A) Coun table or unco unta ble? Writ e the follo wing noun s unde r the corre ct colu mn book car elepha nt childre n photos meat mount ains a music ca wood r friends hip coffee wine _ bottle _ money _ ponds _ cup of sugar _ SINGULAR COUNTABLE _ th re e pe ns smoke pens pencil paper B) Use a/ an if nec essa ry and writ eC( s cou m ntab ok le) oreU ( un cou ntab le) bar of chocolate _ pen _ ice-cream _ glass of water _ orange _ A bo x of cer eal s money sugar COUNTABLE NOUS Are words like car, book, pen They are names of things that you can count: You can say one car, two books, tree pens They can be singular ( a cat, one pencil) or plural ( two pencils, a lot of pens) We use a / an only befor e singul ar count able nounsa pe nc (A/An is il bit like one: you can´t say one pencil s or one smok e.) UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Are words like smoke, rice, water, petrol These are things that you can´t count you say “smoke”, but not “ one smoke” or “two rices” Uncountable nouns are only singular , and we cannot use a / an with them We often use an uncoun table noun (withou ta/ an) to say somethi ng is made of W A ba g of flo ur e c a n m a k e Example: This sweater is made of silk A ca n of co ke u n c o u n t a b l e n o rain _ PLURAL COUNTABLE tube of toothpaste _ books _ _ table _ UNCOUNTABLE rabbit _ house _ cups of tea _ COUNTABLE NOUS Are words like car, book, pen They are names of things that you can count: You can say one car, two books, tree pens a car They can be singular ( a cat, one pencil) or plural ( two pencils, a lot of pens) three pens We use a / an only before singular countable nouns (A/An is bit like one: you can´t say one pencils or one smoke.) a pencil UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Are words like smoke, rice, water, petrol These are things that you can´t count you say “smoke”, but not “ one smoke” or “two rices” Uncountable nouns are only singular , and we cannot use a / an with them smoke We often use an uncountable noun (without a / an) to say something is made of Example: This sweater is made of silk We can make uncountable nouns countable to express quantity We add a unit or a quantity with “OF” A can of coke A bag of flour A box of cereals A) Countable or uncountable? Write the following nouns under the correct column book car elephant children photos meat mountains music wood friendship pens pencil paper money sugar coffee wine smoke SINGULAR COUNTABLE PLURAL COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ B) Use a / an if necessary and write C ( countable) or U ( uncountable) money _ table _ ponds _ books _ cup of sugar _ cups of tea _ bar of chocolate _ house _ pen _ rabbit _ ice-cream _ tube of toothpaste _ glass of water _ rain _ orange _ bottle _