Food
Liquids
General Products
Counting Uncountables
Fruits & Vegetables
100
Bread is a countable noun in Norwegian, but uncountable in English. What is this?
A LOAF of bread
Remember the plural is LOAVES of bread!
100
Finally, you Scandinavians are getting supersizes like 1.75 liter containers, or what we Yanks call a half-gallon or a large __________ orange juice.
A CARTON of OJ
But of course a lot of folks go for the gallon size!
100
A lot of people buy soap in bottles, but I like to use a large ________ of soap in the shower!
BAR of soap
100
There are 10 times more stars in the night sky than _________ of sand in all the world's deserts and beaches!
GRAINS of sand
100
Don't ask for salad on your burger, that's Norwegian! You want lettuce! You usually buy a ________ of lettuce at the grocery store.
HEAD of lettuce
200
We Yanks sell food like beans, fruit and vegetables in CANS! We call it CANNED FOOD, FRUIT, ETC.
What do Brits call the container they sell their beans in?
A TIN of beans
Those Brit sure do like their beans!
200
First thing in the morning, I gotta have my caffeine! I'm sorry a cup is too small, I need a ___________ of cappuccino!
A MUG of cappuccino
Two mugs in fact, with extra espresso!
200
Don't put all your eggs in one __________!
A BASKET of eggs
Unless it's an Easter basket full of chocolate eggs!
200
My friend is going bald. He is counting each __________ of hair he has left.
STRAND of hair
200
I love fresh corn on the cob! It's very rare to find in Norway. When I'm in America, I always buy several ________ of corn each week!
EARS of corn
Of course, you have to shuck it first to get off the husks!
300
Mayonnaise doesn't come in a tube or bag in the UK or the USA. What container does it come in?
A JAR of mayonnaise
Your mayo tastes much better by the way!
300
Yeah, we call this the gallon-size container, but it's also called a ________ of chocolate milk. Yum!
A JUG of chocolate milk
300
A lot of smaller containers are put in a _________ for safer transportation. They can be stacked as well!
A CRATE
300
There are over 12,000 varieties of grass in the world. Each __________ of grass is a little bit different.
BLADE of grass
300
You don't usually buy just one piece of celery in a supermarket. You buy a __________ of celery!
A BUNCH of celery
Or a BUNCH of bananas, carrots, or grapes
400
If you don't want to put on the pounds, don't pig out! Don't buy a big container, it's better to buy a _____ of ice cream.
A PINT of ice cream
This guy should probably stop eating ice cream altogether for a while.
400
A lot of places in America sell soda from a new type of dispenser hooked up to carbonated water and lots of _________ of flavoured syrup.
KEGS of flavoured syrup
This is what it looks like! You can even mix flavours if you like some places!
400
If you are a serious party animal, you own an ice _________!
An ice CHEST
400
The best thing about the weather in Norway is when you get a nice day, you really enjoy it! I like to take a minute, sit in the sun and catch a few ________ of sunshine.
RAYS of sunshine
400
When you chop a HEAD of broccoli or cauliflower into smaller pieces, you get ________ of broccoli or cauliflower.
FLORETS of broccoli or cauliflower
500
The best part of going to the movies in the states is free refills! But you have to buy a large drink and _________ of popcorn.
A TUB of popcorn
Maybe that's why Americans are so tubby?
500
You should really know what blood type you are in case you are in a serious accident and you need a ________ of blood!
A UNIT/PINT of blood
500
If you don't have an ice maker, you need make your own ice in an ice ___________.
An ice TRAY
500
If you look very closely, snow is made up of thousands of small snow ___________. They say that each one is unique.
Snow FLAKES
500
When you chop a HEAD of garlic into smaller pieces, you get __________ of garlic.
CLOVES of garlic
