Primary 3 English

Countable nouns & Uncountable nouns

Countable nouns
e.g. I eat a banana every day. I like bananas.

Banana is a countable noun.

Countable nouns
A countable noun can be

1. singular (banana) or 2. plural (bananas)

Countable nouns are things we can

count. So we can say one banana ,two bananas etc.

Countable nouns
Examples of countable nouns singular plural apple apples

pineapple cucumber strawberry grape

pineapples cucumbers strawberries grapes

Countable nouns
We add -es to most nouns in -o: tomato tomatoes potato potatoes
But we just add -s to: radio radios photo photos

Uncountable nouns
e.g. I eat rice everyday. I like rice.

Rice is an uncountable noun.

Uncountable nouns
An uncountable noun has only one form.

(rice)

Uncountable nouns are things we cannot count. We cannot say one rice, two rices, etc.

Uncountable nouns
Examples of uncountable nouns:
salad dressing lettuce ham water milk

Is/are some
Study the following table:
is There are some meat cheese in the fridge.

rulers pencils

on the desk.

Is/are some
We use is some when the noun is

uncountable. (meat, cheese.)

We use are some when the countable

noun is plural. (rulers, pencils.)

Isnt/arent any
Study the following table:
isnt There arent any milk coffee in the shop.

dishes watches

under the bed.

Isnt/arent any
We use isnt any when the noun is

uncountable. (milk, coffee.)

We use arent any when the countable

noun is plural. (dishes, watches)

I. Put the correct form of the given words into the spaces.
potatoes 1.John is eating some __________(potato). water 2.Is there any ___________ (water) in the jar? 3.Mother says, Gogo, please give me some jam __________ (jam). fish 4.There are some _________ (fish) in the river. tomatoes 5.There arent any ______________(tomato) on the table.

II. Put the correct answer into the spaces with some or any.
1.There is not ________sugar in the coffee. any some 2.There are ___________ stars in the sky. any 3.There arent ________ roses on the table. some 4.Father says, Please give me ________ oil. 5.Is there ________ orange juice? any 6.There is ________ paper on the desk. some

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