COUNTABLES UNCOUNTABLES

three flowers (plural) COUNTABLES Countable nouns are nouns which can be counted and can be in the singular or the plural. a flower (singular) three flowers (plural)

two apples an apple COUNTABLES We put a before the noun in the singular when it begins with a consonant sound (b, d, p, etc.) and an when it begins with a wovel sound (a, e, i, o, u). two apples an apple

UNCOUNTABLES Uncountable nouns are nouns which cannot be counted and they usually have no plural. FOOD: Cheese, butter, meat, salt, pepper, bacon, bread, chocolate,honey, jam.... LIQUIDS: Coffee, milk, water, tea, wine, lemonade, petrol, oil, …

UNCOUNTABLES MATERIALS: Gold, iron, silver, wood…. ABSTRACT NOUNS: Beauty, love, happiness… OTHERS: Hair, money, news, snow, furniture, advice….

COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES We use some with uncountable nouns and not a/an. We also use some with countable nouns but only in the plural. some cheese some bananas

COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES We use in negative sentences and questions. any We use any with uncountable and countable nouns. We don’t have any cheese. Do you have any homework? I don’t have any bananas. Do you have any brothers?

Some - Any We’ve some pineapples but we don’t have any coconuts.

Some - Any Ayşe has some salt but she doesn’t have any pepper.

A LOT OF - MUCH - MANY We use a lot of/lots of with plural countable nouns (books, cars,etc.) and uncountable nouns(e.g.sugar, milk,etc.) in positive statements. She’s got lots of/a lot of books. There’s a lot of milk in the fridge. Note: We omit of when a lot is not followed by a noun. Are there many people in the room? Yes, there are a lot.

A LOT OF - MUCH - MANY We normally use much with uncountable nouns in questions and negations. How much money have you got? There isn’t much sugar in the bowl. We don’t have/haven’t got much meat.

A LOT OF - MUCH - MANY We normally use many with plural countable nouns in questions and negations. Are there many books on the shelf? There aren’t many books on the shelf. We don’t have/haven’t got many eggs.

A LOT OF - MUCH - MANY In questions we use how much to ask about the amount of something and how many to ask about the number of things. How much + uncountable noun How many + countable noun How much sugar do we need? A kilo. (we want to know the amount) How many boys are there in your class? 20. (we want to know the number)

Ask and answer A: How many apples have you got? B: Not many.

Ask and answer A: How much cheese have you got? B: Not much.

A LOT OF - MUCH - MANY Affirmative Question Negative Countable nouns lots of (how) many many Uncountable a lot of (how) much much

(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW We use a little/little with uncountable nouns (water, money, rice, etc.) A little means “not much but enough”. I’ve got a little money. I can buy some bread. Little means ”hardly any, almost nothing” and can go with very for emphasis. They’ve got (very) little money. They can’t buy any bread.

(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW Carol has got a little flour. She can make a cake.

(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW Jill has got (very) little flour. She can’t make a cake.

(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW We use a few/few with plural countable nouns (tomatoes, books, cups, etc.). A few means “not many but enough”. There are a few tomatoes.We can make a salad. Few means “hardly any, almost none” and can go with very for emphasis. There are (very) few people in the cinema. It is almost empty.

(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW Carol has got a few strawberries. She can make some jam.

(A) LITTLE - (A) FEW Jill has got (very) few strawberries. She can’t make any jam.

COUNTABLES - UNCOUNTABLES Some uncountable nouns can be made countable by using the following words in front of them: a piece of cake a jar of marmalade a bottle of beer

a tube of toothpaste three tubes of toothpaste a can of coke

a jar of lemonade a dozen of eggs a bowl of strawberries

a packet of crisps(chips) a bar of soap three bars of soap

a glass of beer 2 kg. two kilos of bananas

a cup of coffee two cups of coffee three kilos of lemons 3 kg.

two loaves of bread a slice of bread two slices of bread a loaf of bread two loaves of bread a slice of bread two slices of bread

a jar of honey three jars of honey

four kilos of meat 4 kg. three kilos of carrots 3 kg. a bottle of wine

a bucket of wine a bottle of milk a carton of milk

a bunch of grapes/flowers a roll of toilet paper a bunch of grapes/flowers a bar of chocolate two packets of chocolate

a packet of biscuits two bottles of wine three kilos of rice 3 kg./rice three kilos of rice a slice of pizza

a cake two slices of cake

three glasses of milk a bunch of bananas

a pair of glasses two pairs of glasses three pairs of gloves

a pair of shoes two pairs of shoes four pairs of boots

a pair of scissors two pairs of scissors

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton cup a ........ of tea

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton bottle a .......... of lemonade

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton can a ........ of coke

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton kilo a ........ of flour

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton carton a ............ of milk

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton jar a ....... of jam

bottle can cup packet kilo jar carton packet a ........... of peas

How much ...... ? 89 p. 57 p. 89 p. 59 p. 99 p. How much is a carton of milk? How much is a packet of peas? How much is a can of coke? How much is a jar of jam? How much is a bottle of lemonade? It’s eighty-nine pence. It’s ninety-nine pence. It’s fifty-nine pence. It’s eighty-nine pence. It’s fifty-seven pence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ_KEkakt7I (grocery) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSlbU_ZW6fk (clothes)