Countable &

Uncountable nouns

Countable nouns – Rzeczowniki policzalne

e.g. I eat a banana every day.

I like bananas.

“Banana” is a countable noun.

We can put an ‘s’ on a countable noun: „Bananas”

A countable noun can be1. singular (banana) or

Countable nouns are things we can count. We can say ‘one banana’ ,‘two bananas’ etc.

Countable nouns

2. plural (bananas)

Countable nounsExamples of countable nouns

singular plural apple apples

pineapple pineapples

cucumber cucumbers strawberry strawberries grape grapes

Countable nouns

We add -es to most nouns in -o:tomato tomatoespotato potatoes

But we just add -s to:radio radios

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Uncountable nouns

e.g. I eat rice everyday. I like rice.

Rice is an uncountable noun.

Uncountable nouns An uncountable noun has only one form. (rice)

•Uncountable nouns are things we can’t count. •We can’t put an ‘s’ on an uncountable noun.•We can’t say ‘one rice’, ‘two rices’, etc.

Uncountable nouns

Examples of uncountable nouns:

salad dressing

lettuce

ham

water

milk

There is/There isn’tThere are/There aren’t

+some/any

There is/ There are some

Study the following table:

is meatcheese

in the f ridge.

There

are

some

rulerspencils

on the desk.

We use ‘There is some’ when the noun is uncountable. (meat, cheese.)

We use ‘There are some’ when the countable noun is plural. (rulers, pencils.)

There is/There are some

There isn’t/There aren’t any

Study the following table:

isn’t milkcoff ee

in the shop.

There

aren’t

any

disheswatches

under the bed.

We use ‘There isn’t any’ when the noun is uncountable. (milk, coffee.)

We use ‘There aren’t any’ when the countable noun is plural. (dishes, watches)

There isn’t/There aren’t any

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