This document is an English lesson plan about countable and uncountable nouns. It provides examples of countable nouns that take plural forms like "cats" and "buses" as well as uncountable nouns that do not change like "milk". It discusses using "a/an" with singular countable nouns but not plural nouns or uncountable nouns. Students are asked to identify nouns as countable or uncountable and choose the correct singular or plural forms in exercises.
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Countable And Uncountable Nouns – Free ESL Lesson Plan
1. N7.1 – Countable / uncountable,
basics
Lesson 1/3
Alternative Tags: count and uncount
nouns, nouns with plural forms only
jeans an orange a milk
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4. Plural nouns
noun singular +/- plural
most nouns
ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x
ending in -y
ending in -ay, -oy, -ey
ending in -f, -fe
some nouns ending in -o
cat
bush
baby
day
knife
potato
+ s
+ es
> ies
+ s
> ves
+ es
cats
bushes
babies
days
knives
potatoes
5. Use a plural noun
1. In winter the leaves fall off most trees.
2. There are seven __________ in a week.
3. London is a city with many __________.
4. Three __________ are waiting for a bus.
5. You need three __________ to bake this chocolate cake.
leaf egg lady
day church
6. Use a plural noun
6. There are three __________ on the kitchen table.
7. Moscow and St Petersburg are __________ in Russia.
8. Isaac eats two __________ for lunch each day.
9. The store sells expensive __________ and jewelry.
10. John and Alice are moving houses so they are packing their
clothes into __________.
sandwich watch box
city knife
7. Match the nouns and pictures
B
C
scissors
jeans
A
pajamas
shorts
D
glasses
E
8. Some nouns only have a plural form
He uses his
binoculars to look
at the birds.
binoculars tongs pliers
pants
/trousers
He uses his
binocular to look at
the birds.
9. Use a plural noun below
11. Where are my _________? I want to read this book.
12. She told her young son to put on his __________ and clean his
teeth. Time for bed!
13. In hot weather many people like to wear __________ and a T-
shirt.
shorts pajamas glasses
10. Use a plural noun below
14. Where are the __________? I need to cut some paper.
15. My father always wears __________ with a shirt and tie to
work.
16. The electrician used __________ to cut the wire.
17. If you cook a barbeque, you can use __________ to flip the
sausages and meat.
trousers scissors tongs pliers
11. Use a plural noun below
18. Sarah and Andrew both wear __________ to read.
19. The mechanic wears __________ when he works on cars.
20. I like to dress in __________ and a shirt on the weekend.
overalls glasses jeans
12. Singular and plural
singular plural
book
bush
baby
monkey
potato
shelf
-
books
bushes
babies
monkeys
potatoes
shelves
scissors
13. Match the nouns and pictures
B
C
butter
rice
A
egg
orange
D
money
E
14. Countable and uncountable nouns
In English, some nouns are countable and some are
uncountable.
countable nouns have
singular and plural forms
uncountable nouns only
have singular forms
one (an) egg, two eggs, three
eggs, four eggs
rice, never: (one rice, two
rice, three rice, four rice)
18. Uncountable nouns only have one form
The money, my money,
some money, a lot of money,
etc.
Not: my monies, some
monies, any monies
19. Countable nouns with a/an
You can use a/an with
singular countable nouns.
You don’t use a/an with
plural countable nouns.
Roger is eating a hamburger.
Not: Roger is eating
hamburger.
Roger is eating two
hamburgers for lunch
today.
Not: Roger is eating a two
hamburgers for lunch
today.
20. Uncountable nouns with a/an
In English, you cannot use a a/an with uncountable nouns.
I like music.
I love rock music.
Not: I like a music.
21. a/an with nouns
countable uncountable
take a/an? example take a/an? example
singular yes
I have an
orange.
no We eat rice.
plural no
I have five
oranges.
no plural -
22. Correct or incorrect?
21. Terence likes to eat bananas.
22. Tracey likes to eat egg for breakfast.
23. Can you ride bike?
24. Music makes people happy.
25. Tristen and Alexa like to eat a cheese.
26. Can you give me a money?
23. Correct or incorrect?
27. Heidi made fruit salad with an apples and an oranges.
28. Trudy drinks a milk every morning.
29. I can’t read well and I need to buy a glasses.
30. I want to buy a blue jeans.
31. David loves to eat soup.
32. Can you please buy a bread?
25. Are these countable or uncountable?
A
salt
B
chilli
C
onion
D
iced tea
E
bread
F
pepper
26. Do these nouns take a/an or nothing?
My name is James. I like to eat ___ banana with ___ yogurt for
breakfast. My sister likes to eat ___ fruit like ___ apple or ___
orange in the morning. My mum usually doesn’t eat breakfast. She
prefers to eat ___ bread and ___ cheese. My father never eats
breakfast at home during the week, but on Saturday and Sunday he
loves to eat ___ sausages, ___ eggs and ___ baked beans.
27. Use a/an (or nothing) + a noun
33. I cut myself with a knife and now there is blood on my shirt.
34. Sydney has beautiful __________.
35. My grandfather doesn’t wear __________ and he’s 80 years
old.
36. I need __________ for my calculator.
glasses beaches blood battery
28. Correct the sentences
37. The mechanic wears an overalls at work.
38. I left my glass at home and I need them for driving!
39. You can eat a orange but you cannot have an orange juice.
40. He has a blood on his face.
41. You need to put a salt and pepper in the soup. It has no flavor!