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COU NTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

COWS

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TREES

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HOUSES

1. Look at the picture.

2. Can you name the nouns which can be counted?
3. We can count cows, trees and houses.
4. They are called countable nouns.
4. Which are the nouns that cannot be counted?
5. We cannot count grass and water.
6. They are called uncountable nouns.

Countable nouns are nouns which can be counted.

Uncountable nouns are nouns which cannot be counted.
 a book much water
an apple a little rice
a few pencils some chalk
many boys any milk
several ducks any milk
some pictures a lot of milk
any boxes plenty of water
plenty of chairs a great amount of flour
a lot of flowers a great deal of sugar
a large number of birds

7. Name the words which go with countable nouns.

8. The words are a, an, a few, many, several, some, any, plenty of, a lot of
and a large number of.
9. Which are the words that go with uncountable nouns?
10. A little, much, some, any, plenty of, a lot of, a large amount of and a
great deal of go with uncountable nouns.
11. Do you know the words which don’t go with uncountable nouns?
12. They are a, an, a few and many.
13. A little and much don’t go with countable nouns.
14. A and an never go with uncountable nouns.

EXERCISE 5- COU NTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Put ‘a’ or ‘an’ in the blanks. Do not write anything if it is not necessary.

e.g. …………belt is made of…………..leather.

A belt is made of leather.

1. That is…………..bag of………….rice.

2. This is…………..bottle of…………………ink.
3. ……………. cat has……………..tail.
4. That farmer has………………….ox.
5. ………………tree needs…….......water.
6. He caught………….fish.
7. There is…………..dust on the floor.
8. …………….book is made of………………paper.
9. She is drinking…………….cup of…………..tea.
10. ………….monkey is…………….animal.

EXERCISE 6- COU NTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Fill in the blanks with ‘much’ or ‘many’. Then write out each sentence.

e.g. There isn’t …………….tea in the flask.

There isn’t much tea in the flask.

1. There are……………eggs in the nest.

2. There are…………….boys in the hall.
3. There isn’t…………..ink in the bottle.
4. There isn’t…………..water in the well.
5. We haven’t put……………books on the shelf.
6. The farmer hasn’t…………….ducks.
7. How……………tea is there in the pot?
8. How…………..eggs have you bought?
9. Is there ………………sugar in the bowl?
10. Are there……………people in your house?

EXERCISE 7- COU NTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Fill in the blanks with ‘a few’ or ‘a little’. Then write out each sentence.

e.g There are…………..stamps on the envelope.

there are a few stamps on the envelope.

1. There are………………rats in my house.

2. there is……………..water on the floor.
3.There is………………….bread in the cupboard.
4. There are………………….coins in my pocket.
5. Mary bought………….eggs yesterday.
6. Paul drank…………..coffee just now.
7. I have…………….butter in the kitchen.
8. There are ……………flowers in the vase.
9. He was not hungry. He ate only………….of the rice.
10. I haven’t much time. I have only…………….minutes left.

EXERCISE 8- COU NTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Fill in the blanks with ‘some’ or ‘any’. Then write out each sentence.

e.g There aren’t…………….nails in the box.

There aren’t any nails in the box.

1. There is…………..ice in the glass.

2. There isn’t ………….tea in the pot.
3. There are………….children in the garden.
4. There aren’t……………….pictures on the wall.
5. He hasn’t………………..money in his pocket.
6. She has………………new stamps to show me.
7. Is there……………..milk in the jug?
8. Are there………………. snails in the garden?
9. ……………..of the dogs are barking.
10. ………………..of the books were lost.

EXERCISE 9- COU NTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Fill in the blanks with ‘number’ or ‘amount’. Then write out each sentence.

e.g He has a large……………..of books in his library.

He has a large number of books in his library.

1. I have a small……………..of money in the bank.

2. They have a large……………..of toys in the shop.
3. He has a small……………….of oil in the tin.
4. They have a small………………….of pictures in their room.
5. I saw a large…………………..of people at the concert.
6. He bought a large……………..of rice from the shop.
7. There is a large……………….of sugar in the sack.
8. He has collected a large …………….of shells at the seaside.
9. There was a large…………….of sand by the roadside.
10. He has a large……………of stamps in his album.

EXERCISE 10- COU NTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Rewrite these sentences using ‘not’. You must change the words in bold into ‘much’
or ‘many’.

e.g 1. There is a lot of water in the jug.

There is not much water in the jug.
2. There are several bicycles by the gate.
There are not many bicycles by the gate

1. There is a lot of sand on the floor.

2. There is plenty of dust on the cupboard.
3. There are several pens in the water.
4. There is a great deal of rubbish in the dustbin.
5. There are a lot of flowers for sale.
6. There is a great deal of ink in the bottle.
7. There are plenty of nails in the box.
8. There are several chairs in the hall.
9. There are a lot of trees in the garden.
10. There is plenty of butter on the plate.