(un)countable nouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

(un)countable nouns

Goal: learning the difference between countable and uncountable nouns

Goal: learning to use a/an and some/any

Goal: learning how to use much/many/a lot of

Countable

Uncountable

Countable nouns

- nouns you can physically count

(one apple, two apples)

-these nouns have singular and plurals 

Uncountable nouns

- nouns you cannot physically count. If you want to count them you need a countable noun (one cup of tea)

-these nouns do NOT have a plural form

A (article)

the word after the article starts with the sound of consonant (b,c,d,f,g,h..)

word, university, clock

an (article)

the word after the article starts with the sound of a vowel (a, e, i, o, u).

apple, hour, orange

They adopted ___ puppy from the shelter.

1. a
2. an

Can I have ___ apple, please?

1. a
2. an

She is reading ___ interesting book.

1. a
2. an

They always wanted to go to _____ university in the USA.

1. a
2. an

Some

-Neutral sentences

- Questions answer is yes

Ex: I have some oranges left

Ex: Can I have some water?

Any

-Negative sentences

-Most question sentences

Ex: I don't have any time today

Ex: Do you have any cookies left?

Much/many/a lot of

Much: uncountable nouns

ex: There isn't much time left.

Many: plural countable nouns

ex: There are many apples in the crate.

A lot of/ lots of: both countable and uncountable nouns

ex: We've got lot's of space in our house.

Is there ___ juice left in the bottle?

1. some
2. any

We don’t have ___ time to finish the project.

1. much
2. many

Do you have ___ sugar for my coffee?

1. some
2. any

There are ___ cars on the street today.

1. much
2. many

There are ___ apples in the fridge if you want one.

1. some
2. any

He doesn’t have ___ patience when it comes to waiting.

1. much
2. many

Too/ not enough

Too: te (NL)

Examples: There are too many apples in this apple pie.

Not enough: niet genoeg (NL)

Examples: I don't have enough money to buy this!