Countable and uncountable nouns

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Add them all together to get …
some bread
some tomato sauce
some cheese
4 mushrooms
2 peppers
2 sausages
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Questions (countable nouns)
Are there any mushrooms?
Yes, there are.
some.
No, there aren’t any.
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Questions (uncountable nouns)
Is there any cheese?
Are
Yes, there is.
No,there isn’t some.
any.
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Can you remember the rules?
Countable nouns:
Uncountable nouns:
Use a/an with singular nouns:
an apple
Use some with plural nouns:
some apples
Use some with uncountable nouns:
some bread
Countable nouns have no plural form.
Questions:
Use any in questions and in negative sentences:
I haven’t got any oranges.
Have you got any apples?
Use some in questions when offering or requesting something:
Can I have some apples?
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Speaking
One person is the shop assistant.
The other is the customer.
The customer can only buy the
things which are countable.
How much do you spend
I’d like a yoghurt, ______,
______and ______, please.
Here you are. That’s
£_______, please.
Shopping list
yoghurt
strawberry jam
pizza
butter
sugar
soft drink
rice
cheese sandwich
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£1
£2.50
£3.50
£1.75
£2.25
£1
£2.50
£2.20

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Check your answer.
£1 a pizza
£3.50
a soft drink
a cheese sandwich
£1
£2.20
£7.70
a yoghurt
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Speaking
Swap roles.
Now the customer can only buy the
things which are uncountable.
I’d like some pasta,
______, ______and
______, please?
Here you are. That’s
£_______, please.
How much do you spend
Shopping list
pasta
chicken soup
lemon
biscuits
large melon
bottle of water
bread
salt
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£2.50
£1.25
£1
£2
£3.25
£1.50
£1
£2.20

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Acknowledgements
The publishers are grateful to Anna Hancock for providing the artwork.
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