Countable and uncountable nouns�Food

Countable Uncountable

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Write “C” for countable and “U” for uncountable nouns

.... milk .... coffee .... sugar .... lemon

.... cherry .... bread .... melon …. meat

.... banana .... water .... berry .... cheese

.... salt .... cake .... butter …. rice

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apples

green

pepper

oranges

pineapple

mushrooms

chicken

pork

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carrots

onions

strawberries

beef

lamb

There is / There are with countable and uncountable nouns

• chairs? – Are there any chairs?

Yes, there are some chairs.

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• cats?

• fish?

• milk?

• pears?

Are there any cats?

Yes, there are some cats.

Is there any fish?

No, there isn’t any fish.

Is there any milk?

Yes, there is some milk.

Are there any pears?

No, there aren’t any pears.

Fill in some or any

1. There is … … …cheese in the fridge.
2. Is there … … … meat in the fridge?
3. There isn't … … … bread in the fridge.
4. There are … … ... bananas in the fridge.
5. Are there … … ... … eggs in the fridge?
6. There are … … ...tomatoes in the fridge.
7. Are there … … … lemons in the fridge?

any

any

any

any

some

some

some

Fill in some or any

1. Are there … … ... bottles in the fridge?

2. There is ... ... ... … butter in the fridge.

3. Is there ... ... ... chocolate in the box?

4. Can I have ... ... ... ... salad, please?

5. There isn't ... ... ... ... water in the bottle.

6. Would you like … … … beef for dinner?

7. Is there … … … lamb in the plate?

Fill in How much or how many

• 1. .......................... eggs are there on the table?
• 2. ......................... sugar have you got?
• 3. .......................... berries are there in the bowl?
• 4. .......................... lemonade do you want?
• 5. .......................... coffee is there in the jar?
• 6. …….................. melons would you like?
• 7. ......................... grapes juice have we got?

How many

How many

How many

How much

How much

How much

How much

Fill in some, any, how much or how many

Chris and Laura are making a shopping list.

Chris: Have we got 1) ... any … bread?

Laura: Yes, we've got 2) … … … … … .

Chris: 3) … … … … … bread have we got?

Laura: One loaf.

Chris: We haven't got 4) … …… … … biscuits and there aren't 5) … … … … … crisps. Shall we buy 6) … … … …?

Laura: OK. We'll get 7) … … … … … biscuits and 8) … … … … … crisps.

Chris: What about potatoes?

Are there 9) … … … … … potatoes?

Laura: Yes, there are 10) … … … … … .

Chris: Is there 11) … … … … rice?

Laura: No, there isn't 12) … … … … … rice.

We have to buy 13) … … … … … .

Chris: 14) … … … … … rice do we need?

Laura: Two packets.

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some

How much

any

any

any

any

any

some

some

some

some

some

How much

Fill in much, many, (a) little or (a) few

• Billy needs to buy a lot of things but he hasn't got 1) … … … … money. He has enough money to buy 2) … … …bread, 3) … … … cheese and 4) … … … … eggs. There isn't 5) … … … … milk left in the fridge and there is very 6) … … … tea. Luckily, there are still 7) … … … tins of food in the cupboard, but not 8) … … … .

much

a little

a little

a few

much

little

a few

many

C

B

A

B

C

C

A