• Plurals

• Food
• Countable and uncountable nouns
 Countable nouns

Things I can count

Two oranges
Three oranges
 COUNTABLE NOUNS
SINGULAR: PLURAL:
a + noun
one + noun noun + -s

a potato potatoes
Uncountable nouns

Things I can’t count

We don’t use indefinite articles (a/an) with uncountable nouns.
We use QUANTIFIERS. Look at the examples:

a sack of rice a loaf of bread a jar of honey

a box of cereal a slice of pizza a cup of coffee

 a piece of cake a bar of chocolate a can of soda

a bag of chips a mug of beer a spoon of salt

a package of cookies a carton of milk a tub of ice-cream

 Brownies

a small, chewy, cakelike

cookie, usually made with
chocolate and containing nuts.

6 spoons Unsweetened Cocoa

1/4 Cup Butter
Ingredients to make 1 Cup Sugar
a brownie: 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup Flour
2 Eggs
1 Cup Toasted Pecans
6 spoons Unsweetened Cocoa
1/4 Cup Butter
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup Flour
2 Eggs
1 Cup Toasted Pecans
 NOUN ?
We love to read books.
?
countable Uncountable
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NOUN ?
Please pass the salt.
?
countable Uncountable
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NOUN ?
We need some chairs.
?
countable Uncountable
There is a mango. Singular countable
I have an egg.

There are some apples.

I have some eggs. Plural countable

There is some sugar. Uncountable

He has some bread.
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a an some

a banana in the recipe.

There is _____
singular countable noun
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a an some

There is _____
some ice cream in the fridge.
uncountable noun
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a an some

I need some
_____ water to wash my
hands.

uncountable noun
I’d like some juice.

unspecified quantity

I’d like a glass of juice.

specified quantity
 SOME – ANY – NO – A LOT OF

SOME
Some is used with:
Positive sentences.
When asking a question, if the answer is
expected to be positive.

e.g.
The children have some free time.
Please buy some bananas.
Would you like some cake?
 SOME – ANY – NO – A LOT OF

ANY
Any is used with:
Negative sentences.
When asking a question.
e.g.
Do you have any ice cream left?
I don't have any money today.
My brother never does any thing good.
 SOME – ANY – NO – A LOT OF

NO
No is used with:
Positive sentences with negative
meaning.
e.g.
There is no coffee left in the jar.
We have no milk this morning.
They had no pens.
 SOME – ANY – NO – A LOT OF

A LOT OF
A lot of is used with:
positive sentences, negative sentences
and questions.
e.g.
There are a lot of dogs in the street.
I have a lot of time to answer your questions.
I saw a lot of people waiting in the queue.
We did have a lot of fun, didn't we?
 QUIZ
Put in a / an or some.
1. I read ____ book and listened to ____ music.
2. I need ____ money . I want to buy ____ food.
3. We met ____ interesting people at the party.
4. I’m going to open ____ window to get ____ fresh air.
5. She didn’t eat much for lunch – only ____ apple and ____ bread.
6. We live in ____ big house. There’s ____ nice garden with ____
beautiful trees.
7. I’m going to make a table . First I need ____ wood.
8. Listen to me carefully . I’m going to give you ____ advice.
9. I want to write a letter . I need ____ paper and ____ pen.
10. I’d like to eat ____ cookies.
 Circle the correct answer:

1. I’d like some / any help.

2. There aren’t some / any letters for you.

3. Have you got some / any brothers or sisters?

4. She’s got some / any interesting friends.

5. Are there some / any restaurants near here?

6. I’m having some / any problems with my car.

7. I didn’t have some / any breakfast today.

8. We need some / any more milk.

9. he hasn’t done some / any work for ten years.

10. Do you know some / any Americans?

 FILL IN THE GAPS WITH SOME, ANY, OR NO:

1) Ann has _________candies.

2) Bill doesn't have _________money.
3) Sue will give us _________information.
4) There is _____________ milk in the fridge.
5) There isn't ________________beer.
6) Only _____ of his friends came. Not all of them.
7) There isn't ______ food in the refrigerator, is there?
8) We are broke. We have ________money to buy grandpa
a gift.
9) Don't you know the proverb: "________ news is good
news"?
10) I'm busy. I have ____ time to chat with you now.
11) There aren't ___ books on this topic in the library
12) I gave him ___ medicine for his headache, so he feels much
better now.
13) He doesn't want ___ dessert, for he's on a diet.
14) We are taking a short ride. There's ___ time for a long one
15) The poor man has ___ food to eat. He's starving.
 Countable Uncountable

There are two hairs in my

hair I don't have much hair.
coffee!

There are two lights in our Close the curtain. There's

light
bedroom. too much light!

Shhhhh! I thought I heard It's difficult to work when

noise
a noise. there is too much noise.

Have you got a paper to I want to draw a picture.

paper
read? (= newspaper) Have you got some paper?

Our house has seven Is there room for me to sit

room
rooms. here?

We had a great time at the Have you got time for a

time
party. coffee?
Macbeth is one of I have no money. I need
Shakespeare's greatest work work!
works.
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some any

I need _____
some time to study.
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some any

There is _____
some cheese.
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some any

There aren’t _____

any horses in
the field.
1. There isn't _____ sugar in my coffee.
2. There are ______ oranges in the
fridge.
3. There aren't ______ tomatoes on the
table.
4. There is ______ oil in the kitchen.
5. There is ______ orange juice.
 How Many or How Much ?

1. How much/ How many cars are

there?

There are six

cars!
2. How much/ How many Sugar is
there?

There are three spoons of sugar

3. How much/ How many pictures
are there?

There are six

pictures.
4. How much/ How many milk is
there?

There are two

boxes of milk
 POSITIVE NEGATIVE
ATTITUDE ATTITUDE

A FEW FEW

A LITTLE LITTLE

I’ve got a few friends. Few people visited me when I was sick!
(FEW BUT ENOUGH) (HARDLY ANYBODY)

He’s got a little money. I’ve got little money!

(A LITTLE BUT ENOUGH) (ALMOST NOTHING)