Countable / Countable / uncountable nounsuncountable nouns

a / an / some / anya / an / some / any

how much / how many?how much / how many?

There are 2 kinds of noun There are 2 kinds of noun in English:in English:

CountableCountable Things you can count Things you can count

(singular or plural)(singular or plural) One apple, two One apple, two

apples, three apples, three apples…apples…

UncountableUncountable Things you can´t Things you can´t

count (they can’t be count (they can’t be plural)plural)

Butter, meat…Butter, meat… Some nouns can be

countable or uncountable but the meaning is different.

Example: chocolate

A / AN / SOME / ANYA / AN / SOME / ANY

Use Use a / ana / an with singular countable nouns. with singular countable nouns. Use some with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in Use some with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in

+ sentences.+ sentences. Use Use anyany with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in

sentences.sentences. We can also use We can also use somesome in ? to ask for and offerings: in ? to ask for and offerings:

Can I have some coffee?Can I have some coffee? Do you want some biscuits?Do you want some biscuits?

Type of sentenceType of sentence CountableCountable UncountableUncountable

+ We need+ We need an applean apple

some applessome apples

some buttersome butter

some milksome milk

- We don’t need- We don’t need a tomatoa tomato

any tomatoesany tomatoes

any riceany rice

any sugarany sugar

? Do we need? Do we need a tomato?a tomato?

any tomatoes?any tomatoes?

any rice?any rice?

any sugar?any sugar?

How much / how many…?How much / how many…?

Use Use How much…?How much…? with uncountable with uncountable nouns.nouns.

How much water do you How much water do you drink?drink?

Use Use How many…?How many…? with plural countable with plural countable nouns.nouns.

How many students do How many students do you have?you have?

Possible answers:Possible answers: I drink I drink a lota lot of water. of water. I drink I drink quite a lotquite a lot.. I don’t drink I don’t drink muchmuch water. water.

((not muchnot much)) I don’t drink I don’t drink any any water.water. None.None. Not manyNot many (students). (students).

Choose a / an / someChoose a / an / some

somesome somesome aa somesome somesome somesome somesome some / asome / a

somesome somesome somesome somesome some / ansome / an anan somesome somesome

MilkMilk

BiscuitsBiscuits

ChairChair

CoffeeCoffee

PastaPasta

MoneyMoney

StudentsStudents

ToastToast

WineWine

CarsCars

PeoplePeople

HomeworkHomework

Ice creamIce cream

OrangeOrange

FruitFruit

FishFish

Write a questions about the pictures using how Write a questions about the pictures using how many and how muchmany and how much

1. You are making too _____ noise!2. How _____ sugar do you want in your

tea?3. How _____ apples are there?4. Why are there so _____ policemen

here?5. How _____ chicken do you want?6. How _____ chickens did you buy?7. He has told me that so _____ times!8. I have too _____ work to do.

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