Countable and Uncountable noun :Countable and Uncountable noun By VanSight


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Chapter 7 countable and uncountable noun :Chapter 7 countable and uncountable noun 3 CONTENTS 7-1 Nouns: count and non-count 7-2 Using an vs. a 7-3 Using a/an vs. some 7-4 Measurements with non-count nouns 7-5 Using many, much, a few, a little 7-6 Using the 7-7 Using ø (no article) to make generalizations 7-8 Using some and any


7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT :7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT 4 One car two cars three cars


7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT :7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT 5 some vehicle One car three cars two cars


7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT :7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT 6 SINGULAR PLURAL a pen one pen COUNT NOUN pens three pens some pens a lot of pens SINGULAR: a + noun one + noun PLURAL: noun + -s A COUNT NOUN


7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT :7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT 7 SINGULAR PLURAL jewelry some jewelry a lot of jewelry NONCOUNT NOUN (no plural form) SINGULAR: No - a No - one PLURAL: No plural form. A NONCOUNT NOUN


7-1 Let’s Practice :7-1 Let’s Practice 8 We love to read books. count Non-count ? ? NOUN


7-1 Let’s Practice :7-1 Let’s Practice 9 I am studying grammar. count Non-count ? ? NOUN


7-1 Let’s Practice :7-1 Let’s Practice 10 Please pass the salt. count Non-count ? ? NOUN


7-1 Let’s Practice :7-1 Let’s Practice 11 We need some chairs. count Non-count ? ? NOUN


7-2 USING AN vs. A :7-2 USING AN vs. A 12 a bracelet an earring


7-2 USING AN vs. A :7-2 USING AN vs. A 13 (a) A cow is an animal. A an singular count nouns


7-2 USING AN vs. A :7-2 USING AN vs. A 14 (c) My friend has an old house. an words that begin with vowels (b) I have an idea.


7-2 USING AN vs. A :7-2 USING AN vs. A 15 (d) I have an ugly dog. (e) I have a useful idea. /uh/ vowel sound /yu/ sound


7-2 USING AN vs. A :7-2 USING AN vs. A 16 (f) Give me an honest answer. (g) Today is a hot day. /h/ sound silent /h/, vowel sound


7-2 Let’s Practice :7-2 Let’s Practice 17 I lost ___earring. an a an


7-2 Let’s Practice :18 That is ___ ugly bug. an a an 7-2 Let’s Practice


7-2 Let’s Practice :19 She is __ happy child. a a an 7-2 Let’s Practice


7-2 Let’s Practice :7-2 Let’s Practice 20 Let’s go in __ hour. an a an


7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME :7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME 21 a bracelet some bracelets


7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME :7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME 22 singular count nouns plural count nouns Non-count nouns (a) I have a book. She has an umbrella. (b) We have some apples. You have some soccer balls. (c) I got some mail. He has some information.


7-3 Let’s Practice :7-3 Let’s Practice 23 She has _____ hat on her head. a singular count noun a an some


7-3 Let’s Practice :7-3 Let’s Practice 24 She has _____ nice cloths. some plural count noun a an some


7-3 Let’s Practice :7-3 Let’s Practice 25 I need _____ water to wash my hands. some Non-count noun a an some


7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS :7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS 26 a head of lettuce a loaf of bread


7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS :7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS 27 an unspecified quantity a specified quantity (a) I’d like some juice. (b) I’d like a glass of juice. (c) I’d like a cup of tea. (d) I’d like a piece of fruit.


7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS :7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS 28 What would you like to drink? I’d like some tea, please.


7-4 Let’s Practice :7-4 Let’s Practice 29 We need to buy a bar of _______. chocolate fish chocolate bread yogurt


7-4 Let’s Practice :7-4 Let’s Practice 30 Please hand me a loaf of _______. bread fish chocolate bread yogurt


7-4 Let’s Practice :7-4 Let’s Practice 31 I need to find a box of ____ for dinner. fish fish chocolate bread yogurt


7-4 Let’s Practice :7-4 Let’s Practice 32 Do you have a cup of ______? yogurt beans chocolate bread yogurt


7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE :7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE 33 I don’t get many letters.


