Countable and uncountable nouns

COUNTABLES

Apple, banana, biscuit, cake, for example, are countable nouns. You can use them in the singular and the plural forms because you can count them.

Use ‘a’ or ‘an’ with singular countable nouns and ‘some’ with plural countable nouns.

- I ate a sandwich for lunch yesterday.

- She bought some oranges this morning.

UNCOUNTABLES

Bread, cheese, milk, juice, for example, are uncountable nouns. They have no plural form because you can’t count them.

Use ‘some’ with uncountable nouns.

- I’d like some juice, please. I’m very thirsty.

- There’s some milk in the fridge.

- My mother bought some bread this morning.

Write each noun in its corresponding column

Write ‘A’, ‘AN’, ‘SOME’

                                    _____ book                                                     _____ sugar

                                    _____ tea                                                           _____ egg

                                    _____ bottle                                                        _____ cheese

                                    _____ water                                               _____ exercise

                                    _____ biscuit                                                   _____ butter

Complete these sentences using ‘A’, ‘AN’, ‘SOME’

1. There’s _______ sugar in the pot.
2. There are ______ eggs in the fridge.
3. Can I have ______ glass of water, please?
4. There’s ______ apple in the bowl.
5. I don’t like coffee. I’d like ______ tea, please.