Lesson: COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Docente: Mag. Karen Y. Escalera Vicente

2017-IIC
II
I
 Orientaciones

• Presentación personal (uso

• Personal presentation (use of
de uniforme).
uniform).
• Puntualidad y respeto.
• Punctuality and respect.
• Predisposición para la
• Predisposition for assimilation of
asimilación de conocimientos
knowledge and learning.
y el aprendizaje.
• Attitude and interest to perform
• Actitud e interés para realizar
teamwork during class
trabajo en equipo durante el
development.
desarrollo de la clase.
• It reserves the use of cell phones
• Se reserva el uso de celulares
or other devices that impede or
u otro dispositivo que impida
limit learning.
o limite el aprendizaje.
• Active student participation.
• Participación activa del
estudiante.
 COUNTABLE NOUNS
• Nouns you can count
• you can use a / an in front of countable nouns.
• Nouns that have a plural form.
– EXAMPLES:
– CHAIR-CHAIRS
– ORANGE-ORANGES
 COUNTABLE NOUNS

• Use A and AN – SINGULAR:

– I have a chocolate bar and an apple.
• Use SOME for affirmative – PLURAL:
– I have some oranges.
• Use ANY for negative and questions – PLURAL:
– I don’t have any apples for the cake. Do you have
 UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

• Nouns you can´t count

• Normally, you can´t use a / an in front of
uncountable nouns
• Nouns that normally don´t have a plural
form
– EXAMPLES:
– SUGAR, FRUIT, FLOUR, MONEY,
COFFEE, RICE, MILK, WATER, SALT
• We can make uncountable nouns
countable to express quantity. We add a
unit or a quantity with “OF”.
– a bar of chocolate
 HOW MUCH/ HOW MANY
• We use How much/ How many to ask about quantity.
• We use HOW MUCH for questions with uncountable nouns
– How much money do you have?
• We use HOW MANY for questions with countabble nouns
– How many chairs are there in the kitchen?
HOW MUCH...?
We use with uncountable (U) nouns.

• HOW MUCH water do

you drink?
– (Full answer) I
drink quite a lot
of water.
– (Short answer) Quite a
lot of.
HOW MANY..?
We use with plural countable (C) nouns.

Use “many” with nouns contables*

• I don’t have many problems.
No tengo muchos problemas.
• I haven’t read many pages.
No he leído muchas páginas.
• HOW MANY apples did you eat?
(Full answer) I ate quite a lot of apples.
(Short answer) Quite a lot of.
 A LOT OF AND MUCH / MANY

In (+) sentences we usually use a lot of.

In (-) sentences and interrogative we usually use much and many.
A LOT (OF)...
We use with countable (C) and uncountable (U) nouns for a big
quantity.
 A LITTLE / NOT... MUCH
• We use with uncountable (U) nouns for a
small quantity.
• Use in positive sentences.
• EXAMPLES:
– There's a little sugar.
– There's a little cheese.
 A FEW / NOT... MANY

• We use with countable plural nouns for a small

quantity.
EXAMPLES:
*There are a few apples,
• not many, a small number.

A few friends visited me = Not many friends

visited me.
• There are few books at the Public Library.
 HOW MUCH/ HOW MANY…?
• How much + uncountable
noun
– How much ham?
– How much water do you
drink?
– Possible answers:
• I drink a lot of water.
• I drink quite a lot.
• I don’t drink much water.
(not much)
• I don’t drink any water.
• How many + countable noun
– How many rashers and
sausages
– How many students do you
have?
– Possible answers:
• None.
• Not many (students)