miércoles, 22 de abril de 2015

Countable and uncountable nouns



Hello! Let's talk about what countable and uncountable nouns are, how they work and why we must know about them. First, watch the video below. Then, click on the link to read the explanation, in order to clarify and understand the content seen and listened to from the video. Finally, practice the topic doing the exercises below. Do your best!

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/countable-uncountable-nouns-1

Exercises

A. Are these nouns countable or uncountable?

1. water ____________
2. fruit ____________
3. coconut ____________
4. bread ____________
5. DVD ____________
6. meat ____________
7. ball ____________
8. snack____________
9. glasses____________
10. pen ____________
11. milk____________
12. chair____________
13. gasoline____________
14. table____________
15. cream____________
16. money____________
17. oil ____________
18. insect____________
19. sofa____________
20. yogurt____________
21. school____________
22. bus ____________
23. food ____________
24. chocolate ____________
25. ship ____________

Answers

1. water (U)
2. fruit (U)
3. coconut (C)
4. bread (U)
5. DVD (C)
6. meat (U)
7. ball (C)
8. snack (C)
9. glasses (C)
10. pen (C)
11. milk (U)
12. chair(C)
13. gasoline (U)
14. table (C)
15. cream (U)
16. money (U)
17. oil (U)
18. insect(C)
19. sofa (C)
20. yogurt(U)
21. school (C)
22. bus (C)
23. food (U)
24. chocolate (U)
25. ship (C)

B `a´ or `an´ ? (Countable Nouns)

1. ____________ uncle
2. ____________ hour
3. ____________ bus
4. ____________ dress
5. ____________ oven
6. ____________ beach
7. ____________ teacher
8. ____________ insect
9. ____________ taxi
10. ____________umbrella
11. ____________player
12. ____________eye
13. ____________castle
14. ____________artist
15. ____________river
16. ____________tent
17. ____________doctor
18. ____________exercise
19. ____________lady
20. ____________house
21. ____________envelope
22. ____________taxi
23. ____________idea
24. ____________computer
25. ____________chair