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Countable / Uncountable Nouns & Quantifiers

A Look at the nouns in bold. Which are countable and which are
uncountable? W rite С (countable) and U (uncountable).
1 Granddad told us a story about our ancestors.
2 Each country has its own traditions.
3 Information about our genes comes from our DNA. [
4 A mother feels great love for her children.
5 An aunt of mine gave me this picture.

В Circle the correct words to complete the rules.
1 Countable / Uncountable nouns refer to separate items. They can be singular
and plural. We use an article (a/an/the) before singular countable nouns.
2 Countable / Uncountable nouns refer to things that cannot be counted or
abstract ideas. These nouns do not have a plural form.
С Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable depending on their
meaning. How is the meaning of hair different in these sentences?

1 My sister washes her hair every day.
2 Oh no! There are dog hairs all over the sofa.
D Complete the table with the words below.
a lot of a kilo of a number of any a few a little lots of many much some
I Remember that some plural
Only Countable Only Uncountable Both Be careful

• countable nouns don't end in
-s, and that some uncountable
X
nouns do end in -s.
X X Children are usually friendly.
X X The news is very good!
О Grammar Focus p.162 (1.5 to 1.7)

E Write the words in the correct column. Complete the dialogues with a, an or some.
advice food generation information mirror 1A: n I have orange, please?
people maths family research tradition B:
2A:
Countable Uncountable
B: old watch that Granddad gave me.
3A: cool audio equipment in a shop this
morning.
B:
4 A: apple pie, but there
are only two apples.
B: Oh, well, I'll go and buy
Chocolate and tim e can also be countable and 5 A:
uncountable depending on their meaning. W rite
B: I got_ delicious chocolate and great
a sentence for each meaning.
book!
6 A: э milk?
B:
7 A:: Did you buy present for your grandmother?
B: I bought her Italian bag.
8 A: you want_______sugar in your tea?
B:
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