert?

5.Let’s get ________ ice cream after dinner.

6.Ok, but let me have ________ cup of coff ee fi rst.

7.Would you like _________ coff ee too?

Answers: Ordering in a restaurant

1.I would like some sushi please.

2.I’d like an apple.

3.I’ll have a bottle of water.

4.Would you like a piece of cake for dessert?

5.Let’s get some ice cream af ter dinner.

6.Ok, but let me have a cup of coff ee fi rst.

7.Would you like some coff ee too?

Summary
 Articles- Part II

Indefinite article: we use a or an with singular (countable) nouns.

We use some with plural nouns

Definite article: We use the with singular and plural nouns.

We often use the indefinite article when we mention something for the
first time and the definite article when we mention it again.

Example: We’ve got some cheese and a watermelon. The watermelon

is on the table, the cheese is in the fridge

(Tenemos un poco de queso y una sandía. La sandía está sobre la mesa, el queso está en el
refrigerador)
 Practice with articles

Complete the sentences with a, an,

the, or some
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