Most of the nouns are countable. You can combine them with numbers one, two, three… They usually have a singular and plural form. Countable nouns are for things we can count Two dogs Four horses dogshorses

Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot count teasugar water rice They are often the names for abstract ideas or qualities. Example: knowledge, beauty, anger, fear, love.

If you want to express a quantity, you have to use a special phrase. They do not have a plural form. We cannot say:teassugarswatersrices teasugar water rice A cup of A spoon of A bowl of A glass of

We can’t use “a/an” + uncountable A money A music

A/ AN & SOME A/ an + singular countable I need a new car Some + plural countable (affirmative) I need some shoes Some + uncountable (affirmative) I need some money

ANY Any: negative & interrogative Any + plural countable I don’t have any apples / Do you have any apples? Any + uncountable I don’t have any money / Do you have any money?

NO We use “no” instead of “any” if the verb is in the affirmative form Therearen’tanysandwiches on the tableareno Idon’thave moneyno

DUAL NOUNS Some nouns are countable & uncountable AA piece of cake (uncountable) A cake (countable)

DUAL NOUNS A chicken  Some chicken

Decide if the following nouns are countable or uncountable

Work with a partner, Student A: Looking at the board Student B: Looking at the wall Student A: Describe the picture you are looking at. Student B: Draw the picture your partner is describing.

Go to MEC, find the exercise “In my room” and do it.