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Countable / Uncountable:
A noun can be countable or uncountable.
Countable Uncountable
Countable nouns are things we can
count.
A countable noun can be singular
(banana) or plural (bananas).
Examples: I eat a banana every day. I like bananas. We do not have enough cups.
Uncountable nouns are things we
can not count.
An uncountable noun has only one
form (rice).
Examples: I eat rice every day. I like rice. We do not have enough water.
We use how much and how many to ask about quantities.
How much + uncountable nouns
How many + countable nouns
Examples: Countable: How many apples do you want? Uncountable: How much rice do you want?
Some / Any:
Some Any
We use some with affirmative
sentences with both countable and
uncountable nouns.
Examples: There are some potatoes. There is some water.
We use any with negative
sentences, with both countable and
uncountable nouns.
Examples: We haven’t got any bananas.
We have not got any bread.
We use some in questions when
we ask for things and offer things.
Examples: Can I have some water? Would you like some chips?
We use any with both countable and
uncountable nouns in questions.
Examples: Are there any tomatoes? Is there any meat?
A lot of / Much / Many:
A lot of Much Many
We use a lot of in
affirmative and
negative sentences,
and in questions, with
both countable and
uncountable nouns.
Examples: I eat a lot of fish. I drink a lot of milk.
We use much in
negative sentences
and questions, with
uncountable nouns.
We never use much in
affirmative sentences.
Examples: I don’t eat much salt. Do you eat much salt? N.B. A lot of can also be
used in these cases:
I don’t eat a lot of salt. Do you eat a lot of salt?
We use many in
negative sentences
and questions with
countable nouns.
Examples: I don’t eat many cakes. Do you have many books? N.B. A lot of can also be
used in these cases:
I don’t eat a lot of cakes. Do you have a lot of books?
Exercises: A. Write whether these are countable or uncountable :
- milk →
- room →
- butter →
- song →
- music →
- minute →
- tea →
- child →
- key → B. Write the correct word a / an or some
- I have __________good idea.
- That’s __________ interesting job!
- They have found _________ gold in that old mine.
- Do the Smiths have _____________ yellow van?
- Look! He's having ___________ sandwiches.
- He always likes __________ piece of chocolate.
- I have _________ homework to do for tomorrow.
- There's _________nice girl in the red car.
- Would you like _________ milk with your cookies?
- How about _________ grapes?
Answer Key: A.
- milk → uncountable
- room → countable
- butter → uncountable
- song → countable
- music → uncountable
- minute → countable
- tea → uncountable
- child → countable
- key → countable B.
- I have a good idea.
- That's an interesting job!
- They have found some gold in that old mine.
- Do the Smiths have a yellow van?
- Look! He's having some sandwiches.
- He always likes (^) a piece of chocolate.
- I have (^) some homework to do for tomorrow.
- There's (^) a nice girl in the red car.
- Would you like (^) some milk with your cookies?
- How about (^) some grapes?
C.
- How many stars are there in the sky?
- How many people live on islands?
- How many birds are there?
- How much water is in the ocean?
- How much money is in a bank?
- How many countries are there in the world?
- How much bread is eaten per day?
- How many bones are there in the human body?
- How much sand is in the deserts?
- How much information is on the internet? D.
- There isn't much milk left in the fridge.
- You shouldn't eat so many sweets.
- My friend doesn't eat much fruit.
- I don't have much time to practice basketball.
- There aren't many people in the shops today?
