Countable/Uncountable

Countable/Uncountable

100

__________ nouns are objects, people, or ideas that can be counted. They have a singular and a plural form.

Countable.

Example: apple/apples

200

____________ nouns are words that refer to things that cannot be counted as individual units. They do not have a plural

Uncountable!

Example: rice, water, sand, salt

300

When do you use the "an" referring to quantifiers?

"an" is used before vowel sounds.

an hour

an airplane

400

When do you use "many"?

We use "many" with countable nouns like books, apples, or people 

500

When do you use "much"?

"much" is used with uncountable nouns like water, sugar, or money.

Complete the Sentence

100

There are _____ (a lot/ a lot of) eggs on the table.

There are a lot of eggs on the table.

200

How _____ (much/many) time do you have?

How MUCH time do you have?

300

I don't have _____ (much/many) money.

I don't have MUCH money.

400

_______ is used with uncountable nouns,  suggests a small amount or quantity

A little

500

_______ is used with countable nouns, and indicates a small but specific number of items

A few

Countable/uncountable - mix

100

Can I have _______ (a little/a few) bit of sugar?

a little

"a little" is used with uncountable nouns.

200

Do you have _______ (a little/a few) cents? 

a few

"a few" is used with countables

300

How _______ (much/many) rice do you need to make dinner?

much

400

I don't have _______(a lot of/a lot) time today.

a lot of

500

I can spare ______ (a few/few) minutes to talk.

a few (countable)

Many or Much

100

There are _____ students in the school.

There are MANY students in the school.

200

I have _____ pairs of shoes!

I have MANY pairs of shoes!

300

There is not _____ time left.

There is not MUCH time left.

400

There is so _____ homework to do.

There is so MUCH homework to do.

500

I feel _____ better now.

I feel MUCH better now.

Few or Little

100

There are a _____ cars in the parking lot.

There are a FEW cars in the parking lot.

200

Here is a _____ money for you.

Here is a LITTLE money for you.

300

I had a _____ food to eat this morning.

I had a LITTLE food to eat this morning.

400

Joe bought a _____ flowers for Jane.

Joe bought a FEW flowers for Jane.

500

I need a _____ hope to win the game.

I need a LITTLE hope to win the game.