Transcript Primary 3 English * Countable and Uncountable Nouns*

Dr Catherine F Woo Memorial Sch.
Primary 3 English
Countable nouns & Uncountable nouns
by Lam OI Yee 2003
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
pineapples
 papaya
papayas
 strawberry
strawberries
 grape
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:
pet food
 garlic
 ham
 water
 milk
Is/are some
Study the following table:
is
There
some
are
meat
cheese
in the fridge.
papayas
on the table.
pineapples
Is/are some
 We use ‘is some’ when the noun is
uncountable. (meat, cheese.)
 We use ‘are some’ when the noun is
plural countable.(papayas, pineapples.)
Isn’t/aren’t any
Study the following table:
isn’t
There
any
aren’t
milk
coffee
in the shop.
onions
in the kitchen.
fish balls
Isn’t/aren’t any
 We use ‘isn’t any’ when the noun is
uncountable in negative sentences.
(milk, coffee.)
 We use ‘aren’t any’ when the noun is
plural countable in negative
sentneces.(onions, fish balls)
Is there any/Are there any…
Is
coke?
is.
are.
Yes,
cheese?
Are
there
any
there
biscuits?
No,
apples?
isn’t.
aren’t.
I. Put the correct form of the
given words into the spaces.
potatoes
1.John is eating some __________(potato).
2.Is there any ___________
(water) in the
water
jar?
3.Mother says, ‘Gogo, please give me some
jam
__________
(jam).’
bins (rubbish bin) in
4.There are some rubbish
_________
the playground.
tomatoes
5.There aren’t any ______________(tomato)
on the table.
II. Put the correct answer into the
spaces with “some” or “any”.
1.There is’nt________sugar
in the coffee.
any
some
2.There are ___________
stars in the sky.
any
3.There aren’t ________
roses on the table.
any
4.Are there _________
eggs?
5.Is there ________
orange juice?
any
6.There is ________
pepper on the table.
some
Ask and answer the questions.
1.Is there any garlic?
 No, there isn’t.
2. Are there any apples?
 Yes, there are.
3. Are there any pears?
 No, there aren’t.
4. Is there any pet food?
Yes, there is.