7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE :7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE 34 PLURAL COUNT noun NONCOUNT noun PLURAL COUNT noun NONCOUNT noun (a) I don’t have many bracelets. (b) I’d don’t have much jewelry. (c) Tina has a few earrings. (d) I’d like a little fruit.


7-5 Let’s Practice :7-5 Let’s Practice 35 She gives us some homework everyday. She gives us a little homework everyday. A few or a little ?


7-5 Let’s Practice :7-5 Let’s Practice 36 a few or a little Katie has a few friends. Katie has some friends. ?


7-5 Let’s Practice :7-5 Let’s Practice 37 We have a lot of dogs. We have many dogs. many or much ?


7-5 Let’s Practice :7-5 Let’s Practice 38 I don’t eat much cheese. I don’t eat a lot of cheese. many or much ?


7-6 USING THE :7-6 USING THE 39 The teacher is helping the student.


7-6 USING THE :7-6 USING THE 40 specific students specific pen/specific pencil one moon (a) Where are the students ? (b) Do you want the pen or the pencil ? (c) I love to look at the moon.


7-6 USING THE :7-6 USING THE 41 (d) Raja has a dog and a cat. The dog is big, and the cat is little. (e) Mira has some dogs and cats. The dogs are big, and the cats are little. singular count nouns plural count nouns


7-6 USING THE :7-6 USING THE 42 The furniture is heavy. The jewelry is light. (f) Raj has some furniture and some jewelry. Non-count


7-6 Let’s Practice :7-6 Let’s Practice 43 We have a car and a boat. ____ car is new, but ____ boat is old. The the the a an


7-6 Let’s Practice :7-6 Let’s Practice 44 I need to buy __ new car. ____ car I like is very expensive. The a the a an


7-6 Let’s Practice :7-6 Let’s Practice 45 I wish I had ____ umbrella. an It is raining. the a an


7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS :7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS 46 fruits are good for you.


7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS :7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS 47      (count noun) (count noun) (noncount noun) (noncount noun) (a) ___ Fruits are good for you. (b) Ann uses ___ pens and ___ markers. (c) Mary likes to drink ___ beer . (d) ___ noodles is easy to cook. in general


7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS :7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS 48 specific (e) Last night, we ate some pineapple tart. The pineapple tart was very good, but the whipped cream was too sweet.


7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS :7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS 49  specific cake The cake you made is delicious. (f) They like cake. cake in general


7-7 Let’s Practice :7-7 Let’s Practice 50 ____ food I ate last night made me sick. The the 


7-7 Let’s Practice :7-7 Let’s Practice 51 Plants need ____ sunshine to grow.  the 


7-7 Let’s Practice :7-7 Let’s Practice 52 Healthy people eat ___ vegetables. They don’t eat ___ candy.   the 


7-7 Let’s Practice :7-7 Let’s Practice 53 ___ fruit looked fresh, and ___ bakery smelled good. We went to a new super market. The the the 


7-8 USING SOME AND ANY :7-8 USING SOME AND ANY 54 Mira has some money.


7-8 USING SOME AND ANY :7-8 USING SOME AND ANY 55 (a) Mira has some money. (b) Mira doesn’t have any money. (c) Does Mira have any money? (d) Does Mira have some money? STATEMENT some in affirmative statements NEGATIVE any in negative statements QUESTION either some or any in questions


7-8 USING SOME AND ANY :7-8 USING SOME AND ANY 56 (e) Grace doesn’t have any money. (f) Grace doesn’t have any coins. non count noun plural count noun any + non count nouns any + plural count nouns


7-8 Let’s Practice :7-8 Let’s Practice 57 I need _____ time to study. some some any


7-8 Let’s Practice :7-8 Let’s Practice 58 We don’t have _____ juice. any some any


7-8 Let’s Practice :7-8 Let’s Practice 59 All children should have _____ books. some some any


7-8 Let’s Practice :7-8 Let’s Practice 60 There aren’t _____ sheep in the field. any some any


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