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    Nouns can be either countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be counted and have both a singular and plural form, like "book" and "books". Uncountable nouns cannot be counted and only have a singular form, like "water" and "information". Countable nouns use quantifiers like "a", "an", and numbers, while uncountable nouns use quantifiers like "some" and "much".

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    Nouns can be either countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be counted and have both a singular and plural form, like "book" and "books". Uncountable nouns cannot be counted and only have a singular form, like "water" and "information". Countable nouns use quantifiers like "a", "an", and numbers, while uncountable nouns use quantifiers like "some" and "much".

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    Nouns can be either countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be counted and have both a singular and plural form, like "book" and "books". Uncountable nouns cannot be counted and only have a singular form, like "water" and "information". Countable nouns use quantifiers like "a", "an", and numbers, while uncountable nouns use quantifiers like "some" and "much".

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    Countables and uncountables

    Nouns
    A noun can be countable or uncountable.
    Countable nouns can be "counted", they have a
    singular and plural form .
    For example:
    A book, two books, three books .....
    An apple, two apples, three apples ....
    Uncountable nouns
    cannot be counted,
    they are not
    separate objects.
    They only have a
    singular form. It
    also means that they
    do not take a/an or a
    number in front of
    them.
    For example:
    Water
    Work
    Information
    Coffee
    Sand
    2. Put them into the correct column

    COUNTABLE COUNTAB UNCOUNTAB


    (SINGULAR) LE LE
    (PLURAL)
    a camera Some Some shampoo
    An address magazines Some money
    book Some photos Some chocolate
    A passport Some tea
    A mobile Some sun
    phone cream
    A sleeping bag
    A toothbrush
    A backpack
    GRAMMAR SPOT
    Countable and uncountable nouns

    countables
    _______________ noun can be singular or plural.
    uncountables
    _________________nouns can not be plural. We
    use a or an before_______________
    countables nouns. We use
    uncountables
    some before________________ nouns and plural
    countables
    ________________nouns.

    With countable nouns we often use a countable noun


    like BOTTLE. Match these uncountable nouns to a
    word below Example: a bottle of
    shampoo
    A packet of tea. A bar of A loaf of
    chocolate bread
    CORPUS SPOT
    COUNTABLES AND UNCOUNTABLE
    NOUNS
    Correct these mistakes made by PET students

    a. I have a lot of works to do at home tonight.


    b. We can eat fishes and big plates of salad.
    c. We came to set of traffic light.
    d. Listening to English musics is good.
    e. I have a lot of furnitures in my room.
    f. My friend Noelia always gives me good
    advices.
    g. They travel to other country every year.
    ANSWERS:
    a. work b. fish c.lights d.music
    e. furniture f. advice g. countries
    GRAMMAR SPOT EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY

    COUNTABLES: UNCOUNTABLE
    • a lot of / lots of S:
    • Any • A lot of / lots of
    • Many • Any
    • Few • Much
    • Several • little
    • A couple of

    At the Airport, Joe meets the woman in the picture. He


    emails his mum from his laptop. Circle the correct
    words.
    ANSWERS
    a. Many b.much c.lots of d.several e. a few
    f. a lot of g.a couple of h. much i. a little
    1.PRONUNCIATION 3. WHICH ARE NOT STRESSED
    a- a a. a
    b. to
    b- a / of c. some
    c- to d. to
    e. a
    d- a / of f. a / of
    e- to
    f- some

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