3. Countable nouns
e.g. I eat a banana every day.
I like bananas.
“Banana” is a countable noun.
We can add ‘s’ to a countable noun:
“Bananas”
4. A countable noun can be
1. singular (banana) or
Countable nouns are things we can
count.
We can say ‘one banana’ ,‘two
bananas’ etc.
Countable nouns
2. plural (bananas)
5. Countable nouns
Examples of countable nouns
singular plural
apple apples
pineapple pineapples
cucumber cucumbers
strawberry strawberries
grape grapes
6. Countable nouns
We add -es to nouns in – s, –sh,- ch, -x, -z
and to some nouns in -o
beach beaches
potato potatoes
Nouns ending in “consonant + y” change “y”
into “i” and add es
activity activities
Nouns ending in –fe change it to –ves
knife knives
7.
8. Uncountable nouns
e.g. I eat a bowl of rice everyday.
I drink a bottle of milk per week.
She buys a packet of tea in the market.
He has a cup of coffee for breakfast.
Rice is an uncountable noun.
9. Uncountable nouns
An uncountable noun has only one form.
(rice)
•Uncountable nouns are things we can’t
count: liquids (water), food (bread),
materials (iron), ideas (anger).
•We can’t add ‘s’ to an uncountable noun.
To refer to quantity we use measuring
units: a kilo, a litre, a gram...
12. I. Put the correct form of the
given words into the spaces.
1.John is eating some _________(potato).
2.Is there any _________ (water) in the jar?
3.Mother says, ‘Gogo, please give me some
__________ (jam).’
4.There are some _________ (box) at the
door.
5.There aren’t any ________(knife) on the
table.
potatoes
water
jam
boxes
knives
13. Measuring units. Complete orally
and write it down in your NB:
1. A bar of... 2.A bottle of...
3.A bowl of... 4.A can of...
5.A carton of... 6.A cup of...
7.A littre of... 8.A portion of...
9.A packet of... 10.A piece of...
11.A loaf of... 12.A kilo of...
14.
15. Can you answer the following
questions from memory.
1. How many bottles of beer can you see?
2. How many balloons are there on the table?
3. How many plastic glasses are there?
4. Is there much food?
5. Is there much orange juice?
6. Are there many people?
7. Are there many elderly people?