Impact 1 Unit 6 Grammar 2 Count & Noncount nouns: Amounts

Count and noncount nouns: Talking about amounts.

Impact 1 Unit 6 Grammar 2

Count vs. Noncount nouns.

Sometimes it is difficult to know the difference. Here are some tips to help.

• count nouns can be counted, noncount nouns cannot be counted.

• look for articles (a, an, the) only count nouns use these.

• look for plurals (~s, ~es) only count nouns use these

• learn common noncount nouns. Water, Coffee, Rice, Bread are all noncount nouns that you will often see.

Multiple Choice

What is the underlined word in this sentence?

I need some milk for my cereal.

• count noun

• noncount noun

Multiple Choice

What is the underlined word in this sentence?

She has two cats and a dog.

• count noun

• noncount noun

Multiple Choice

What is the underlined word in this sentence?

There is sugar in tha cupboard.

• count noun

• noncount noun

Talking about amounts

• a little

• some

• a lot of

• much / too much / how much?

Noncount nouns use:

• numbers

• some

• a lot of

• a couple of

• a few

• many / too many / how many?

Count nouns use:

Multiple Choice

How ____ oranges do you want?

• many

• much

Multiple Choice

There are ____ apples in the fruit bowl.

• a few

• much

• a little

Multiple Choice

He ate too ___ pizza for dinner.

• a few

• much

• many

Multiple Choice

Choose the incorrect word.

I have ____ homework to do tonight.

• some

• too many

• too much

Multiple Choice

Choose the incorrect word.

They bought ____ boxes of cookies at the store.

• some

• five

• much

Multiple Choice

Choose the incorrect word.

There is ____ cheese left in the fridge.

• some

• a few

• a little

Multiple Choice

Choose the incorrect word.

She made ____ noise during the movie.

• too much

• too many

• some

Multiple Choice

Choose the incorrect word.

She has ____ friends in the city

• a few

• some

• much

Multiple Choice

Choose the incorrect word.

There is too ___ water in the pool for swimming.

• few

• little

• much