Countable and Countable and Uncountable nounsUncountable nouns

Countable nouns

-These nouns can be counted.

an apple

seven apples

a flower

two flowers

UncUncountable nounsountable nounsYou cannot count them.

They have no plural.

honey

milk

gold

money

UncUncountable nounsountable nouns include: include:foods

liquids

others

materials

abstract nounsbeauty

lovehappiness

Foods

Liquids

Materials

We use some with uncountable nouns. (not a/an)

some cheese some rice

some chocolate

some goldsome coffee

some floursome paper

some jam

We use some with uncountable nouns. (not a/an)

some ham some water

some wine

some milksome juice

some woodsome flour

some jam

We also use some with countable nouns but only in plural!

some apples

some bananas

some eggssome

sandwiches

some cherries

Write a/an or some!Write a/an or some!

……....potatoessome……....egg

……...leaves

……....coffee

……....boy

……....orange

an

somesome a

an

Write a/an or some!Write a/an or some!

………….tea

……….carrot

……… ring

………… milk

……..money

…………lemons

………dress

some

a

a

some

some

some

a

II. Put the correct answer into the II. Put the correct answer into the spaces with spaces with ““some”some” or or “a“a/a/an”.n”.

1.There is ________sugar in the coffee.2.There are ___________ stars in the sky.3.There is ________ rose on the table.4.Father says, ‘Please give me ________ oil.’5.Is there ________ orange on the table?6.There is ________ paper on the desk.

somesome

asome

ansome

Look! How many mark(s) do Look! How many mark(s) do you get?you get?

15-19 Well done!

10-14 You can do much better!

0-9 Work hard! Don’t give up!

Is/are someIs/are some

Study the following table:

is meatcheese

in the f ridge.

There

are

some

rulerspencils

on the desk.

Is/are someIs/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.)

Isn’t/aren’t anyIsn’t/aren’t any

Study the following table:

isn’t milkcoff ee

in the shop.

There

aren’t

any

disheswatches

under the bed.

I. Put the correct form of the I. Put the correct form of the given words into the spaces.given words into the spaces.

1.John is eating some __________(potato).2.Is there any ___________ (water) in the

jar?3.Mother says, ‘Gogo, please give me

some __________ (jam).’4.There are some _________ (fish) in the

river.5.There aren’t any ______________(tomato)

on the table.

potatoes

water

jam

fish

tomatoes

II. Put the correct answer into the II. Put the correct answer into the spaces with spaces with ““some”some” or or “any”.“any”.

1.There is not ________sugar in the coffee.2.There are ___________ stars in the sky.3.There aren’t ________ roses on the table.4.Father says, ‘Please give me ________

oil.’5.Is there ________ orange juice?6.There is ________ paper on the desk.

anysome

anysome

any

some

Look! How many mark(s) do Look! How many mark(s) do you get?you get?

8-11 Well done!

4-7 You can do much better!

0-3 Work hard! Don’t give up!