COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

NOUNS

A word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things (common noun), or to name a particular one of these (proper noun).

countable

Countable nouns can be counted, e.g. an apple, two apples, three apples, etc.

• have a singular (one) and plural (more than one) form, usually made by adding -s (with some exceptions, as already mentioned)
• can be used with “a” - “a job”, “a sheep”, “a pea” - because “a” means “one”.
• can take the singular or plural form of the verb - “the job is …” and “the jobs are …”
• can be used with “many” - “how many peas …?”

uncountable

Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, e.g. air, rice, water,

• can’t be used with numbers
• have only one form so you can’t add -s to make a plural
• can’t be used with “a”. Don’t say “a work” for example.
• take the singular form of the verb - “the work is …” and never “are”
• can be used with “much” - “how much fruit”

CREAZY NOUNS!!!!

QUANTIFIERS

Many

We use many before plural (countable) nouns

Much

much before uncountable nouns.

cooking with cuantifiers

SOME

A LITTLE

FEW

Students will watch the video and at the conversstional club they will precente a easy recepy using contable/ uncuntable nouns and cuantifiers.